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Decatur Library shooting suspect arrested; site to reopen next week
A man accused of shooting another man in the normally quiet Decatur Library has been taken into custody, police said.

Flags to fly at half-staff for Gwinnett police officer’s funeral
The service for officer Pradeep Tamang takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville. Members of the community are invited to line the procession route.

By the numbers: Metro Atlanta homicides declining, mirroring national trend
Homicides dropped an average of 21% nationwide in 2025, according to a new study, and major police departments including Atlanta's reflected decreases.

$1 million Powerball ticket sold at Gwinnett grocery store
The lucky ticket was purchased at a Publix on Loganville Highway SW near Loganville. The jackpot will climb to an estimated $113 million for Monday’s drawing.

Georgia carpet empire’s forever chemicals polluted Alabama drinking water
Residents in Gadsden, other Alabama communities downstream blame Dalton’s carpet capital for contaminated water.
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.

‘A nightmare’: Walmart shopper files lawsuit over Acworth kidnapping arrest
Mahendra Patel said he was arrested at gunpoint days after Caroline Miller told police he tried to abduct her kid, but surveillance footage contradicted her version of events.
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Gwinnett honors officer killed in the line of duty
On Saturday, law enforcement from across the state and community members gathered to mourn the loss of Gwinnett police officer Pradeep Tamang.

Meet the Atlanta mastering engineer behind Bad Bunny’s biggest songs
Atlanta mastering engineer Colin Leonard has worked with Bad Bunny since 2017, including on his album that won album of the year earlier this month at the Grammys.

Wildman’s sister gets Civil War shop, ending fight over late owner’s estate
A Cobb County judge ruled that Marjorie Lyon, who took sole control of Myers’ property following his death, breached the terms of a trust he had set up.

Body recovered from Milton pond believed to be Lil Jon’s son, police say
Nathan Smith, 27, was first reported missing Tuesday.

A lawsuit and a video create new problems for Morris Brown College
On the same week an evaluation team visited campus to determine if Morris Brown should keep its accreditation, the school was sued by a former member of its board of trustees.

Coca-Cola shifting sports drink business BodyArmor to Atlanta, report says
Coca-Cola will migrate its sports drink business BodyArmor Sports Nutrition from New York to Atlanta to bring several of the company’s hydration brands under one unit.

Donations pour in after 4 killed in DeKalb house fire
Four people are dead after a fire ripped through a DeKalb County home late Wednesday, officials said.

Office tower, apartments proposed for Church at Wieuca property
The new development, which has been dubbed 3600 Peachtree, will stretch across 2.4 acres and calls for street-level food and beverage space.

College Park officials conducted ‘shakedown’ of apartment owner, suit says
Property owners were told they had to put $3 million into a city-controlled account and use the city’s `preferred vendors to fix … violations,’ according to the lawsuit.






