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Metro Atlanta gains population despite rising housing costs, new study says
The 11-county metro Atlanta area added 64,400 residents between April 2024 and April 2025, boosting the region's population to nearly 5.3 million.
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College Park police shoot armed man after he ran from officer, GBI says
College Park police shot a man, who they said had a firearm, Tuesday evening as he ran from officers investigating an earlier shooting, according to the GBI.
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Flood watch extended as rare cool trend brings more rain to Georgia
Highs are not expected to break 70 degrees Monday. A flood watch that covers all of metro Atlanta and the state's western half is in effect until 8 p.m.
Did you see it? Meteor spotted over Georgia, Southeast, reports say
American Meteor Society reported 100 sightings of a fireball blazing across the sky Thursday.
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Arrest made after 17-year-old killed outside Clayton County Kroger
Clayton County police pronounced a 17-year-old dead at the scene after the teen was shot outside of a Kroger on Tara Boulevard in Bonanza.
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Clayton County again requiring clear backpacks for school year
The policy stems from the 2021-22 school year, when the south metro Atlanta district saw a significant number of weapons brought to the school.
4 shot in parking lot after basketball game at Jonesboro church, police say
Police were called to the parking lot of First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, where players had met for a game.
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2 teens injured in separate Clayton, DeKalb shootings hours apart
A 14-year-old was shot near Skate Zone in Clayton County on Wednesday night, and another teen — whose age was not released — was shot early Thursday morning in DeKalb County
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Clayton County agency approves tax break for $1B data center
A Clayton County agency has granted what is likely to be tens of millions of dollars in property tax savings to a fast-growing data center developer.
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Clayton County withheld some MARTA funding for eight years, records show
Unlike the very public dispute between MARTA and Atlanta over funding, this issue slid under the radar for years until after Clayton made good on nearly 100 missed payments.