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Truck driver falls asleep, crashes into I-75 North sound barrier, cops say
GRIDLOCK GUY

It’s time to make it easier to build sound barriers on interstates

The near silence when the interstate was closed prompts resident to fight for noise barriers between the Cascade Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive interchanges.

Jayden Williams

Stockbridge mayor sues city over blocked access amid review of $4K in spending

Jayden Williams disputes the city’s authority to restrict his powers as the city launches an investigation, including into his purchases and donations, court filings say.

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UPDATE

I-285 West near airport reopens after multi-vehicle crash injures 3

An early morning crash Saturday on I-285 West in Clayton County sent several people to the hospital, officials say.

Georgia News
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Senate committee signs off on Trump’s new CDC appointment

The U.S. Senate's health committee signed off on the nominations of Dr. Erica Schwartz and Sean Kaufman.

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Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session
BREAKING

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty in COVID unemployment fraud

State Rep. Sharon Henderson pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding the government by taking COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment benefits she was not entitled to.

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Fuel spill at Atlanta airport goes  into the Flint river

Environmental groups threaten to sue Atlanta airport over spills into river

The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Flint Riverkeeper threaten to sue the Atlanta aiport over spills of fuel, sewage and other substances into the Flint River.

Crime & Public Safety
Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session
BREAKING

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty in COVID unemployment fraud

State Rep. Sharon Henderson pleaded guilty on Wednesday to defrauding the government by taking COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment benefits she was not entitled to.

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Hot car death
BREAKING

‘She forgot’: Lawrenceville police charge mother after baby’s hot car death

The 1-year-old boy was in the car for roughly nine hours while his mother was working at the hospital, Lawrenceville police said.

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Gainesville city employee faces 99 counts, accused in $1.5M embezzlement scheme

A longtime Gainesville employee is facing charges, accused of stealing more than $1 million from the city over several years before he was fired in June, officials said.

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Stockbridge mayor defends himself against claims of improper P-card spending

A Georgia ticket broker must pay $300,000 to the Federal Trade Commission to resolve allegations that it used illegal means to purchase and resell at high profits millions of dollars’ worth of tickets to live events. Among the shows included in the allegations was a concert by Metallica at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 2025.  The band is shown here playing in Atlanta. (Ryan Fleisher for the AJC)

Georgia firm faces FTC fine for reselling tickets to Megan Moroney, Metallica

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Cereal and pet food facility poised for $32M expansion in Fairburn

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Wellstar lays off more than 700 corporate workers

Atlanta is investigating a new fish kill on a different metro area river

Atlanta watershed management responsible for South River fish kill, state says

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Why Coca-Cola says it scored big from sponsorship of the World Cup

The tiny RFID chip has revolutionized how UPS ships packages

Pivoting from Amazon business, UPS looks to other areas for growth

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Scorching temps prompt heat advisory before school starts next week in Atlanta

Colt Gray sentencing

Georgia school shooter copied prior shooters to gain ‘notoriety,’ testimony shows