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Bonus pay for teachers revealed in cheating case
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta educators accused of crimes in connection with the school system's cheating scandal earned bonuses that totaled as little as $750 and averaged $2,600.
Chris Kelly of 1990s rap duo Kris Kross dies
ATLANTA (AP) - Chris Kelly, half of the 1990s kid rap duo behind one of the decade's most memorable songs, "Jump," has died at an Atlanta hospital of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said. He was 34.
Gunshot at rattlesnake leads to school lock down
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A gunshot intended for a rattlesnake led authorities to briefly lock down an elementary school in northeast Georgia.
Gary Michael Hilton gets 4 life sentences
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - A drifter previously convicted of killing and beheading hikers in Florida and Georgia was sentenced Thursday to four additional life sentences in federal prison for kidnapping and murdering a North Carolina couple in a national forest.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect out of hospital
BOSTON - The surviving Boston Marathon bombings suspect has been released from a civilian hospital and transferred to a federal medical detention center in central Massachusetts.
Former Ga. PTA treasurer charged with theft
CANTON, Ga. (AP) - The former treasurer of a metro Atlanta elementary school's PTA is accused of stealing more than $12,000 from the organization and more than $5,800 from another school's booster club.
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New uninsured pay policy at Grady
ATLANTA - Uninsured patients who show up for non-emergency care at Grady Memorial Hospital will now have to pay in full before receiving services if they live outside the metro Atlanta counties of Fulton and DeKalb.
Great grandmother robbed at gunpoint
ATLANTA - A great-grandmother told Atlanta police she was robbed at gunpoint during broad daylight after attending Sunday church services.
Georgia soldier found dead in Afghanistan
FORT BRAGG (AP) - A Fort Bragg paratrooper from Georgia has been found dead in his room in Afghanistan.
Vegans to serve life for baby's death
ATLANTA (AP) - An Atlanta vegan couple whose malnourished 6-week-old son starved to death after they fed him a too-limited diet of soy milk and apple juice will have to serve their life sentences for murder, Georgia's top court ruled on Monday.
Ga. county's schools charging back tuition
FAYETTEVILLE (AP) - The Fayette County school system is charging back tuition to parents caught sending their out-of-county children to its schools.
Parents say Atlanta kids ordered off bus
ATLANTA - Atlanta school officials are investigating a complaint that a school bus driver ordered several students to get out and walk.
Angel Food Ministry suspends deliveries
MONROE - Monroe-based nonprofit Angel Food Ministries says it's suspending food distribution for the month of September.
New audio of 9/11 released
In their investigation of the 9/11 attacks, the 9/11 Commission gathered audio from the civil and military officials who responded to the hijackings.
Atl. voters to decide on Sunday sales
ATLANTA - The Atlanta City Council has voted to let Atlanta voters decide in November whether they want alcoholic beverages sold at retail stores on Sundays.
Man jumps into out-of-control Jeep
ATLANTA (AP) - A man jumped into an out-of-control Jeep as it drifted across lanes of traffic on a bustling parkway and steered the vehicle safely into a guardrail after its driver suffered a seizure, authorities said.
Packed Labor Day weekend in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) - The Atlanta Police Department says the city is preparing for big crowds on the Labor Day weekend, with several major events scheduled.
Suspicious home explosion in Fairburn
FAIRBURN, Ga. (AP) - Police say a woman whose body was found in the rubble of a Fairburn home that exploded was strangled to death.
Poultry costs up, worldwide demand down
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Poultry industry experts say operators are being squeezed by the rising costs of feed and fuel and a decline in demand.
Valdosta mayor resigns after guilty plea
VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) - Valdosta Mayor John Fretti has resigned his post, effective Friday. Fretti, who served for nearly eight years, submitted his resignation on Tuesday. Fretti entered a guilty plea on Friday in Lowndes County Superior Court to making a false statement related to investigation into his being reimbursed by the city and state for the same trips. He is scheduled to be sentenced next Wednesday. Fretti earlier said he would not seek another ...
Macon police trying to curb violence
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Macon Mayor Robert Reichert says he and the city's police department will redouble their efforts to curb violence after one 16-year-old died and four other young people were wounded in two separate incidents over the past week.
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