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Lanes of I-285 to be closed for weekend construction
Work crews along seven miles of Interstate 285 will install lane closures for road rehabilitation from Collier Drive in Fulton County to Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County.
Extreme heat prompts Georgia schools to rearrange operations and activities
The extremely hot weather is causing disruptions in some metro Atlanta schools, knocking out HVACs and prompting virtual learning where possible.
Babysitter faces kidnapping, cruelty charges after girls found, warrant says
Camera footage shows the dramatic rescue of two missing girls from a tow trailer where police say their babysitter "jeopardized their health, safety, and well-being."
Battery recycling project headed to Georgia with help from $50M federal grant
A new project heading to Georgia will aim to recover and recycle battery scrap material more efficiently, with the help of a $50 million federal grant.
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Large Atlanta law firm hit with data breach and associated lawsuit
Troutman Pepper Locke, one of Atlanta's largest and oldest law firms, says it notified the FBI about a recent data breach that it faces a proposed class action lawsuit over.
Tegus are on the march in South Georgia. Locals’ guns are cocked and loaded.
Georgia residents are taking aim at the tegu lizard, a large and 'smart' invasive species accused of stealing chicken eggs, wrestling with cats and hiding under houses.
A year later, 2nd arrest made in Edgewood shooting that killed 1, injured 10
More than a year after nearly a dozen people were shot overnight in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood, another suspect is behind bars.
Judges order review of Georgia’s district maps under new voting rights rules
Three 11th Circuit jurists directed a lower court to reconsider a decision that determined Georgia’s previous political maps had illegally weakened Black voting power.
Large Atlanta law firm hit with data breach and associated lawsuit
Troutman Pepper Locke, one of Atlanta's largest and oldest law firms, says it notified the FBI about a recent data breach that it faces a proposed class action lawsuit over.
