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• Johns Creek Named Best Place To Raise a Family
• Body Found in MARTA Parking Lot
• 5 Arrested In Child Sex Trafficking Bust In Alpharetta

Democrats Apologize For Bus Dumping Waste in Georgia

To some, it may seem like an apt metaphor — one of the major political parties dumping raw sewage in public in the middle of an election year.

But the Democratic National Committee is apologizing for what it calls "an honest mistake," in which a charter bus company worker improperly dumped human waste outside an auto parts shop in Lawrenceville. >>> Read more.

More Than 146,000 Ballots Already Cast in Georgia

More than 146,000 ballots were cast on Monday in the first day of early voting for the Nov. 8 general election. Thus far, 61,283 mail-in absentee ballots and 85,228 advance in-person ballots have been cast in the November election. There are 106,481 outstanding mail-in absentee ballots. >>> Read more.

• Family Of Woodstock Man Found Dead To Host Candlelight Vigil
• Juvenile Thrown From Stolen Vehicle As It Crashes Into Home
• Braves, Terrapin Beer Announce New Taproom At SunTrust Park
• Two Shot in Stone Mountain Home Invasion

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• School Police Officer Teaching Kids to Ride Bikes
• Marietta Brewery Wins Five Medals at U.S. Beer Championship
• FBI Nab Human Trafficking Suspects
• Man, 19, Charged In Teen's Shooting Death

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