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Wednesday, February 17, 2010  Authorities have identified a man charged with murder in the shooting death of a south Fulton County police officer and have new details about a possible motive.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  President Barack Obama's award of $8.3 billion in federal nuclear loan guarantees to Southern Co. has angered environmentalists.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  Washington County officials have arrested a man they say kept 25 emaciated and scarred dogs chained to tires, axles and posts on a sprawling hunting property

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  The Department of Defense says a 21-year-old Marine from Paulding County was killed while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  Two more Georgia school districts are suing the state over charter schools they don't want in their counties.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010  A north Georgia senator is proposing legislation to create a state-wide alert system to speed the apprehension of criminals who kill or seriously injure local, state, or federal law enforcement officers.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Authorities say the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has arrested a former Madison County investigator on charges of theft by taking, tampering with evidence and violation of his oath of office.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Fulton County officials say a police officer from the city of Chattahoochee Hills was shot to death on Monday.

Monday, February 15, 2010  The White House says President Barack Obama will visit Savannah on March 2 as part of his "White House to Main Street" tour.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Fulton County officials say a police officer from the city of Chattahoochee Hills has been shot while sitting in his car and has been taken to an Atlanta hospital.

Monday, February 15, 2010  A Ku Klux Klan rally is planned for this small southeast Georgia city, and the mayor is urging people to go about their business.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Police in Suwanee say a man accused of stabbing his estranged wife to death during a custody swap in a Walmart parking lot has been charged with murder.

Monday, February 15, 2010  Despite the scheduled holiday, schools in Gwinnett County were open on Monday.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  Authorities have charged two with drug offenses after workers at a Cartersville daycare found marijuana inside of a diaper bag there Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010  Lilburn Police are investigating what may have caused a man to walk into a Walmart and destroy 29 flat-screen televisions.