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Ga. Senator: ‘Time for Dr. Hall to cry’

"It's time for Dr. Hall to cry."  So says Georgia State Senator Ralph Long about former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly Hall who has been implicated but not charged in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal.  Now that tribunals have begun fo... »

Smoltz to be inducted in Braves Hall of Fame

The Atlanta Braves will pay tribute to former pitcher John Smoltz on Friday, June 8 by inducting him into the Braves Hall of Fame and retiring his uniform number.  The induction will take place at a special luncheon and the uniform number retirement wi... »

Morehouse students take Martin protests on road

Organizers of the largest rally for Trayvon Martin outside of Sanford, Florida say this summer they'll take a message of non-violent peaceful protest on the road.  More than 6,000 rallied outside the State Capital March 26 in a call for justice for Tra... »

Atl. school board votes to close 7 schools

The Atlanta Public School board voted to close seven schools Tuesday night, leaving three off the list proposed by Superintendent Errol Davis. The board decided to keep open D.H. Stanton, F.L. Stanton and Towns Elementary schools.  Parks and Kennedy mi... »

Final redistricting plan announced by APS head

Atlanta Public School Superintendent Dr. Errol Davis releases the final list of 10 schools targeted for closure. They are Parks Middle School, Kennedy Middle Schools, Cook Elementary, East Lake Elementary, Capitol View Elementary, Towns Elementary, Whi... »

10 Atlanta schools to close in final redistrict plan

The Atlanta Public School system will close 10 of its schools under a sweeping redistricting plan. The final proposal was released Saturday by Superintendent Erroll Davis.  The plan will eliminate about 5,500 of 13,000 extra seats. The plan also organi... »

DOJ to investigate entire Sanford PD

The Trayvon Martin case is bringing more scrutiny on the Sanford Police Department. The Department of Justice will now investigate all cases handled by the police department, after receiving complaints from Sanford citizens. It's been more than a month... »

Woman beaten with rifle, run over by car

Atlanta police are hunting for the man who savagely beat a woman this morning.  But that wasn't enough for him."The weapon involved was a rifle, the butt end of a rifle," says Atlanta Police Sergeant Jack Ludwig.  "She was beaten pretty badly and then,... »

Trayon Martin protests head to Ga. Capitol

Atlantans are protesting the killing of Travyon Martin everywhere from the Georgia Capitol to church.   Monday students from Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, and John Marshall Law School will gather at the Capitol for a Ski... »

March Madness begins today

With 16 games on tap Thursday, 16 on Friday, if you don't love men's college basketball, they you may be just mad. Two of the four top seeds--Kentucky and Syracuse--are in action Thursday.  The Wildcats, rated as the overall number one seed in the 64 t... »

Reaction split to new Wal-Marts in metro Atlanta

So how do welcome your new Wal-Mart? With open arms or in protest?   In Decatur, some residents have chosen the latter.   Saturday, about 100 people marched down North Decatur Road in DeKalb County to protest plans for a Walmart in that location.   “It... »

13 Atlanta schools to close

The superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools has approved the closure of 13 schools.   The closures Atlanta School Superintendent Dr. Erroll Davis officially proposed on Monday are part of the system's first city-wide redistricting in almost 10 years. ... »

Mobile police station established in Pittsburgh community

Atlanta Police are using a new federally-funded mobile police station to closely monitor the Pittsburgh community following the arrest of the final suspect in this month's beating of a 20-year-old gay man.   17-year-old Dareal Williams surrendered just... »

Third suspect named in videotaped beating

The FBI has released the identity of the third suspect in connection with the beating of a gay man in front of an Atlanta grocery store that was caught on video.   FBI Spokesman Steve Emmett tells WSB they believe 17-year-old Dareal Demare Williams has... »

Snellville day care director charged with theft

The co-director of a Snellville day care is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from the till. Snellville Police Chief Roy Whitehead tells Channel 2 Action News Shadia Ross allegedly pocketed some of the payments from parents of Children at Legacy Ac... »

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