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Flashback photos: The floods of 1994, Tropical Storm Alberto
It started as an annoyance, a dreary July 4th weather system that rained on everyone’s parades and dampened their fireworks. Then the rains kept coming from the leftovers of Tropical Storm Alberto, dumping a catastrophic amount of precipitation on Middle and South Georgia. The storm’s winds never topped 40 mph, but it produced some of the worst flooding ever in Georgia. Damage was estimated at close to $1 billion at the time, and 32 deaths were attributed to the storm, which was parked over Georgia for three days.
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Atlanta Streets Alive begins its 2025 season of Sundays
Atlanta Streets Alive returned this weekend to convert the busy, congested Peachtree Street into a community block party.
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Photos: Falcons introduce their 2025 first-round draft picks
The Falcons introduced first-round draft picks Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. at a news conference at the team's headquarters in Flowery Branch on Friday, April 25, 2025.
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Photos: Fine Water Summit Taste and Design Awards
Judges with the Fine Water Society sipped about 100 different waters for their 2025 Taste and Design Awards in Atlanta.
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The World mourns to the passing of Pope Francis
The world mourns after the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025. On Wednesday, the body of Pope Francis was carried into St.