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Interstate 285

Let’s try this again: I-285 to close this weekend for roadwork after weather delay.

GDOT plans a full westside I-285 closure this weekend after weather postponed the work, warning of major traffic impacts across metro Atlanta.

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First Liberty founder pleads guilty in $140M fraud case

First Liberty founder Brant Frost IV pleaded guilty in federal court in Newnan to wire fraud tied to a $140 million Ponzi scheme that rocked Georgia GOP circles.

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She took over her dad’s construction firm and made it a key player in Atlanta

Joy Rohadfox moved her company's headquarters from North Carolina to Atlanta, winning contract work at the world’s busiest airport in the process.

Crime & Public Safety
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Raffensperger says he faced ‘active threat’ at Macon campaign stop

Bomb disposal crews found a suspicious object but no hazardous device as the Republican candidate for governor campaigns in the final days before the primary.

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Man pleads guilty in Atlanta theft of Beyoncé’s unreleased music

Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing unreleased Beyoncé music and more in Atlanta last July, a court spokesperson said. Evans was sentenced to two years in prison.

Atlanta Public Safety Training Center visit

From skid pad to train car: How the public safety training center is used

Department leaders gave the first in-depth look at the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center since it opened more than a year ago in southern DeKalb County.

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Interstate 285

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