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A local developer wants to change the character map area designation for a Peachtree Dunwoody Road residential property that would allow zoning for multi-family units and some office development. (Adrianne Murchison/AJC.com)
Developer’s ‘urban neighborhood’ plan for Sandy Springs to get another look
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At the end of the chase, Shavoz Levon Seals shot himself and later died at a hospital, authorities said.
GBI: Murder suspect fatally shot himself after pursuit, crash in Sandy Springs
Police officers in north Fulton and other communities will be collecting unused and expired prescription drugs Saturday in a bi-annual initiative to prevent misuse. AJC FILE
‘Take Back Day’: North Fulton police to collect expired prescription drugs
The North Perimeter Optimist Club in partnership with the Sandy Springs Recreation and Parks Department is hosting a free “Optimist Kids’ Day in The Park” 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at Morgan Falls Park athletic fields, 450 Morgan Falls Place NE in Sandy Springs. (Courtesy North Perimeter Optimist Club)
Sandy Springs to host Optimist Kids’ Day in The Park
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Fewer homes are listed for sale, but those are sold quickly. Even so, the end of summer brought a little softening of the metro Atlanta market. (Courtesy of Matt Wier)
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Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney plans to lift the mask mandate a month after the district’s young students become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. (Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com)
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The Gwinnett County Board of Education meets in the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Service Center.
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On Oct. 12, Georgia Tech professor Carol Senf (center) joined faculty from several Georgia universities on the Tech campus to protest changes to the post-tenure review process. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
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Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring announced that a proposed fourth and fifth grade academy, slated to open next fall in the former Inman Middle School building, will be delayed until fall 2023. VANESSA McCRAY/AJC FILE PHOTO
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Jury selection continued Thursday in the trial of three men charged with murder in Ahmaud Arbery's shooting.
In Arbery case, race a big factor in some potential jurors’ opinions
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The investigation into a fatal plane crash at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport continues.
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October 21, 2021 Fulton County: In the kind of calamity only possible in metro Atlanta traffic, two trucks carrying loads of lumber and candles collided on I-285 and burst into flames Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Trucks carrying lumber, candles burst into flames after collision on I-285
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Georgia Tech police shut down multiple streets on campus after an alarm went off Wednesday.
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A 67-year-old woman died from injuries sustained in a shooting at her home. The 33-year-old suspect has been charged with murder.
DeKalb shooting suspect charged with murder of 67-year-old woman
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Team leader Benjamin Griggs and the South Metro SWAT team spent four hours at a Union City home during an Oct. 11 barricade operation that ended with a 23-year-old undergoing a mental health crisis surrendering with no injuries.
For SWAT leader, preservation of life takes priority in recent standoff
Travis McMichael, right, accused in the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in February 2020, enters the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., on Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 before daylight, as motions in the case were heard and jury selection was to begin. (Lewis Levine/The Coastal Courier via AP)
Jury selection drags on in Arbery murder trial
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