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Interstate 285

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

Lanes in both directions will be closed south of I-20, from Cascade Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, starting Friday night.

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Why is floodwater so dangerous?

Flooding may not always receive the attention other weather-related disasters do, but floods can be deadly.

VIDEO: Need to know hurricane facts

Everything you need to know about a flash flood

What is a flash flood and what makes them so dangerous? In an emergency, it's important to know the difference between a flash flood warning and a flood.

Georgia News
Georgia lawmakers gather in Columbus
INVESTIGATION

Mike Collins says foreign truckers make roads unsafe. His own truckers harmed motorists.

From ProPublica: Rep. Collins, running for U.S. Senate, wants to take away commercial licenses of noncitizens. His own truckers’ record shows death, injuries over the decades.

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Drill Proposal

Is there ‘black gold’ in Georgia? A Texas oil and gas firm wants to find out.

A Texas-based firm seeks permission to hunt for oil and gas beneath a rural part of southwest Georgia.

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Hyundai Quick Start program

Can man and (dog) robot work together? At Hyundai plant, they already do.

Georgia Quick Start, a state-funded workforce development program, trains workers for a Hyundai EV manufacturing campus considered a test bed for the factory of tomorrow.

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Crime & Public Safety
GOP urges Kemp to call a special session to redraw maps after court ruling

AJC asks judge to open a secret lawsuit from two Supreme Court candidates

Attorneys for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution argue the public has a right to know allegations against two candidates for the state Supreme Court.

Susana Morales

ABC’s ‘20/20’ to spotlight killing of Georgia teen tied to ex-Doraville officer

The new two-hour episode includes interviews with Susana Morales’ family and Gwinnett police investigators.

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Father charged in son’s Buckhead death released from jail months after shooting

A man charged with killing his son outside a Buckhead apartment complex was released from Fulton County Jail on bond with strict conditions.

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Gas prices

Metro Atlanta gas prices are up 50% since start of Iran war

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Father charged in son’s Buckhead death released from jail months after shooting

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Behind the scenes of the Atlanta Dream, women also lead

Socomec Group handout

French electrical component maker opens factory in Gwinnett with 300 jobs

Soccer Center opening

Sports HQ opens in Fayette, aiming to cement soccer supremacy in Georgia

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