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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Four Children Die in Blaze, Child Molester Dies in Custody

Here are the top headlines from around the region.

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  • Wednesday, January 9

Most Sought-After Fugitive and Child Molester Dies in Custody - Douglasville Patch A 70-year-old man who spent the last 29 years evading law enforcement officials on child molestation and incest charges, died in custody Tuesday morning, according to Douglas County District Attorney David McDade. Charles Leon Parker, a sexual predator indicted in January 1983 on three counts of child molestation and two counts of incest, died in a medical correctional facility in South Carolina, eight months after being taken into custody by authorities. The facility was housing Parker while he was awaiting trial in Douglas County. Read Douglasville Patch for more on this story. Investigators search for clues in fire that killed 4 children - The Atlanta-…

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Most Sought-After Fugitive and Child Molester Dies in Custody (in Douglasville Patch), Update: Thirsty thieves smash stolen vehicle through Midtown liquor store (in Midtown Patch), UPDATE: Third Suspect in Lawrenceville Bank Robbery in Custody (in Lawrenceville Patch), and 4 more ›

Monday, December 3, 2012

Students, Adults Collapse at Atlanta School; Man ID'd In Fatal House Fire

Here are the latest headlines from around the region.

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  • Monday, December 3, 2012

Students, Adults Overcome By Carbon Monoxide at Atlanta School - Atlanta Journal Constitution   Nearly 50 students and adults were taken to local hospitals Monday after being overcome by carbon monoxide at a southwest Atlanta elementary school. The incident began about 8:30 a.m. at Finch Elementary School in the 1100 block of Avon Avenue near Lee Street. Visit the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for more on this story.  Man Identified in Fatal House Fire - Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch Officials have determined the cause of death and the identity of man who died in an overnight fire in Lilburn. The man is identified as John Hamilton, 50, of, Lilburn, according to Ted Bailey, an investigator with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office. …

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Man Identified in Fatal House Fire (in Lilburn-Mountain Park Patch), Historic Ball Ground Home Lost in Blaze (in Canton-Sixes Patch), and Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services (in Holly Springs-Hickory Flat Patch)

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