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 Seniors at DeKalb County’s Druid Hills High School graduated Friday in a ceremony at the Atlanta Civic Center.  Mark Elgart, the CEO of DeKalb’s accrediting agency, delivered the commencement address. 

The sound of pomp and circumstance is especially sweet this year for seniors at DeKalb County high schools. The district was placed on accredited probation in December, which precedes a loss of accreditation. That could affect scholarships and college acceptances. But during his address, Elgart encouraged the class of 2013.

Sixteen people were taken to area hospitals after a hotel shuttle bus collided with a tractor-trailer near the Atlanta airport Friday morning.  

Police say the tractor-trailer was making a U-turn at an intersection on Loop Rood near I-85, just off the Atlanta airport. 

The driver of a private shuttle carrying passengers from three nearby hotels reportedly slammed on the breaks, skidded 90 feet, then hit the semi’s trailer, which was blocking the intersection.  

The head of the state Democratic Party is once again in legal trouble.

Party chair and practicing attorney Mike Berlon is the target of a civil suit claiming he mishandled nearly $1 million from a trust he helped set up for a friend.

It comes just days after the state Supreme Court approved Berlon’s voluntary reprimand for violating professional ethics rules.

Nikema Williams, the party’s vice-chair, said she was surprised to hear about the lawsuit in wake of his earlier trouble.  

It’s that time of year again, for caps, gowns, speeches and celebrations. The month of May always marks graduation season, and among the many ceremonies taking place just yesterday was that of Grady High School.

We caught up with some of the students just moments before their walk across the stage, to find out just what goes through the mind of a brand new graduate.

If you're heading out to catch some rays, be careful.  

Officials at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say skin cancer is the most common form of the disease, and that melanoma claims thousands of lives every year.

"People tend to think, 'Oh, it's just skin cancer, my doctor can just cut that off.  It's no big deal.'  But in reality, it can be very serious," says CDC Behavioral Scientist Dawn Holeman.

AAA says the number of Georgians traveling by plane is expected to dip slightly this Memorial Day. But according to the auto club, nearly 3,400 more Georgians will travel 50 miles or more by car in comparison to last year. AAA says it’s because even though gas prices have risen slightly, they have remained relatively steady.

Latresha Smith fills up her car at a gas station on Cheshire Bridge Road in Atlanta. She’s  planning to drive to Savannah this memorial day for a family reunion.

“I don’t really know that part of my family, so I’m so excited”

Atlanta’s police union says the mayor’s pay raise proposal is a “slap in the face.”

Later today, a group of police and firefighters will protest for the second day in a row outside City Hall.

The mayor’s proposal would give police and firefighters a one percent pay increase.

Alpharetta, GA is in the middle of a population boom.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 22.4 square mile city in north Georgia is the 6th-fastest growing city in the nation.

"We're a 150-year-old Southern city.  But for the first time, we're taking steps to create an active downtown," says Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle.