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More wrecks, fewer deaths than forecast
Nineteen people were killed in Georgia traffic accidents over the Independence Day holiday weekend, including seven in metro Atlanta, the Georgia Department of Public Safety reported.
CRCT scores thrown out at 3 metro schools
Three metro Atlanta elementary schools are having some of last year's CRCT scores thrown out for cheating - a move that will threaten their academic standing and may force them to return money they received for being education success stories.
Boil Water Advisory Issued For North Atlanta
The city of Atlanta issued a boil-water advisory notice Tuesday for a large area of North Atlanta.
Perdue certifies $51M in road projects
Gov. Sonny Perdue has cleared the way for 11 road projects funded by the federal stimulus package to move forward.
New chief justice focuses on improvements
Carol Hunstein says her mantra is: Equal justice for all litigants, be fair and impartial and treat everyone with dignity and respect.
Man convicted of racketeering in defrauding church
A man convicted of racketeering and violations of Georgia securities law has been sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years probation.
An Atlanta chapter of the Masons and its senior officer are suing the state body and two high-ranking members of other Georgia chapters, saying leaders are trying to disband them because they accepted a black man as a member.
Ticket Fixing Alleged in DeKalb
A traffic ticket fixing scheme has been uncovered by DeKalb County prosecutors, where former county employees destroyed or dismissed tickets in exchange for a personal payment.
Officials investigating DeKalb school leaders
ATLANTA a ' The Georgia Professional Standards Commission is investigating allegations that two DeKalb County school administrators changed answers on a standardized test to improve students' scores.
Speeding crackdown set on Atlanta Interstates
It's time to slow down on the interstates throughout the Atlanta area. Law enforcement agencies were set Thursday to crack down on speeders, part of a campaign by the governor's office of highway safety.
Ga. county probe shows 'improprieties' on tests
An investigation by the Glynn County school district has confirmed "test improprieties" at a Brunswick elementary school that is part of a statewide probe into allegations of cheating on standardized tests.
DeKalb may vote on Sembler project Thurs.
A developer with a major project in north DeKalb County might get a $52 million tax break from taxpayers Thursday.
3 more charged in landscaper slaying
Authorities have charged three more people in the killing of a Conyers landscaper, whose body was dumped in a Newton County Creek last week.
DeKalb Schools' headquarters moving
Workers are installing walls and other renovations at the DeKalb County School Systema s Mountain Industrial Center in Tucker, to make space for the systema s administrative and school board offices.
2 principals charged with altering test scores
A suburban Atlanta principal who resigned amid an investigation into cheating on student tests was arrested Friday and accused of altering public documents.
Test Cheating Scandal Expands; Son Laughs Through Murder Confession; No Justice, No Two-Piece?
With two top administrators at a DeKalb elementary school under suspicion of changing students' answers on the CRCTs, the DeKalb County District Attorney's office has now joined the investigation.
DeKalb DA investigating cheating allegations
The DeKalb County district attorney's office is investigating allegations that two elementary school administrators changed answers on Georgia standardized tests to improve students' scores.
Woman killed in DeKalb shooting
DeKalb County police Wednesday were investigating an overnight shooting at an apartment complex near Lithonia that left one person dead and another critically wounded.
DeKalb Co. Police Investigate Shooting
DeKalb County police were on the scene of a shooting Tuesday afternoon. Investigators said the shooting happened on Abberly Way, near Tucker.
Senator: Make it a crime to change test scores
A leading state senator says it should be a crime for Georgia educators to change students' answers on standardized tests, and the governor has indicated he may be willing to support such a law.