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ICE Protest in Atlanta

Attorney: Pregnant woman deported from Atlanta despite medical distress

Zharick Daniela Buitrago Ortiz was eight months pregnant when she was deported last week from Hartsfield-Jackson.

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Pedestrians brave the weather near Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, as a major winter storm drenched Georgia with freezing rain, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and businesses across the state, slickening roads and keeping hundreds of flights in and out of Atlanta grounded. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

Georgia steels itself for more challenges this week amid winter storm

The National Weather Service warns of more power outages and ‘impossible travel,' with dangerous cold possibly lasting until Thursday.

Crime & Public Safety
Gwinnett deaths

12-year-old calls 911 after man kills wife, 3 relatives in Gwinnett, police say

Four people are dead in an apparent domestic-related shooting in a Gwinnett County home, and a suspect is in custody, police said early Friday.

Ex-PSC candidate won’t be prosecuted for taking Georgia Power booklet

DA: Ex-PSC candidate won’t be prosecuted for taking Georgia Power booklet

Patty Durand, a former Georgia Democratic candidate for the Public Service Commission, won't face prosecution.

Todd Burkhalter, founder and CEO of Drive Planning, pleaded guilty to wire fraud, and prosecutors have recommended he be sentenced to 17 years in prison. (Facebook)

CEO of Alpharetta firm pleads guilty in $380M Ponzi scheme

The founder and CEO of an Alpharetta investment advice firm has pleaded guilty in a deal with prosecutors accusing him of operating Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme.

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