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Why humidity makes Atlanta’s heat feel even hotter

It's not just the heat. Learn why Georgia's humidity makes summer feel more intense and how it affects your body's natural cooling system.

Ramon Jett, 6, went missing in Riverdale on Sunday. He was last seen on the 8000 block of Webb Road between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The Clayton County Police Dept. noted he was "nonverbal and suffers from a mental health condition.” His body was found in a nearby pond on Monday. (Courtesy of the Clayton County Police Department)

Missing Clayton County boy found dead in pond

A few hours after the search continued early Monday morning, dive teams located the boy’s body just after 9 a.m. in a pond in Riverdale.

Ronald Yarbrough is visited in hospital by his granddaughter, Roxanne Hachat, while recovering from a heart attack in 2019. His widow Glenda filed a lawsuit after his death. (Courtesy of Glenda Yarbrough via attorney Lloyd Bell)

Veteran’s widow gets $6 million after alleging typo led to fatal surgery

In her lawsuit, Glenda Yarbrough alleged her husband shouldn't have been cleared for colon surgery because of problems with his heart, and the medical letter contained a typo.

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Centennial Yards’ next tower to include affordable apartments, shops

An early-stage plan for roughly 280 apartments and several retail shops was unveiled in documents filed with the city. It aims to address the "Tuesday afternoon problem."

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Jerry Blasingame was tased in July 2018, causing his quadriplegia and death, court records show. The Atlanta police officer who tased him must pay $21 million in an associated excessive force case, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. (Courtesy of Ven Johnson)

Atlanta officer must pay $21M in excessive force case, federal court rules

An Atlanta police officer can't escape a $21 million judgment against him in an excessive force case over a panhandler's fatal injuries, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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Georgia data center’s rush to build a pop-up power plant raises concern
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Georgia’s first data center ‘pop-up’ power plant is breaking rules, groups say

Environmental groups argue a data center in Covington and a 90-megawatt "off-grid" power plant under construction to serve it are violating state and federal pollution laws.

Crime & Public Safety
Former Atlanta Lawyer is set to run his 50th Peachtree Road Race

Former Atlanta lawyer is set to run his 50th Peachtree Road Race

Greg Gates, a 77-year-old former attorney and certified public accountant, says the Peachtree Road Race has been the one constant in his life.

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Jerry Blasingame was tased in July 2018, causing his quadriplegia and death, court records show. The Atlanta police officer who tased him must pay $21 million in an associated excessive force case, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. (Courtesy of Ven Johnson)

Atlanta officer must pay $21M in excessive force case, federal court rules

An Atlanta police officer can't escape a $21 million judgment against him in an excessive force case over a panhandler's fatal injuries, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

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Buckhead eldery dead
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NFL player’s mom dead, brother charged in Buckhead killing, officials say

The brother of a former Falcons player is facing charges, including murder, and accused of fatally cutting his mother's neck Tuesday at a Buckhead home, officials said.

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