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The praise continues for McNair Elementary employee Antoinette Tuff

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From talking down a gunman at a DeKalb County school to handling media interviews to taking a phone call from the President, it’s been quite a week for McNair Elementary hero Antoinette Tuff. She was honored at her home church in Decatur over the weekend.

A Westview resident is threatening to sue the city over lack of code enforcement, which he claims is driving his property value down.

Orange is the new black for Andrea Sneiderman, who has begun serving her five-year prison sentence in a northeast Georgia prison.

Police are investigating a double shooting that happened on Old National Highway in South Fulton County over the weekend. Gunmen hopped out of a vehicle and riddled a sedan with bullets before fleeing the scene.

On Facebook? Kasim Reed would like to invite you to his event this morning where he’ll formally announce that he’s running for re-election.

Lady Gaga changed costumes four times, Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke blurred the smarmy line, and ‘N Sync reunited Sunday night at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

As firefighters continue battling the Rim Fire at Yosemite and California Gov. Jerry Brown declares a state of emergency for the city and county of San Francisco, some happy campers can’t wait to set up their tents in the National Park.

The Syrian government says it will cooperate with a U.N. investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack outside Damascus. A senior White House official says the agreement is “too late to be credible.”






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