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Georgia-based troops likely would play key role in conflict with Iran
Military units based in Georgia would likely play a significant role if the United States joins Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear program, according to experts.
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‘Nobody’s kid should be getting shot’: 2 youths injured at Atlanta apartments
Two boys, ages 10 and 15, were injured at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex shortly before 1 p.m. Resident Necole Pruitt said she called 911 after hearing gunfire.
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Armed man shot by police at hotel near Atlanta airport
Hapeville officers were called to the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel on Virginia Avenue after shots were fired inside Room 1225.
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Are you a scrappy business or developer? This $50M campaign is here to help.
Momentus Capital recently announced it will invest $50 million in the Atlanta area to help small businesses and novice developers scale their operations.
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Fresh peaches are showroom stars at old-timey packinghouse market in Crawford
Here in the promised land of Georgia peaches, an old-timey packinghouse with a marketplace showroom offers visitors from across the South a bite of a summertime rite.
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Senate Republicans set up potential clash with House on ‘big, beautiful bill’
How does the Senate version of the tax and spending bill differ from the one that barely passed the house?
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1 dead, 1 injured in shootout at off-campus student housing near Kennesaw State
Suspect’s mother was wounded in the incident, police say.
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He went out to play. A drive-by shooting made him Atlanta’s youngest homicide this year.
An Atlanta neighborhood mourns a 12-year-old boy who died from gunfire.
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‘Nobody’s kid should be getting shot’: 2 youths injured at Atlanta apartments
Two boys, ages 10 and 15, were injured at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex shortly before 1 p.m. Resident Necole Pruitt said she called 911 after hearing gunfire.
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Gridlock Guy: Terror and pain from bus hijacking still present a year later
The June 11, 2024, bus hijacking that scorched the earth between downtown Atlanta and Tucker was memorable but ephemeral.
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Gridlock Guy: Terror and pain from bus hijacking still present a year later
The June 11, 2024, bus hijacking that scorched the earth between downtown Atlanta and Tucker was memorable but ephemeral.
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‘Nobody’s kid should be getting shot’: 2 youths injured at Atlanta apartments
Two boys, ages 10 and 15, were injured at a northwest Atlanta apartment complex shortly before 1 p.m. Resident Necole Pruitt said she called 911 after hearing gunfire.
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Armed man shot by police at hotel near Atlanta airport
Hapeville officers were called to the Hilton Atlanta Airport hotel on Virginia Avenue after shots were fired inside Room 1225.
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Atop Stone Mountain, on the longest day of the year
On Friday, the longest day of the year in metro Atlanta, a man did pushups at the top of Stone Mountain. He and perhaps 50 others saw the sun setting and summer approaching.
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3 men shot at DeKalb shopping center, police say
One victim has critical injuries from incident at Hairston Square shopping plaza, officials say.
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AJC Peachtree Road Race updates: Plan for victory
Thirteen days and counting to the AJC Peachtree Road Race on July 4 in Atlanta.
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NIH announces $10M to study East Palestine derailment’s health effects
The research is welcome news, but as residents complain of ‘scary’ diagnoses, the question of healthcare compensation remains unanswered.
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State oversight panel dismisses complaint against Fulton DA Fani Willis
A Georgia panel that investigates and disciplines local prosecutors dismissed an open records-related complaint against Fulton County DA Fani Willis.
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Atlanta doctor hit with $2M verdict for Instagram posts of decapitated baby
An Atlanta doctor must pay $2.25 million to a couple after posting to his public Instagram account graphic videos of their decapitated baby during an autopsy, a jury decided.