ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Facing thousands of empty desks and rising operating costs, Atlanta Public Schools is weighing a plan to close up to 16 campuses, a proposal district officials argue could save up to $90 million over time. In the latest episode of the Behind the Investigation p...
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A former Cobb County police officer now faces more than 20 criminal charges tied to crimes investigators say he committed while on duty over a 2-year period. The indictment lists 14 counts of sexual exploitation of children against Matthew Abbott. It says Abbott had numerous sexu...
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HORRY COUNTY, S.C. ( WMBF /Gray News) - A church service in South Carolina sadly ended in tragedy Wednesday after a vehicle backed into a 12-year-old girl in the parking lot. South Carolina Highway Patrol said the crash happened that night at the Cedar Branch Missionary Baptist C...
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A major collision involving a garbage truck and another vehicle shut down Highway 155 in both directions in Henry County, triggering heavy traffic delays in the area....
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LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - A man is facing dozens of animal cruelty charges after deputies were called out to a property in Louisiana to investigate reports that pigs were running loose and damaging property. According to the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, d...
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Two people were critically injured and rushed to the hospital on Friday morning after their Gwinnett County home caught fire. Officials say they were called to a home on Park Place Drive at 6:48 a.m. By the time they got there, three people had made it out but told them that one ...
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A classroom fight at Druid Hills High School sent computers flying across the room and affected the entire class. The fight happened 2 days ago on Sept. 16 at the school. Parents’ concerns for security, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News at 4 p.m. Video obtained by Channel 2’s Tyisha ...
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A man has been arrested weeks after a shooting in Clayton County that left another man wounded, police said. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Salvador Lopez was taken into custody Wednesday in connection with the Aug. 20 shooting on Museum Circle near t...
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Tens of thousands of Melissa & Doug toys were recalled because they may pose a choking hazard. Read more trending news The Consumer Product Safety Commission said 84,000 Melissa & Doug Lights and Sound Fire Trucks were recalled because the fire hose port can come off, posing a ch...
