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Cheating Scandal Shakes Atlanta School System
The Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent is addressing a teacher test-score cheating scandal with student remediation. School administrators say the scandal did a tremendous amount of damage to the quality of the students' education. (Apri...
Official: School couldn't expel teens accused of assaulting Pott
School officials could not expel three teenage boys charged with sexually battering a classmate at a party last fall, even after she hanged herself and her family complained that a humiliating photo of the alleged assault was being circulated, the superintendent said Wednesday. That statement was quickly disputed by the ...
Former Boss Remembers Boston Blast Victim
Krystle Campbell is one of three victims of Monday's blasts at the Boston Marathon. Her former boss says he and his employees are devastated by the loss of the friendly, energetic 29-year-old. (April 16)
Elderly Davis couple found slain at home
Police in Davis are looking for leads in the stabbing deaths of a longtime attorney and his wife. Davis police Lt. Paul Doroshov says police discovered the bodies of 87-year-old Oliver Northup and his wife, 76-year-old Claudia Maupin, at their home on Sunday night. Police had gone there after family ...
Deadly fires claim three lives in San Jose
A 7-year-old girl who was killed in a house fire late Monday night -- one of three fatal fires that night -- was a first-grader at a San Jose elementary school, a school district spokesman said. Grief counselors were on hand at Grant Elementary School after the fire victim was ...
Lawyer: Assaulted teen had drawings, name on body
Awakening in a friend's bedroom after drinking too much at a sleepover, 15-year-old Audrie Pott looked down and realized she had been sexually assaulted and her attackers had written and drawn on intimate parts of her body, her family's attorney said Monday. Over the next week, she pieced together one ...
Violence Feared As Chicago Plans School Closings
As fears of violence loom over school closings, Chicago looks for ways to keep kids safe. That task may include creating safe passages for students moving along the streets, along with boxing. (April 15)
Purse stolen from SSF woman distracted by fake utility worker
A woman's purse and money were stolen from her home Thursday after a man pretending to be a utility worker drew her outside to discuss overheard wiring connected to her house, South San Francisco police said Saturday. The woman, a nurse in a senior care home, was in her home ...
San Francisco Symphony says labor deal approved
Musicians with the San Francisco Symphony have ratified and the symphony's Board of Governors has approved a 26-month collective bargaining agreement, symphony officials said. As part of the agreement, musicians will get a 4.5 percent increase in salary, and the current minimum weekly compensation of $2,725 will be increased to ...
Father arrested for leaving children in car while shopping in San Leandro
A man was arrested for leaving his two young children in a vehicle unattended while he went shopping in San Leandro on Friday, according to police. Officers responded to a report of two children left in a vehicle at Marina Square Shopping Center with the windows rolled up. Upon arrival, ...
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