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Police: Man stabs 2 at senior center; woman dies

Police in Atlanta are investigating a stabbing at a senior care apartment complex that left one resident dead and another wounded.

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Ga. police dog found dead in handler's car

A Woodstock police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after a police dog was left in his car and died of a heat stroke.
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Mixed results for Ga. in teacher training report

Just four teacher-training programs at Georgia's college and universities earned high marks on a national survey released Tuesday looking at more than 1,000 programs across the country.
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Mets place Turner on DL, make Wheeler extra player

The New York Mets have placed infielder Justin Turner on the 15-day disabled list with pain in his ribcage, setting up a roster shuffle that led to top prospect Zach Wheeler being added as the extra player for a doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves.
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Ga. hospital warning of tuberculosis exposure

State health officials and executives of a metro Atlanta hospital said Tuesday that more than 100 patients may have been exposed to tuberculosis.
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US 378 Ga.-SC bridge delayed while cracks studied

Construction on the U.S. 378 bridge linking McCormick with Lincolnton, Ga., is on hold while officials study cracks along the foundation of the structure at the bottom of Lake Thurmond.
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Worker hospitalized after becoming trapped in silo

Authorities say a man working in a silo has been taken to a hospital after he became trapped in the structure.
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Ga. inmate pleads guilty in jail escape

Authorities say a west Georgia inmate has pleaded guilty to using a city employee's cellphone to orchestrate his escape from jail.
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Former Atlanta police officer sentenced to prison

A former Atlanta police officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after prosecutors say he conspired to accept bribes and lied to FBI agents.
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Ga. man spared prison sentence in fraud scheme

A Georgia man has been spared from serving a prison sentence for his involvement in an Alabama fraud scheme.