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Collaboration Is Atlanta’s Strength. Results for Children Must Be Our Measure.
By Rebecca Parshall, PhD Atlanta has a long history of bringing people and institutions together to tackle big challenges. Our region is home to extraordinary nonprofits, businesses, philanthropists, educators, and civic leaders who care deeply about creating opportunity. But col...
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Metro Atlanta city to get update on Flock Safety contract, to ask county to take on cost
The City of Tucker will discuss how it uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers and the cost of the city’s contract. The city council will vote on whether or not to request that DeKalb County be the party responsible for the cameras and take over the costs. Tucker does n...
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Family steps in, detains man who tried to kidnap girl at gunpoint outside her home, sheriff says
SALEM, Ind. ( WDRB+WAVE /Gray News) — A family in Indiana is being credited with saving a girl from being kidnapped at gunpoint. According to the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded at 4:30 p.m. to a home after receiving a report of a man attempting to abdu...
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Owners of Elvis Presley’s music sue Anthropic over use of songs to train AI models
The owners of Elvis Presley’s music catalog are all shook up about Anthropic’s use of 274 of the King’s songs to train artificial intelligence models without permission and are seeking legal relief. Read more trending news The lawsuit, filed on Friday in the U.S. District Court f...
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Missing Florida teen’s car found in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 16-year-old boy missing in Florida may be in the Atlanta area after police say his car was found at a park on Friday. Levi Connor reportedly left his home in Osceola County on Oct. 22. Atlanta police officers located his 2019 Ford F-150 at So...
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White County officials unveil high-tech drone
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A north Georgia public safety department is going high-tech to fight crime and enforce the law. White County Public Safety recently announced that it has purchased a new drone, which will help the county located in the foothills of the Blue Rid...
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What it really takes for aging parents and adult children to repair old wounds
( Aging Untold ) — As parents age, some might hope for a closer relationship with their adult children. Repairing those relationships takes more than good intentions — it takes ownership, patience and realistic expectations. “Forgiveness takes one person, but a relationship takes...
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Missing Florida teen's pickup truck found in Georgia, officials say
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing Florida teen whose vehicle was found unoccupied in Georgia.
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Lawrence McCutcheon, Rams RB, longtime team executive, dies at 76
Lawrence McCutcheon, a five-time Pro Bowl running back for the Los Angeles Rams who threw the team’s first touchdown pass in a Super Bowl, died on Friday, the team announced. He was 76. Read more trending news McCutcheon also spent 32 years with the Rams in the team’s personnel d...
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Suspected DUI driver charged with killing motorcyclist
A man believed to be driving under the influence has been charged with the death of a man riding a motorcycle after a crash over the weekend. Georgia State Patrol troopers responded to Hwy. 52 and Auraria Rd. in Dahlonega on Saturday afternoon for a crash involving a car and a mo...
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Man admits beating dad to death in picturesque town decades ago after bragging to cops about 'first body'
A New Hampshire man faces up to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his father more than 20 years ago.
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America's most famous real-life haunted places — 10 frightening locations
Every October, crowds pack pumpkin patches and costume aisles to seek out a good low-stakes fright for the seasonal theme. However, for many places around the country it is not all fun and games....