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Former High Museum executive pleads guilty to embezzlement

The former chief operating officer of the High Museum of Art pleaded guilty Monday to a single felony theft charge. He is accused of stealing more than $600,000.

Federal law could ease private equity’s grip on Atlanta housing market

“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store,” said U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who called Atlanta the “ground zero” of corporate homeownership.

Atlanta firm buys struggling Town Center mall after latest foreclosure

A struggling regional mall northwest of Atlanta has a new owner after finding itself in on familiar ground — the foreclosure block.

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Revelers make merry at the Chaka Khan Hacienda party at Pullman Yards on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. (Ben Gray for the AJC 2023)

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Hands on steering wheel, honking
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Handcuff

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Colt Gray status hearing

Apalachee shooting suspect to appear in Barrow County for plea, sentence hearing

An off-duty officer shot her son. A year later, she’s still calling for justice

Mother seeks damages a year after son was fatally shot by Atlanta officer

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No charges for off-duty Atlanta officer in deadly bar shooting

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57th running of the Peachtree Road Race

Peachtree Road Race updates: Victory lap

Ophelia, who was shot and killed Wednesday by a Cobb County Sheriff's deputy, is shown here in her service dog vest. (Courtesy of Healing4Heroes)

Dog shot and killed by Cobb County sheriff’s deputy