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CANTON, Ga. (CBS ATLANTA) - Hundreds of angry parents and teachers and a CBS Atlanta reporter were locked out of a Cherokee County Board of Education meeting Thursday evening in possible violation of Georgia law. A large group of parents and teachers tried to get inside the meeting to hear the...

(CNN) -- One woman was killed and another injured after they fell from a 10th-floor window at an Atlanta hotel, authorities said Saturday. According to Atlanta Police, witnesses said the two were attending a birthday party early Saturday at the W Atlanta-Midtown. The pair were "play...

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Derek Lowe was charged with drunken driving, another blow to a team already dealing with allegations that pitching coach Roger McDowell spewed homophobic comments before a game in San Francisco last weekend. Gordy Wright, a spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol, said a...

Flames end Atlanta jinx, beat Thrashers 4-2 AP – Thu Feb 3, 9:35 pm ET AP ATLANTA - Mikael Backlund scored with about 6 minutes remaining to give Calgary the lead and the streaking Flames finally earned their first win in their former home city, beating the Atlanta Thrashers 4-2 on...

Okposo, Islanders beat Thrashers 4-1 AP – Tue Feb 1, 10:40 pm ET AP ATLANTA - Kyle Okposo scored twice, including a go-ahead goal in New York's big second period, and rookie goaltender Kevin Poulin stopped 25 shots, leading the Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on...

The Atlanta Hawks handed the ailing Miami Heat a season-high fourth straight loss with a 93-89 overtime victory on Tuesday that spoiled the return of LeBron James to the lineup. James, who missed Miami's previous two games with an ankle sprain, scored 10 of his game-high 34 points in overtime...

ATLANTA – Danny Briere and Claude Giroux scored third-period goals, Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-2 on Friday night. Philadelphia has won five of six to open a four-point lead over second-place Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference. The...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 31 points, Joe Johnson had 29 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Sacramento Kings 108-102 on Tuesday night. The Hawks squandered a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter, but made 10 free throws in the final minute to earn their fourth victory...

NFL: Atlanta 34, Seattle 18 SEATTLE, -- Matt Ryan winged three touchdown passes and the Atlanta Falcons clinched a playoff spot Sunday with a 34-18 victory over Seattle. Ryan connected with Jason Snelling and Michael Jenkins in the second quarter to put the Falcons up 17-10 at the half, and...

NBA: New Jersey 89, Atlanta 82 NEWARK, N.J., -- Devin Harris popped in 22 points, handed out eight assists and hauled down six rebounds Sunday, pacing the New Jersey Nets to an 89-82 win over Atlanta. Brook Lopez chipped in with 16 points and newly acquired Sasha Vujacic scored 10 for the Nets...

NBA: Atlanta 90, Charlotte 85 ATLANTA, -- Joe Johnson scored 16 points in his first December appearance Friday, helping the Atlanta Hawks fight off Charlotte 90-85. The Hawks led the entire game but never by more than 10 points. They had at least a five-point advantage over the final 3 minutes...

Wednesday, December 15 Boston 2 - Buffalo 3 Phoenix 0 - New Jersey 3 NY Rangers 4 - Pittsburgh 1 Anaheim 2 - Washington 1 (OT) Philadelphia 5 - Montreal 3 St. Louis 2 - Detroit 5 Atlanta 1 - Tampa Bay 2 (SO) Carolina 4 - Florida 3 San Jose 2 - Nashville 3 Colorado 4 - Chicago 3 Columbus 2 -...

ATLANTA -- A group of Dept. of Transportation workers stumbled upon several sticks of dynamite near a bridge in northwest Atlanta, police confirmed. The dynamite was discovered during a routine bridge inspection near the intersection of Hollywood Road and Hightower Road in northwest Atlanta...

NFL: Atlanta 26, Baltimore 21 ATLANTA, -- Matt Ryan's 33-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White with 20 seconds remaining Thursday gave the Atlanta Falcons a dramatic 26-21 victory over Baltimore. The Ravens rallied for two late touchdowns in a span of less than 5 minutes and took a 21-20 lead on...

NFL: Atlanta 26, Baltimore 21 ATLANTA, -- Matt Ryan's 33-yard touchdown pass to Roddy White with 20 seconds remaining Thursday gave the Atlanta Falcons a dramatic 26-21 victory over Baltimore. The Ravens rallied for two late touchdowns in a span of less than 5 minutes and took a 21-20 lead on...

NHL: Ottawa 5, Atlanta 2 OTTAWA, -- The Ottawa Senators put in five straight goals Tuesday, including two by Jason Spezza, in their 5-2 victory over Atlanta. The Senators spotted the Thrashers a 1-0 lead early in the first period, but they then reeled off five consecutive goals, bookended by...

ATLANTA – The Falcons hushed up Raheem Morris. There's no more talk about Tampa Bay being the best team in the NFC — at least for now. Michael Turner ran for two early touchdowns and Atlanta made a gutty goal-line stand in the closing minutes to preserve a 27-21 victory Sunday, claiming sole...

Atlanta, Georgia -- Rapper T.I. helped police persuade a man not to jump off the roof of high-rise hotel roof in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday afternoon, police said. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, talked to the man about how a person "can make it through anything," Atlanta Police...

Eddie Long also faces lawsuits accusing him of luring young male church members into sexual relationships. Eddie Long, the controversial Georgia bishop, has been sued for defaulting on a property loan in Georgia. A lawsuit on Monday asked DeKalb County State Court in the Atlanta area to...