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15 April
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Two dead, two dozen injured following Boston Marathon explosions

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  BOSTON  Two people were killed and 23 were injured after two bombs detonated near the finish line of the Boston Marathon Monday. Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the chaos. Bloody spectators were being carried to the medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners. Boston police said a third explosion had occurred at the JFK Library at about 4:30 p.m. and two additional explosive devices were found near the marathon route. They were being dismantled. Witnesses reported hearing two explosions, just seconds apart, on the north side of Boylston Street near the marathon's photographers bridge...

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13 April
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Student charged in Va. mall shootings; 2 wounded

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) - An 18-year-old college student was charged Friday with shooting and wounding two women at a mall branch of a southwest Virginia community college before he was subdued, the city's police chief said. Neil Allan MacInnis, of Christiansburg, faces two counts each of malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony stemming from the shooting at the satellite campus of New River Community College at New River Valley Mall, Christiansburg Police Chief Mark Sisson said Friday night. MacInnis, who was a student at the community college, was being held without bond at the Montgomery County...

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11 April
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Police: Gunman planned for hostage situation

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FOX 5 has confirmed the name of the man, who police say, held Gwinnett County firefighters hostage for hours on Wednesday. Police say 55-year-old Lauren Brown was the gunman, and apparently had been planning the incident for weeks. Brown lived alone, and apparently inherited the home and other debt last year. The home went into foreclosure soon after, according to FOX 5's Chris Shaw. Police said on Wednesday he was apparently suffering financial difficulties and was demanding to have his power and other utilities turned restored. Authorities say Brown told the hostages he had been planning for weeks, and wanted family members...

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05 April
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Explosion rocks Plant Bowen in Bartow County; 2 injured – Atlanta News … – MyFox Atlanta

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  BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. -A thunderous explosion rocked Georgia Power's Planet Bowen in Bartow County on Thursday. People who live nearby the plant told FOX 5 that the explosion sounded like a bomb went off, but only two minor injuries were reported. Georgia Power said the explosion occurred in the generator of a unit that was being brought down for a maintenance outage when the explosion took place around 4 p.m. Mark Williams of Georgia Power said the explosion was believed to be mechanical. He said they are investigating the cause of the explosion. Georgia Power said that there was no fire when the...

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03 April
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Dr. Beverly Hall, others report to jail in APS cheating scandal –

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ATLANTA -Former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall arrived at the Fulton County Jail on Tuesday night to surrender to authorities on charges related to the cheating scandal. Hall and 34 other educators were indicted on Friday, accused of cheating, conspiring to cheat, or concealing cheating on the 2009 CRCT test. The 90-page indictment accuses the former national superintendent of the year of operating a criminal enterprise, allegedly rewarding teachers who cheated, and punishing and even firing teachers who did not. Those indicted in connection with the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal were ordered to turn themselves in by midnight on...

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01 April
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Church gunman in rambling Ohio court appearance – Atlanta News, Weather … – MyFox Atlanta

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By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) - An ex-convict charged with killing his father at an Easter Sunday church service in Ohio made rambling comments during an appearance in court, and the prosecutor requested a psychiatric evaluation. The suspect, 28-year-old Reshad Riddle, appeared Monday afternoon in Ashtabula (ash-tuh-BYOO'-luh) Municipal Court in an orange jail jumpsuit with his ankles and wrists in chains. The bearded Riddle made rambling comments about God and said he wanted to be treated fairly. The prosecutor asked for $ 1 million bail and, if he makes it, a psychiatric evaluation and 24-hour monitoring. No plea was entered...

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30 March
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Former APS superintendent, others indicted in cheating scandal

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ATLANTA -A grand jury has indicted former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall and almost three dozen others in a cheating scandal. The indictment alleges that 35 educators conspired to conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster the Criterion Referenced Competency Test scores. Prosecutors allege that the activity began as early as 2005. A state investigation in 2011 found cheating on standardized tests by nearly 180 educators in 44 Atlanta schools. Investigators say educators gave answers to students or changed answers on tests after they were turned in. Investigators say teachers who tried to report the cheating...

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30 March
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Former APS superintendent, others indicted in cheating scandal – Atlanta News … – MyFox Atlanta

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ATLANTA - A grand jury has indicted former Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Beverly Hall and almost three dozen others in a cheating scandal.The indictment alleges that 35 educators conspired to conceal cheating or retaliate against whistleblowers in an effort to bolster the Criterion Referenced Competency Test scores. Prosecutors allege that the activity began as early as 2005.A state investigation in 2011 found cheating on standardized tests by nearly 180 educators in 44 Atlanta schools. Investigators say educators gave answers to students or changed answers on tests after they were turned in. Investigators say teachers who tried to report the cheating...

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26 March
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Tuesday brings snow flurries to north Georgia – Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic … – MyFox Atlanta

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More snow on Tuesday! Photo from a FOX 5 viewer. ATLANTA - Some areas in northwest Georgia, as well as the metro area, are seeing snow flurries on Tuesday. FOX 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Joanne Feldman says minor accumulations of ½" to 1" will be confined to the higher elevations of the north Georgia mountains. Due to the weather, Fannin, Towns and Union County closed schools for the day.Feldman says to take care of your pets and plants as the temperatures are expected to remain low until the end of the week. ...

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