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This is a still image from surveillance video at a Chevron gas station in the 6100 block of Old National Highway. at the shooting around 1 a.m. Sunday.

Man fatally shot at south Fulton gas station

Fulton County police have a video clip that shows the face of a man suspected of shooting another beside the pumps at a Chevron gas station early Sunday, but they don’t have a name.Fulton County Police Department spokesman Scott McBride said investigators are hoping someone recognizes the suspected gunman as ...

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard speaks during a press conference at the entrance to the Fulton County Justice Tower Friday, June 7, 2013.

DA’s spending of federal forfeiture money in question

Finances of the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office were in such chaos in recent years that even its most basic bills went unpaid. It was slapped with eviction fees for paying rent late for its burglary task force. One of its bank accounts was dangerously close to being overdrawn. A ...

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard speaks during a press conference at the entrance to the Fulton County Justice Tower Friday, June 7, 2013.

Tally grows of questionable purchases using state funds

The Fulton District Attorney’s Office under-counted how much state forfeiture money it spent on galas, dinners, back rent and other bills by some $19,000, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution found. These additional expenditures, made in 2011, included $10,000 for past-due rent on a community prosecution office; $1,500 for a Buckhead charity gala; ...

Fulton revives talk of tax increase

Less than three months after rejecting a property tax increase to help balance Fulton County’s budget, officials have revived the idea. County Commission Chairman John Eaves this week floated a plan for a new tax levy to support either Grady Memorial Hospital or county libraries. Though Eaves hasn’t endorsed the ...

The victim’s uncle hid in a closet during the robbery, and was able to call 911.

Disabled Fairburn man shot during gunbattle with home invaders

When three masked men crashed through the back door of Dennis Thomas’ home in Fairburn at 4:15 a.m. Thursday demanding cash, Thomas, who is paralyzed and uses a wheelchair, fought back. Seeing that at least two of the intruders were armed with handguns, Thomas grabbed his own gun and engaged ...

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