School Bus Accident, Officer Attends NYPD Funeral, Same-Sex Benefits, Sheriff's Deputy Murder-Suicide, Drones, Special Election Runoff

Patch has sites in dozens of communities across Georgia. Here are the top headlines from Wednesday, Jan. 7:

• Girl Scouts Add 3 New Cookies to 2015 Sale
• Student Hit By Car Prompts Police Crackdown at Crosswalks
• Phoenix Air Can Now Fly Drones Near Cartersville Airport
• Boy, 11, Injured in Cherokee School Bus Accident
• Report: SWAT Response Nearby Prompted Lockdown at 2 Paulding Schools
• House District 50 Race Heads To Runoff
• Dunwoody Police Officer Attends Ambushed NYPD Officer’s Funeral
• Investigators Search for Clues in Murder-Suicide That Killed Deputy, Family
• Gwinnett Fire: Carbon Monoxide Can Be ‘Silent Killer’
• Sheriff’s Deputies Seize Kilo of Heroin from Cumming Home
• Sheriff’s Office: 7 ‘Jury Duty’ Scams Reported New Years Day
• Sinkhole Causes Traffic Snare in West Midtown
• Second Atlanta High School Murder Suspect in Custody
• City Council Votes in Favor of Benefits for Same-Sex Spouses of City Employees
• Report: ‘Peeping Tom’ Found Looking Into Child’s Window
• NFL Player Tim Jennings Charged with DUI, Speeding in Gwinnett
• Mercedes-Benz USA Will Bring Headquarters To Perimeter

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