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Construction continues on the Midtown Union Project, located at 1331 Spring Street, in Atlanta’s Midtown community, Tuesday June 29, 2021. The Midtown Union will be a mixed-use multiple high rise building. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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The site of the former General Motors plant in Doraville is expected to become a construction site this year, when Gray Television develops the property into movie studios, apartments, office space and retail shops. The property has been empty for years. (J. Scott Trubey/strubey@ajc.com)
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Want to have your say about a proposed MARTA transit line along Cambellton Road in southwest Atlanta? The agency will host several public meetings next week to share information and seek comment. (Map courtesy of MARTA)
MARTA hosts public meetings on Campbellton transit line
A man was critically injured in a shooting in northeast Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward neighborhood.
Man in critical condition after domestic shooting in Old Fourth Ward
The man will also have to pay more than $187,000 in restitution.
Man who faked COVID-19 diagnosis, defrauded employer earns federal sentence
Aushun Lavoris Price is accused of shooting a man to death in a DeKalb County hotel room last month.
Cops: Woman arrested after shooting, killing man in DeKalb hotel
Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring, left, and board Chairman Jason Esteves are shown in a file photo from the district's vaccination event on March 24, 2021. Curtis Compton / AJC FILE PHOTO
Atlanta Public Schools to require masks as classes resume
After eight years, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has decided to sell its Midtown theater to Free Chapel, a megachurch based out of Gainesville. RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com
Midtown SCADShow theater sale to megachurch causing neighbor friction
The first freestanding Porsche service center in the United States has opened its doors near the busy Atlanta airport. The Porsche Service Center South Atlanta, with 13 lift bays and a design focused on customer comfort and convenience, is the first step of a multi-million dollar investment in new features on the campus of Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Porsche opens nation’s first freestanding service center on its Atlanta campus
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The first freestanding Porsche service center in the United States has opened its doors near the busy Atlanta airport. The Porsche Service Center South Atlanta, with 13 lift bays and a design focused on customer comfort and convenience, is the first step of a multi-million dollar investment in new features on the campus of Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Porsche opens nation’s first freestanding service center on its Atlanta campus
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Atlanta’s mayoral candidates address crime concerns at second forum
Fulton, Atlanta districts to give out supplies at back-to-school events
A Cobb County SWAT team took a man into custody on Monday morning, July 19, 2021, following an hourslong standoff, police said. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
OPINION: Atlanta crime-control pendulum swings toward hard line. Again
Prosecutor appointed in Rayshard Brooks shooting death case
Atlanta mayor’s race: Brown says police non-emergency services are part of his campaign’s
Feast on gold leaf-encrusted steak when Steak Market opens in Midtown
Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr. reacts during a meeting at the Fulton County government building in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Fulton DA, sheriff say it’s more money or criminals could walk
EXCLUSIVE: Cherokee prosecutors near plea deal with spa shooting suspect, Fulton DA says
Hartsfield-Jackson, short airport workers, to host job fair next week
JoJo’s Beloved cocktail lounge pays tribute to ‘70s, ‘80s at Colony Square
The child was inside the home that was damaged by gunfire.
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Education
Wyatt Gibson, 5, died July 16, 2021, after contracting COVID-19, according to his family. The child lived in Calhoun, and his father Wes is a Whitfield County Sheriff's deputy. (Photo: GoFundMe)
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Annelise Axelsson (l) has worked at the Roytec manufacturing firm in Woodstock for three summers as part of the Cherokee Summer Internship Program.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, second from right, and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, right, participate in a discussion with DeKalb County School District parents and members of the DeKalb County Board of Education during a visit to Kelley Lake Elementary School in Decatur, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Education secretary touts spending of federal relief aid at DeKalb school
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Although fully vaccinated, state Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 in what is known as a breakthrough case. (KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM)
Vaccinated state school superintendent tests positive for COVID-19
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Politics
Jim Beck, commissioner of the Georgia Insurance Department, speaks at a press conference about an insurance fraud bust in a courtroom at the Clayton County Superior Court in Jonesboro , Georgia on Friday, March 1, 2019. Three victims of the insurance fraud, mainly elderly people, have been identified so far. EMILY HANEY / AJC
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Wyatt Gibson, 5, died July 16, 2021, after contracting COVID-19, according to his family. The child lived in Calhoun, and his father Wes is a Whitfield County Sheriff's deputy. (Photo: GoFundMe)
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, second from right, and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, right, participate in a discussion with DeKalb County School District parents and members of the DeKalb County Board of Education during a visit to Kelley Lake Elementary School in Decatur, Friday, July 23, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
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Although fully vaccinated, state Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods tested positive Thursday for COVID-19 in what is known as a breakthrough case. (KENT D. JOHNSON / KDJOHNSON@AJC.COM)
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Supporters and opponents of Georgia’s anti-abortion fetal cardiac law, which a federal judge blocked from taking effect Jan. 1, will keep the measure in the spotlight during next year’s elections for the state Legislature and other offices. Bob Andres / bandres@ajc.com
Georgia’s abortion rate increases for third consecutive year
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Protesters outside of the Cobb County School District office show their opposition to masking children in Cobb County schools for the upcoming school year on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Marietta, Georgia . Many community members waited in line to speak at the school board meeting to voice their support for unmasking. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Masks: Science on one side. Parents on other.
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03/25/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia —Rep. Barry Fleming, Chairman of the Special Committee on Election Integrity, speaks in defense of SB 202 during a debate in the House Chambers on day 38 of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Thursday, March 25, 2021. SB 202 passed the House Chambers. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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03/22/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Special Committee on Election Integrity committee Chairman Barry Fleming makes remarks during a committee meeting on day 36 of the legislative session at the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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07/14/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Cynthia Román-Hernández, right, managing director of Family Stabilization & Well-Being at the Latin American Association, speaks with her client Jennifer Arellano on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. Román-Hernández is helping Arellano, a hair stylist who has taken a financial hit during the pandemic, defer an eviction from her apartment. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Crime
The crash left a 22-year-old man dead and six others injured, officials said.
1 killed, 6 injured after boats collide on Middle Georgia lake
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The man is believed to be hiding in a wooded area behind his apartment complex, authorities said.
Brookhaven residents urged to stay inside as cops search for armed man
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Police are still working to determine a motive in Friday's triple shooting.
1 killed in triple shooting at Gwinnett apartment complex
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A 12-year-old boy and his caregiver were hit by a car Friday morning after the child ran into a busy Clayton County road, police said.
12-year-old killed, caregiver injured after running into Clayton road
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Mirsha Victor was found dead in Henry County.
Murder suspect took cellphone video as he violated DeKalb woman’s body, police say
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Decatur police are searching for three suspects after two people were carjacked at gunpoint in as many days.
Decatur police investigating 2 armed carjackings in as many days
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Six people were killed at the Foundation Food Group in Gainesville.
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Authorities said James Appel is likely in northeast Georgia or North Carolina. He has been on the run since Wednesday and is considered armed and dangerous.
Police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ child molestation suspect
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