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Agency Orders Removal Of Bibles At State Parks

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Georgia parks officials say they’ve ordered that Bibles be removed from guest rooms at state lodges and cabins across the state. Officials say the order came after a resident expressed concerns. A […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/15

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State Clears Clayton County Official Of Wrongdoing

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – he State Election Board has cleared Clayton County Chairman Jeff Turner of any wrongdoing after a complaint was filed involving his residency. CBS Atlanta reports that state officials began an investigation into […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/15

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Local Student To Compete In National Geographic Bee

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – A fifth-grade student from Roswell will represent Georgia at the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C., where $50,000 in scholarship money will be up for grabs. Sanjeev Uppaluri, a student at Fulton […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/14

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Human Remains Found In Case Of Missing Student

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Human remains have been found by investigators in the disappearance of a Middle Georgia State College student, which is being treated as a homicide. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said the remains […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/14

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McPherson Law Firm Benefits Homeless With White Party And Auction

Attorneys of  The  Mcpherson Law Firm  are teaming up for its  2nd Annual White Party Charity Event May 18th  to benefit  the homeless and those who are in jeopardy losing their homes.. The event will […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/14

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Alliance Theatre Benefit: A Tony Evening At The Woodruff Arts Center

Atlanta’s nationally acclaimed Alliance Theatre will host its 5th annual A Tony Evening at the Woodruff Arts Center May 18.  The event benefits the Alliance Theatre’s educational programming for youth and families.  The 2013 A […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/14

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Tax Commissioner’s SUV Costs Taxpayers $39,000

ATLANTA (AP) — Records show that a Georgia tax commissioner used public funds to buy a full-sized SUV for his own use. Reports say the 2013 Ford Explorer Limited used by Fulton County Tax Commissioner […]

2013/05/14

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Rapper Gucci Mane Pleads Not Guilty Of Assault

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia rapper Gucci Mane has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge stemming from an altercation with a fan at a downtown Atlanta nightclub. The rapper, whose real name is Radric Davis, […]

2013/05/14

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Woman Accused In Ga. Bank Robbery Identified

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Police have identified a woman accused of robbing a bank, leading police on a high speed chase and flipping her car on an Atlanta interstate as 39-year-old Ancely Faye Green. Cobb County […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/14

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Philly Abortion Doc Guilty In 3 Babies’ Deaths

PHILADELPHIA (AP/WAOK) – Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive but acquitted in the death […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/13