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Cherokee County authorities on Friday identified the three bodies found in a house fire last month in Ball Ground as the members of one family and said they were victims of a murder-suicide.

Atlanta police Friday were investigating a shooting inside a clothing store that left a man dead. The victim was discovered shortly after 2:30 a.m.

Cobb County administrators are offering incoming kindergartners an opportunity to ride their school bus for a trial run Friday morning, Aug.

Cobb County police issued a warrant Friday for a suspect in the death of a man whose body was found in the Chattahoochee River.

A major repaving project that began this week on the top-end Perimeter could cause big weekend backups on I-285.

Coretta Scott King Young Women's Leadership Academy is partnering with Georgia Tech to develop a "cell biology boot camp" for students and to give teachers the chance to conduct biomedical research alongside graduate students other and scientific researchers.

A church is helping students at Atlanta's Whitefoord Elementary purchase affordable school supplies.

Many metro Atlanta schools were named finalists for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Awards offered by the Technology Association of Georgia and the TAG Education Collaborative.

Atlanta Public Schools starts class Monday for schools on a traditional calendar schedule. Parents can find information about bus routes and registration on the district's website www.atlantapublicschools.us.

Clayton County Public School District officials are touting their teachers, all of whom now have a highly qualified designation.

Larry Savage, one of four candidates who vied for the position of Cobb Commission Chairman, has endorsed Bill Byrne.

The man accused of boating under the influence at the time of a wreck that killed two brothers is now facing felony charges, the Hall County district attorney said Friday.

With the school year scheduled to begin on August 13, the Clayton County Board of Health is carrying out a back-to-school immunization campaign that will last through August 17.

Cherokee County Schools is updating its meals program in accordance with new guidelines from the U.S.

Portland, Ore.-based photographer Holly Andres balances humor, artifice and a feeling of menace in her show "The Fall of Spring Hill," on view at Jackson Fine Art.

The dinner rush was just beginning at Candler Park's Fox Brothers BBQ Thursday evening when a strong thunderstorm slammed the area with high winds that toppled a huge white oak onto the popular DeKalb Avenue restaurant.

Gwinnett County will host a "totally '80s" back to school celebration from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Pinckneyville Park Community Recreation Center, 4650 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross.

Gwinnett Relay for Life is seeking volunteers to help plan next year's event, which raises money for the American Cancer Society.

Before we know it, it seems the sun is already setting on the summer. But don't put up the sunscreen quite yet.

Roswell City Hall will soon open more of its doors - nearly all of them - to the public.