News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Customers walk among the storefronts at the New Black Wall Street Market on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Lithonia, Georgia. The market has been in operation for over a year and gives Black business owners the opportunity to sell their products. (Christina Matacotta for the AJC)

New Black Wall Street Market opened to fanfare. It’s soon closing.

Third victim dies after fatal DeKalb shooting spree, police say

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Woman killed in DeKalb shooting spree was a federal employee, DHS says

Lauren Bullis was walking her dog in a residential area off Flat Shoals Road just north of I-285 when she was fatally shot and stabbed Monday, DeKalb police said.

Man accused in DeKalb shooting spree had convictions in Savannah, California

The family of one victim, who was walking her dog early Monday when she was fatally shot and stabbed, is now searching for her pet.

Buford Highway closed between Duluth and Suwanee for water main repair

“The repair work is expected to last into the evening with minimal impact to water service in the area,” Gwinnett County said in an email.

Georgia News

GSP troopers fired after alleged scheme to profit off police chases

A Georgia State Patrol internal investigation revealed scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases.

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Maker of military drone boats expands in Georgia, plans more than 200 jobs

Blue Ops has leased a former Regal Boats facility in Valdosta for a new manufacturing campus where it will build “uncrewed surface vessels” or USVs.

School children use their smartphones near the Barangaroo Ferry Terminal in Sydney, Feb. 24, 2021. (Matthew Abbot/The New York Times)

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Crime & Public Safety

GSP troopers fired after alleged scheme to profit off police chases

A Georgia State Patrol internal investigation revealed scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases.

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Third victim dies after fatal DeKalb shooting spree, police say

The DOJ added a federal firearm charge to the lengthy list that Olaolukitan Adon Abel is facing after a shooting spree on April 13.

Georgia lawyers compete to curb rising food insecurity

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Dr. Erica Schwartz must still be confirmed by the Senate. Metro Atlanta health professionals and former CDC employees are ‘cautiously optimistic.’

Christian school football coach faces new charge for child sexual abuse image

Georgia authorities say a private school teacher also took “inappropriate and surreptitious photos or videos of minor children during the course of normal school activities.”

Woman killed, grandson injured when vehicle fleeing police hit them, DeKalb officials say

A grandmother was killed and her 14-year-old grandson were hit by a stolen vehicle fleeing police, killing the woman, DeKalb authorities say.

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No train operators reported seeing a person or object on the tracks that night.

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The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs unveils plans for ATL Culture House, which will have eight community events to promote the new cultural hub during the World Cup.

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