Cobb school board has to cut $86 million from budget

Marietta, GA--There may be just weeks left for students in Cobb County, but school board members have plenty of homework ahead.    They are holding a special meeting Monday  at 1pm to tackle an 86. 4 million dollar deficit. ...

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Newnan Community Rallies to Support Fire Survivor & Family

NEWNAN, GA. -- The deadly fire that killed 5 people in Newnan Saturday morning was ruled an accident, as investigators say it started in the home's electrical box.  But the family continues to question whether there was a prior history with those...

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MARTA to feature live jazz at 4 stations

ATLANTA -- MARTA has partnered with the Atlanta Jazz Festival to bring free live music to four of its stations. MARTA Jazz Mondays begin Apr. 29 and will be held every Monday through May 20 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Riders are invited to stop and...

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Google Now coming to iPhone and iPad

(USA Today) -- Google's Google Now is set to join Siri as a personal assistant for iPhone and iPad users on Monday. I couldn't help but marvel at Google Now this morning when Google's 'predict what you'll want next' search feature dished up a newspaper...

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1 lane of ramp from I-285 EB to I-75 NB opens after truck fire

(Julie Wolfe, 11Alive News) MARIETTA, Ga. -- A tractor trailer crashed and burst into flames on the ramp from I-285 eastbound to I-75 northbound at around 5 a.m. Monday. Police closed that ramp as well as the ramp from...

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NBA center Jason Collins announces he is gay

USA TODAY -- For months there has been speculation as to when the first active player in the four major professional sports would publicly come out of the closet.  Monday was that day. Free agent center Jason Collins, an 12-year NBA veteran, who...

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Reed: Road Race will go on, but with enhanced security

ATLANTA - After the Boston Marathon bombing, security is foremost on the minds of the organizers of the AJC Peachtree Road Race, set for July 4. At a Monday morning news conference, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said that while the race would go on, there...

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Travelers concerned about lengthy flight delays as federal furloughs arrive

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport ATLANTA -- Flight delays were present but tolerable Sunday at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport as federally mandated furloughs kept some air traffic controllers at home. Federal authorities...

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Reese Witherspoon issues apology after Atlanta arrest

ATLANTA -- Actress Reese Witherspoon and her husband James Toth were arrested in Fulton County early Friday morning.It happened around 12:40a.m. Friday on Peachtree Road. Toth was driving and was pulled over after swerving in and out of the lane.Toth...

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Atlanta recycling plant catches fire

ATLANTA -- At least one metal building containing recyclable material caught fire in northwest Atlanta early Monday. The smoky blaze at 830 Jefferson Street NW was reported at 4 a.m. The fire was under control in less than an hour, but crews continue...

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Gwinnett cop kills home invasion suspect

NORCROSS, Ga. -- A Gwinnett County police officer shot and killed a home invasion suspect at an apartment complex in unincorporated Norcross Monday morning. The suspect, whose name was not released, was shot at the Woodland Ridge Apartments on Treetrail...

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Teen shoots man who shot him years earlier

CONYERS, Ga. -- The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that left one man in jail and another with life-threatening injuries. The shooting happened at around 7 p.m. Sunday at a house on Fieldstone View Lane SE in Conyers. Rockdale...

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2 lanes open on I-285 at Riverside Drive after fire

Vehicle fire on I-285 at Riverside Drive (GDOT) ATLANTA -- Clean-up from a large truck fire has blocked the right two eastbound lanes on Interstate 285 at Riverside Drive in Sandy Springs. GDOT traffic cams show that the...

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Gas main break closes Rockbridge Road

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- A natural gas leak has shut down a Gwinnett County intersection Monday afternoon. A Gwinnett County HAZMAT crew shut down Rockbridge Road at West Park Place in Stone Mountain as they work to stop the flow of gas. There was no...

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Clayton schools getting 3-day accreditation review

JONESBORO, Ga. -- Educators in Clayton County are getting a three-day review to determine if the school system should keep its accreditation for five more years.  A 12-member team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools was scheduled...

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Study: Atlanta among most likely to be audited by IRS

(USA TODAY) WASHINGTON - Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles.You might also be wary if you're a small-business owner in one...

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Sentencing begins for man accused of killing teens

ATLANTA -- The sentencing phase will begin Monday for a man accused of killing two south Fulton County cousins. Jeremy Moody pleaded guilty last week to stabbing 15-year-old Delarlonva Mattox and 13-year-old Chrisondra Kimble. Now jurors will decide...

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Pollen count drops Monday

Pollen from pine - Darrell ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's pollen count is much lower Monday than it was last week. Monday's number is 1,592. That's much lower than last week's numbers, which peaked at 8,024 Thursday. RELATED | Metro...

