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Suspect Almost Captured in Rash of Fire Station Robberies

A police officer investigating a rash of robberies targeting on-duty Gwinnett County firefighters nearly captured a suspect in the case early Sunday morning. Vehicle windows were smashed and personal items stolen from parking lots of four Gwinnett County fire stations and one county-owned former station. >>> Read more.

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Georgia No. 1 in Racial Progress: Study

Georgia is No. 1 in racial progress, according to a new analysis by personal-finance website WalletHub. Researchers looked at such barometers as "Change in Median Annual Income Gap," "Change in Business Ownership Rate Gap" and "Change in Voter Turnout Gap (2012 Presidential Election)" to arrive at the rankings, which were released Monday. >>> Read more.

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