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• Hot Car Death: Verdict in Ross Harris Trial
• Paulding Wildfire: Kids Playing With Lighter Caused Blaze, Says Investigators
• Former 'Young and the Restless' Actor Charged With Child Molestation

North Georgia Wildfire: Massive Blaze Reaches Nearly 20,000 Acres

A massive wildfire continued to roar through the forests of north Georgia on Monday, as hundreds of firefighters struggled to bring the ever-growing blaze under control. The so-called Rough Ridge fire, started Oct. 16 by a lightning strike, had consumed 19,411 acres as of Monday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service. >>> Read more.

School Reunites Military Dad With First-Grade Student (VIDEO)

Ball Ground Elementary School STEM Academy’s Veterans Day celebration Friday honored one veteran in an extraordinary way. After a small group of first-graders from onstage led the audience in The Pledge of Allegiance, a teacher asked if any of them knew a veteran. Olivia Givens spoke up. >>> Read more.

• Deadly Hit-And-Run Being Investigated By State Patrol
• 'American Pickers' Coming Back To Georgia
• Buckhead Mixed-Use Project Gains Financing From Development Authority
• Truck Sought In Hit-And-Run Collision In Cherokee County

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• Georgia Weather Forecast: Wildfires Keep Burning With Warm, Dry Week Ahead
• Gainesville Man Attacks Girlfriend With Television: Sheriff
• Police Investigating Norcross Shooting Death
• Former POW To Speak At 'The Wall That Heals' Unveiling Ceremony

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