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Federal authorities have busted what they call "one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world" winning indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova. Full Story »

Forecasters say Ida has weakened to a tropical depression and is heading east toward the Florida Panhandle with winds near 35 mph (55 kph). Full Story »

Georgia Power's plans to expand their Plant Vogtle Nuclear plant are up for another hearing before the state Public Service Commission. Full Story »

A Cobb County Police lieutenant has been charged with driving under the influence and other charges after a minor crash. Full Story »

Police are looking for the arsonist behind a fire at an East Point church. Investigators believe someone tried to set the first Mallalieu United Methodist Church ablaze Monday afternoon.   Full Story »

Tropical Storm Ida blew ashore with rain and gusty but weakening winds before dawn Tuesday as weather-hardened Gulf Coast residents rode out the rare late-season storm. Full Story »

East Point officials said they were investigating a fire at a church. Police said the fire was the work of arson. Full Story »

There was closure Monday night for some Atlanta friends of a package store employee who was gunned down seven years ago. The case was linked to John Allen Muhammad, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday for his role in the sniper shootings in the Washington DC area. Full Story »

A Roswell man fought City Hall to keep his pet chickens back in the spring and won. Now, the city council is drafting new legislation that would regulate chickens within city limits. Full Story »

Hundreds of Tea Party supporters rallied in downtown Atlanta Monday night. The Tea Party Express 2 is crossing the country as part of the grassroots conservative movement. Full Story »

A bicyclist was killed Monday when his bike collided with an SUV in Woodstock. Full Story »

State legislation is in the works that could lead to felony prosecution of food processors responsible for contaminated products. The bill is being prepared almost a year after a deadly salmonella outbreak linked to a Georgia peanut plant. Full Story »

An Alpharetta mother discovered a hazard in her own backyard when her little girl nearly fell into an abandoned well. Full Story »

Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev crossed a former fortified border on Monday to cheers of "Gorby! Gorby!" as a throng of grateful Germans recalled the night 20 years ago that the Berlin Wall gave way to their desire for freedom and unity. Full Story »

A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. Full Story »

Police and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation were on the scene of a bank robbery at a Wal-Mart in Covington Monday. Officials said the suspected robber announced that he had a bomb on his way out of the store. Police said they believe the robber may have left the alleged bomb behind. Full Story »

Some Gwinnett County residents hit the streets Sunday as they prepared for a battle over a controversial neighborhood mosque. Full Story »

Residents in rain-soaked Georgia are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Ida heads toward the Gulf Coast. Full Story »

Fulton County began to distribute its latest supply of the H1N1 vaccine Monday. Full Story »

Comedian and rapper Katt Williams remained jailed in suburban Atlanta on Monday after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking into a home. Full Story »

Beginning next year, patients at Georgia's mental hospitals will no longer be able to light up. Full Story »

The Cobb Board of Commissioners is expected this week to approve steps toward a new fire station. Full Story »

People of the Muslim faith said they're worried the Fort Hood shootings will hinder efforts to erase anti-Islamic stereotypes. Some Islamic leaders said it could pose the biggest test for U.S. Muslims since the September 11 attacks. Full Story »

Police said one woman is dead and another person injured after a gunman opened fire in Newton County. Full Story »

The path to victory for Atlanta's next mayor is clear, even if the candidates don't want to say it. It's about race. Full Story »