10 November

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Principal: Attack “cast a cloud” over Westlake High School

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The principal of Westlake High School, where a student was severely beaten in a classroom this week, apologized to parents Wednesday and said the victim should have received outside medical attention more quickly....

09 November

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Atlanta City Council member Michael Julian Bond in traffic accident, not cited

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Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond was involved in a traffic accident on Thursday, Nov. 3 along Martin Luther King Jr....

09 November

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Woman found guilty in $25 million telemarketing scam

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A federal jury in Atlanta found a Marietta woman guilty Monday on charges connected to a $25 million telemarketing fraud scheme, the U.S....

09 November

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2nd Georgia Tech student dies from wreck

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A second Georgia Tech student has died following a north Georgia wreck that killed one classmate and seriously injured another, the Georgia State Patrol said Tuesday....

07 November

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Atlanta City Council member Kwanza Hall gets architecture award

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The Atlanta chapter of the American Institute of Architecture has established an annual award named for Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall....

07 November

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Atlanta Public Schools nabs top ‘green’ award

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Atlanta Public Schools has been awarded the 2011 Leadership in Adoption of LEED honoring its environmentally friendly design, construction, operations and maintenance....

07 November

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Police: Teen killed when mother wrecks

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A College Park teen was killed in an auto accident Saturday, police said. Joshua Jenkins, 16, died when a van driven by his mother veered into oncoming traffic on Flat Shoals Road in south Fulton County at about noon, police told Channel 2 Action News....

07 November

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Inmate who fled work detail captured

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An inmate who walked away from a work detail Friday in south Fulton County has been captured. Rodney Askew, 47, of Atlanta, was one of five inmates supervised by a deputy when he escaped around 2 p.m., according to the Fulton County Sheriff's office....

04 November

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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s brother resigns after driving city vehicle without valid license

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The older brother of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed kept his city job and kept driving around town, sometimes in a city-owned vehicle, after his license was suspended and he was detained in May for driving on a suspended license....

04 November

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