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• E-Coli Counts Way Up In Chattahoochee (Atlanta, GA) -- Weekend rains sent E-coli counts in the Chattahoochee River soaring. The Chattahoochee Riverway Project says anytime the count climbs above 235, people are at high risk for the bacteria. The count yesterday afternoon near...
• President Obama Tells Morehouse Graduates To Give Back ATLANTA (WVEE)-A day of pouring rain, thunder and occasional lightning did not dampen the spirits of five hundred graduates of Morehouse College and their thousands of  guests. They were all covered in plastic ponchos to await the message from the...
• Clark Atlanta Valedictorian and Salutatorian Were Roommates ATLANTA (WVEE)-They say you are the company you keep. That is certainly true about Clark Atlanta University Valedictorian Lorin Crawford of California. Crawford graduates from CAU Monday, May 20 with a 4.0 GPA and the honor of Valedictorian. His...
• Bronner Twins Named Co-Valedictorians For Spelman 2013 Graduation ATLANTA (WVEE)- Visitors attending the Spelman College 2013 Commencement will be seeing double when the class Valedictorian is announced. Identical twins Kirstie and Kristie Bronner, have been named co-valedictorians for the Spelman College Class of...
• President Obama Speaks-Father And Son Graduate From Morehouse College ATLANTA (WVEE)-History will be made on Sunday at the 129th Morehouse College Commencement. According to a Morehouse press release, when President Barack Obama takes to the podium Sunday, this will be the very first time a "sitting President has...
• Civil Rights Leader Tyrone Brooks Indicted (Atlanta, Ga.) - Long-time state representative and civil rights leader Tyrone Brooks is being indicted on fraud and tax charges. The U.S. Attorney's office says he diverted nearly one-million dollars for personal use from two groups. One was from...
• Gucci Mane Enters Plea To Assault Charge Atlanta Rapper Gucci Mane has pleaded not guilty to a March 16  assault charge stemming from an altercation with a fan. Gucci Mane, whose real name is Radric Davis, faces charges of aggravated assault with a weapon in an incident that happened at...
• Gwinnett County Police Shoot And Kill Wanted Man (Gwinnett Co., GA) -- Gwinnett County police have shot and killed a man who was wanted in Forsyth County. Officers were dispatched to Pass Court in Buford to capture Rodney Pike, a known drug user. Pike fled in a car as they moved in, hitting one...
• Chris Kelly Of Kris Kross's Funeral Celebrates What He "Was Born To Do" At his final viewing Thursday afternoon, it wasn't obvious whether the pants of the late Chris Kelly's dark, double-breasted suit were on backwards; but there was little doubt after the two-hour-plus service that there lay a beloved son and friend,...
• Fans And Family Say Goodbye To Mac Daddy Of Kris Kross The funeral was held today for Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the group Kris Kross at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Northwest Atlanta. Kelly died last week at the age of 34. More in this report from News and Talk 1380 WAOK