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Dagmar Midcap is officially gone from CBS Atlanta

Dagmar Midcap has left CBS Atlanta without explanation 16 years after she last left the market working at the previous CBS station.

Georgia man, former prosecutor charged in alleged $2M Ponzi schemes, feds say

Federal prosecutors say they indicted a Georgia businessman and Florida attorney on wire fraud, money laundering charges for allegedly defrauding investors out of $2 million.

Fourth man charged with murder after Norfolk Southern contractor killed in Cobb

A fourth suspect has been charged after a contractor with Norfolk Southern was shot and killed last month at the company’s facility in Austell, officials say.

Georgia News

Lawsuit filed over delayed Cobb County absentee ballots

Nearly 2,900 Cobb County voters who requested absentee ballots during the first half of October have experienced delays.

What’s your elevator pitch? Students compete on ride up 27-story TKE tower.

A group of Kennesaw State University students practiced their elevator pitches in a contest held at TK Elevator’s North American headquarters.

Is gerrymandering making Georgia’s U.S. House races boring?

Analysts say that a blue wave on Election Day still may not be enough for Democrats to flip any of Georgia's nine Republican-held U.S. House seats.

Crime & Public Safety

4-year-old boy found dead in Atlanta; mother’s friend arrested, police say

A woman has been arrested after a child was found dead Monday evening as police conducted a wellness check at a southwest Atlanta residence, officials say.

BILL TORPY

Day of reckoning comes for financier who fleeced the flock

Brant Frost IV's decline was a classic in a realm of serial fraudsters.

3 arrested for school shooting plans had set date, made checklist, warrants say

Three people are accused of planning a school shooting attack to take place August 20, 2027, at Cherokee High School, Canton police said Tuesday.

More Metro News

PNC Bank rolling out 25 new branches across metro Atlanta

All released from hospitals after Salem High football team bus crash

A.M. ATL: Gassed up

These Georgia men faced breast cancer. What they want other men to know.

AJC HER+STORY

Tequila in a lip-shaped bottle with a racy name was born in Atlanta

GRIDLOCK GUY

The good, the bad and the future of I-285 toll lanes

Georgia extends gas tax suspension amid elevated pump prices

Social media celeb who flaunted lavish life indicted on $4M Georgia SNAP fraud

Did you feel that bang? Early morning implosion razes Chamblee office tower.

5 takeaways from Atlanta Public Schools’ State of the District address