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Barbecue, burgers and beverages top our list of May dining events
Listen to chef Duane Nutter’s stand-up comedy, participate in a spring cocktail class and attend a nationwide bartending competition this May in metro Atlanta.
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Stop those open burns, metro Atlanta. We have a summertime ban
May 1 marks the beginning of the burn ban in Georgia, which has seen 68% more fires in the first four months of 2025 compared to the five-year average.
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Poached pears, seasoned beets and burrata make the Select’s salad special
To impress guests, you can re-create the Pear, Beets & Burrata Salad from the Select restaurant in Sandy Springs at home.
Lyft driver shoots passenger in argument near Atlantic Station, police say
Driver is in custody; passenger in stable condition at Grady hospital.
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3 Georgia police officers killed in line of duty in 2025
Four months into 2025, 3 Georgia police officers have been killed in the line of duty.
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Georgia 2nd in nation with 3 officers killed in line of duty this year
Three Georgia officers have been killed so far this year, ranking the state second in the number of police killed in the line of duty in 2025.
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Young widow carrying twins remains hopeful after husband’s Christmas Eve death
A reward of $10,000 is being offered for information leading to an arrest and indictment in a Christmas Eve shooting that left a 36-year-old man fatally wounded in East Point.
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A week after being shot, South Fulton officer ‘walking with assistance’ in hospital
Lt. Charles Cook was one of two officers shot April 18 by a man suspected of jaywalking. The other officer was treated and released from hospital.
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Fulton elementary teacher shot, killed after Easter party, police say
The woman charged faces one count of malice murder and remains in the DeKalb County Jail without bond.