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Riverdale police hunt suspect in shooting of pregnant woman

A pregnant woman was hospitalized Saturday after Riverdale police said she was shot during a domestic dispute at Brooks Crossing Apartments.

Acworth seeks volunteers for city boards, commissions

Systems restored after data breach in city of Acworth, officials say

A cybersecurity breach in the city of Acworth is still under investigation, but systems and services have been fully restored, officials said.

Wrongfully convicted man exonerated

Atlanta man freed after two decades behind bars for crime he didn’t commit

Marquez Powell spent nearly 21 years in prison, but new DNA evidence proved his innocence, according to the Georgia Innocence Project.

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Novel cases, charges in 46 counties: U.S. attorney reveals bold plan

Georgia’s most prominent federal law enforcement official says he's using every prosecution tool at his disposal, including those his predecessors ignored.

Sexual abuse sparked a reckoning at a Georgia Baptist college

Truett McConnell faces lawsuit from president it ousted in sex abuse scandal

Former president Emir Caner says he shouldn't have been fired from the Georgia Baptist college after a former student accused an administrator of pressuring her into sex.

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This tire recycle facility near the Beltline could soon become apartments

Wood Partners said its project, called Alta West Midtown, is contingent upon receiving a $3.9 million tax break

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Kemp appoints top ethics official, prosecutor to Fulton bench

Gov. Brian Kemp appointed three judges to the Fulton County Superior Court, including the state's top ethics official and a prosecutor from DA Fani Willis' office.

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FBI Atlanta press conference
AJC EXCLUSIVE

Novel cases, charges in 46 counties: U.S. attorney reveals bold plan

Georgia’s most prominent federal law enforcement official says he's using every prosecution tool at his disposal, including those his predecessors ignored.

First responders treated the 2-year-old boy before transporting him to a hospital. He died Monday. (Charles Rondeau/Pixabay)

2-year-old dies after apparent drowning at Roswell apartment pool, police say

The boy died Monday after officials responded to a reported drowning the previous evening at a Roswell apartment complex swimming pool, officials said.

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