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Following the murder trial of Dr. Kermit Gosnell

(WXIA) -- News outlets across the nation, both national and local, have received much in the way of questions and criticism over the past week regarding coverage - or the lack of it - of a horrific murder trial in Philadelphia, and the spotlight it has...

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Injured officer recovering at home after deadly Suwanee standoff

SUWANEE, Ga. -- Police have confirmed 55-year old Lauren Holman Brown was the suspect who held firefighters hostage in Suwanee Wednesday. On Friday afternoon, Brown's family released a statement:  The family would like to express its appreciation...

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Man dies after falling from escalator at Atlanta airport

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATLANTA -- Atlanta police are investigating the death of a man who either fell or jumped from an escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The man was discovered...

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Man falls from Buckhead condo balcony

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Police say a man fell from a 10th floor balcony at a Buckhead condo tower Monday morning. Someone discovered the man's body shortly after 5 a.m. outside the Ovation Buckhead Plaza condos on Peachtree Road. Police on the scene said...

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Pollen count soars to 2093 Monday

ATLANTA -- The pollen count soared Monday morning to a level of 2093, after being as low as 54 on Saturday, according to officials at the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic. The clinic monitors the pollen level in metro Atlanta and issues daily morning...

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S.C. authorities identify abandoned toddler

(Anderson County Sheriff's Office/Greenville Online) ANDERSON, S.C. -- Tips came in from around the country in the days after "Little Jane Doe" was left in a stroller on a stranger's doorstep in Anderson. The picture of 4-year-old Zoe Brown,...

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Margaret Thatcher dies following stroke

Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died on Monday, April 8, 2013, from a stroke. (Getty Images) LONDON - Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died following a stroke at the age of 87, according to her spokesperson. Britain's...

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Crews find bodies of 2 kids buried at N.C. work site

Crews at the hole where the children were buried (WFMY) CHARLOTTE (USA Today) -- Emergency crews early Monday found the bodies of two young children who were buried by a wall of dirt at a home construction site in rural North Carolina,...

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Disabled woman in wheelchair possibly assaulted

CLAYTON, Ga. -- The Rabun County Sheriff's Office is investigating the possibility that a wheelchair-bound woman was assaulted. The victim, 21-year-old Ashley Hamilton, suffered extensive injuries to her head and face. Police found her at Raco's Sports...

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Target apologizes for plus size label description

NEW YORK - Shoppers at a Target store in Brooklyn say a label that listed the color of a plus-size dress as "manatee gray" was insulting. The label for the same dress in smaller sizes described it as "dark heather gray." Target apologized for the label....

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Tripp Halstead returns to hospital

Tripp Halstead (Courtesy Bill and Stacy Halstead) (Courtesy Bill and Stacy Halstead) JEFFERSON, Ga. -- Bill Halstead said Monday his son Tripp is returning to the hospital.  He said Tripp had a "rough night" and a nurse suggested...

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Indicted APS educators must turn themselves in

Dr. Beverly Hall (Flickr:Metro_Atlanta_Chamber) ATLANTA -- The teachers and administrators indicted in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal must turn themselves in to the Fulton County Jail by Tuesday. The 35 educators, including former...

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Are you ready for baseball?

ATLANTA -- The Braves kick off the new season Monday against the Phillies. There are a bunch of new things at Turner Field this year. RELATED | Free stuff from the BravesMORE | New eats at Turner Field Here are some helpful tips from the Braves for...

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Mom, daughter escape car before train crash

Authorities say a mother and her daughter in northwest Georgia managed to escape from their car on railroad tracks moments before the train slammed into their vehicle. (Rome News-Tribune) ROME, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say a mother and her daughter...

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'Married to Medicine' is Atlanta's latest reality show hit

Toya Bush-Harris and Kari Wells are two cast members from Atlanta in "Married to Medicine" on Bravo TV. ATLANTA -- Nearly two million viewers tuned in to the March 24th premiere of "Married to Medicine," Bravo TV's latest reality show that's...

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Prosecution to seek death penalty against Holmes

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) - After a week of legal twists and turns, James Holmes will find out Monday if he could face execution if convicted in the Colorado theater attack that killed 12 people. Behind-the-scenes maneuvering erupted into a public quarrel...

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Google, other companies get into April Fools' action

(USA Today) -- Tired of all those vowels clogging up your tweets? Twitter announced a solution late Sunday night, saying it will shift to a two-tiered service, dubbing its basic, consonant-only plan "Twttr." The April Fools' Day joke kicked off with...

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