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Downtown will receive new entertainment destination in century-old building

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Person of interest in USPS letter carrier’s killing in DeKalb arrested

Sushi kiosk, cheese counter part of major redo at this Atlanta area Kroger

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‘Heated Rivalry’ sparks Atlantans to connect over queer romance novels

12 metro Atlanta arts events to look forward to in the coming week

Mark Owens returns as Atlanta Braves’ in-game host after three-year break

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With FBI raid, Trump may drive Black voter turnout in Fulton County

Pedestrian killed after illegal tint prompts DeKalb police pursuit, officials say

A 59-year-old man was fatally struck during the chase. The Georgia State Patrol is now investigating.

With man sentenced in Buckhead valet killing, victim’s mom looks to heal

Harrison Olvey was working as a valet near Tongue & Groove in 2023 when he noticed a man breaking into a vehicle and was shot. On Thursday, Randy King was sentenced.

1 dead in shooting at Palmetto Elementary

DoorDash driver killed in ‘domestic’ shooting outside Palmetto Elementary

The suspect in the killing, identified as Christopher Ates, 39, was taken into custody by Houston County Sheriff’s Office deputies, officials there said Wednesday.

Georgia News

Georgia Power plans huge expansion to serve data centers

Georgia regulators won’t revisit approval of new power plants for data centers

The “petition for reconsideration” challenged the PSC’s decision to “certify” almost 10,000 megawatts of new gas power plants, battery storage systems and some solar.

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Georgia bars First Liberty exec from selling securities, seeks criminal probe

In an emergency order, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office accuses Brant Frost V of selling unregistered securities and misleading investors.

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Michelle Wierson on trial in death of Miles Jenness

On trial: A woman wanted to save her daughter. She killed someone’s son.

A woman is on trial for vehicular homicide after killing a 5-year-old boy in Decatur. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after a landmark Georgia court ruling.

Crime & Public Safety

Person of interest in USPS letter carrier’s killing in DeKalb arrested

Dequavious Graves was working a mail route in DeKalb County when he was fatally shot near his carrier vehicle. The shooting was described as “not accidental.”

Georgia school schooter was “obsessed” with Parkland shooting

Apalachee students describe shooting scene, aftermath in second day of trial

On trial: A woman wanted to save her daughter. She killed someone’s son.

A woman is on trial for vehicular homicide after killing a 5-year-old boy in Decatur. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after a landmark Georgia court ruling.

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Statehouse bill would hamper Mayor Dickens’ tax district extensions

The so-called TAD extensions are a key component of the second-term mayor’s lofty $5 billion plan to revitalize underserved neighborhoods.

Georgia high court overturns day care murder conviction a second time

Supreme Court justice calls the complicated case ‘a bit of a mess.’

Cobb man with loaded shotgun arrested near U.S. Capitol, federal police say

Capitol police said Carter Camacho of Smyrna is facing charges of unlawful activities, carrying a rifle without a license, unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.

Judge sanctions Atlanta attorney who cited ‘non-existent quotations’

Attorney E. Earle Burke was ordered to attend a six-hour training course on either employment law or legal research and writing.

Officer involved shooting Cobb County Bradley Avenue

Man killed after pointing gun at Cobb officers, GBI says

Monday’s shooting was the 12th incident this year involving officers in Georgia and the second involving Cobb officers, according to the GBI.

Atlanta Council wants answers from mayor’s office on clerk contract

Atlanta City Council members are calling for increased transparency from Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration regarding a consulting contract with the city’s former clerk.

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Savannah teacher killed after Guatemalan driver flees ICE traffic stop

A motorist fleeing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents collided with another car Monday morning in Savannah, Georgia, killing a local schoolteacher.

Atlanta Opera seeks to create natural habitat at new home along Beltline

Atlanta Opera aims to get ‘connected to nature’ with future Beltline home

Atlanta Opera held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday to kick off its $64 million effort to turn the historic Bobby Jones Golf Course clubhouse into a new arts center.

Apalachee shooting suspect was ‘obsessed’ with Parkland incident, jury told

Colt Gray obsessively studied school shooters and even sent money to the person convicted of the mass shooting in Parkland, attorneys revealed to a jury on Monday.