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Former Judge Christina Peterson gets emotional during a news conference at the law office of Arrington & Phillips in Atlanta on June 21, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu for the AJC)

Ex-judge found not guilty in brawl outside Buckhead club

Christina Peterson, who represented herself during the trial, had been arrested in June 2024 and was accused of willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, a misdemeanor.

USPS shooting

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.”

Sandy Spring child killed

Dad arrested in child’s shooting death left gun in bed during nap, warrants say

A man was charged Wednesday after his 2-year-old child was fatally shot at a Sandy Springs apartment complex, officials said.

Georgia News
Bible Quilt
BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Her art is in the Smithsonian. A descendent is uncovering her Georgia past.

The quilts of Harriet Powers, born into slavery, are being memorialized with “Forever” stamps as a great-great-great-granddaughter digs deeper into her Georgia life.

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macon homicides

A bullet grazed him at 13. At 25, gunfire left him dead on the same street.

A recent wave of violence in Macon, Georgia, has left seven people dead in a span of nine days in mid-February. Nine more were left wounded in other Bibb County shootings.

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Laken Riley’s father says Georgia university system liable in her death

The on-campus killing of nursing student Laken Riley stems from the negligence of Georgia's university system and several property managers, her father alleges in a lawsuit.

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Crime & Public Safety
macon homicides

A bullet grazed him at 13. At 25, gunfire left him dead on the same street.

A recent wave of violence in Macon, Georgia, has left seven people dead in a span of nine days in mid-February. Nine more were left wounded in other Bibb County shootings.

13m ago
legislature photos

Laken Riley’s father says Georgia university system liable in her death

The on-campus killing of nursing student Laken Riley stems from the negligence of Georgia's university system and several property managers, her father alleges in a lawsuit.

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Mother of Apalachee High School suspected shooter testifies

Apalachee shooting suspect’s dad expected to take the stand in his trial

Colin Gray, father of the Apalachee shooting suspect, plans to take the stand in his own trial on Friday. The father is facing charged related to the shooting.

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The Black Crowes rocked the Fox Theatin 2024. They have been nominated a second time for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Robb Cohen for the AJC)

Another Atlanta group could be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame soon

Allison Entrekin

What Atlanta Magazine’s new top editor plans for the storied publication

Security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing goes to trial

Trial begins for security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing

Alina Unit

Rockefeller unveils details for the tallest residential building in Atlanta

Tiger Flowers Drive fatal shooting of 7 year old

Officials ID 7-year-old killed in Atlanta shooting as police search for suspect

MARTA Series
OPINION

MARTA to launch revamped bus network, ‘last-mile’ van service

STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9)

Legendary Atlanta electronic band is set to make a grand return home

Egleston Hall at All Saints

Atlanta church, UGA’s Legion Pool among Georgia’s at risk landmarks

APD OIS 022426

Officer shoots man armed with knife on Buckhead road, police say

Federal Enforcement New Orleans

ICE buys Oakwood warehouse for $68 million in plan to detain more immigrants in Ga.