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He says he killed a man and got away with it. Then, he found Jesus.

Joseph Quiros-Soto followed the advice of a pastor to turn himself in to the Locust Grove Police Department for a crime that happened across the river from New York City.

The downtown drag in Thomasville on March 15, 2024. (Mark Wallheiser/The New York Times)

South Georgia county sheriff’s office rocked by chief deputy arrest

A former chief deputy arrested, charged with stealing guns. Allegations of misuse of funds. Excessive force accusations at the jail....

COBB SUPREME COURT

Georgia high court clears path for COVID-delayed prisoner executions

Part of an agreement halting the executions of nine Georgia inmates on death row doesn’t protect them anymore, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

Georgia News
Funeral for Dave Fiji

Week after surviving wedding helicopter crash, widow speaks at husband’s funeral

'I felt safe in his love,' says bride during a Saturday funeral service for her husband, killed in a Georgia helicopter crash on their wedding night. The pilot also died.

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WILD GEORGIA

June and July are peak times for ‘lightning bugs’ in Georgia

Some 50 species of fireflies — aka "lightning bugs" — light up summer nights in Georgia, and June and July are peak season for the insects.

Greg Eyerly, Commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, tours the Atlanta RM Clayton Water Reclamation Plant

Investigation into Chattahoochee River fish kill focuses on Atlanta’s tunnels

As investigators piece together what caused a fish kill on the Chattahoochee River last month, they have zeroed in on Atlanta's network of underground tunnels as a culprit.

Crime & Public Safety
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Drug deal turns deadly at College Park apartment complex, police say

A suspected drug deal at a College Park apartment complex escalated into violence Saturday night, leaving one man dead and another injured, police said.

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MARTA Midtown

Amid federal safety probe, police search for shooter in latest MARTA violence

Police are searching for a shooter after a man was wounded on a MARTA train at the Midtown station, the latest in a series of violent incidents on transit agency property.

Funeral for Dave Fiji

Week after surviving wedding helicopter crash, widow speaks at husband’s funeral

'I felt safe in his love,' says bride during a Saturday funeral service for her husband, killed in a Georgia helicopter crash on their wedding night. The pilot also died.

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Georgia’s rising power demand fuels debate over solar farm expansion

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Roswell High school photos

Ex-Roswell High employee’s texts show sexual contact with student, warrant says

Assembly bandshell

Assembly Studios installs bandshell, plans World Cup watch party

Spalding County Courthouse

He says he killed a man and got away with it. Then, he found Jesus.

Lawyer Solicitation

Georgia high court to decide lawyers’ alleged criminal solicitation of clients

Northlake Mall sale

Northlake Mall retailers told to vacate. Is a sale and redevelopment next?

Atlanta Beltline acquires Eastside Trail office building

Beltline buys office building for $16.5M to preserve affordable space

LaGuardia Crash

Trump administration to investigate MARTA after stabbing attacks

One Musicfest Day One
REVIEW

Atlanta’s Latto, with new album and baby, can do better than ‘Big Mama’

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

After Spirit exit, other airlines flood into its former Atlanta routes

Beltline Beep
EXCLUSIVE

Atlanta Beltline study biased toward autonomous shuttles, complaint alleges