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Employees at Clayton teen shelter arrested for child molestation, cover...

Fourth employee arrested, two more victims found at children’s shelter

Clayton County’s big dreams struggle against economic realities

Inside City Hall: Atlanta Mayor tries to address controversy from...

Holocaust survivor’s message: Have hope 2017 will be a good, lucky year

Education

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Decatur school system names finalist for superintendent

City Schools of Decatur announced Gyimah Whitaker as the sole finalist for superintendent on Monday.

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Campus safety efforts ramp up after deadly gunfire near Clark Atlanta

A coordinated campus alert system, a unified police force. Speed bumps, more streetlights.

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Opinion: As public school students, we oppose private school vouchers

Zoe Jama Hutton is a student at Savannah Arts Academy and an organizer with Deep Center and Georgia Youth Justice...

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Hopkins Elementary students star on The Weather Channel en Español

Lessons around conservation, pollution and weather have jumped out of textbooks and into real life for students at...

Politics

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Georgia House again backs taxing book, video game, music downloads1h ago

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Bill to limit online info on police officers wins final approval

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Georgia Senate gives final approval to bill that would tax electricity for vehicles5h ago

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Kemp could sign measure to give state new power over DAs

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Early voting time off bill wins final approval in Georgia7h ago

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Georgia lawmakers approve chairman of State Election Board

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Crime

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Tight-knit West Point community filled with helpers after another severe storm

A sign that used to be in front of Bethel Baptist, a small church in the town of West Point right on the Alabama state...

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‘The devil’s work’: Young father fatally shot in front of kids at Gwinnett home

In a quiet Gwinnett County neighborhood, a mother awoke to gunshots. Jessica Holsey ran downstairs to her son’s room...

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Gwinnett woman shot to death after domestic dispute, police say

Investigators believe a Gwinnett County woman was shot to death after a domestic dispute, police said Monday.

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Evacuation order lifted near Spalding reservoir after dam overflowed

Several inches of rainfall Monday morning forced residents to evacuate the area of a Spalding County reservoir as the...

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Police from area agencies clear park near planned training center

Days after DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond closed a park near the location of a planned public safety training...

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Cops: Ex-boyfriend arrested in strangling death of Gwinnett woman

Gwinnett County authorities have accused a Lawrenceville man of strangling his ex-girlfriend to death and setting her...

8h ago

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Cobb murder suspect strangled man, fought with officers, police say

After strangling a man, police said a Cobb County man then tried to fight with officers who arrived at his home.

10h ago

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Officials ID man recovered from Lake Lanier

The body of a man was pulled out of Lake Lanier on Saturday, authorities said. The Hall County Sheriff’s Office and the...

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