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Ramon Jett, 6, went missing in Riverdale on Sunday. He was last seen on the 8000 block of Webb Road between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The Clayton County Police Dept. noted he was "nonverbal and suffers from a mental health condition.” His body was found in a nearby pond on Monday. (Courtesy of the Clayton County Police Department)

Missing Clayton County boy found dead in pond

A few hours after the search continued early Monday morning, dive teams located the boy’s body just after 9 a.m. in a pond in Riverdale.

Ronald Yarbrough is visited in hospital by his granddaughter, Roxanne Hachat, while recovering from a heart attack in 2019. His widow Glenda filed a lawsuit after his death. (Courtesy of Glenda Yarbrough via attorney Lloyd Bell)

Veteran’s widow gets $6 million after alleging typo led to fatal surgery

In her lawsuit, Glenda Yarbrough alleged her husband shouldn't have been cleared for colon surgery because of problems with his heart, and the medical letter contained a typo.

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As extreme heat arrives, dangerous days ahead for Atlanta World Cup revelers

The combination of extreme temps, humidity and Atlanta’s urban heat island will raise the risk of heat-related illnesses for World Cup fans, Peachtree Road Race runners.

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Georgia’s first data center ‘pop-up’ power plant is breaking rules, groups say

Environmental groups argue a data center in Covington and a 90-megawatt "off-grid" power plant under construction to serve it are violating state and federal pollution laws.

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Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

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Georgia lawmakers give businesses a boost in court battles

A year after overhauling court rules to help companies avoid massive jury verdicts, Georgia legislators have made legal battles easier, shorter and cheaper for businesses.

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NFL player’s mom dead, brother charged in Buckhead killing, officials say

The brother of a former Falcons player is facing charges, including murder, and accused of fatally cutting his mother's neck Tuesday at a Buckhead home, officials said.

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Shooting leads to ‘large-scale manhunt’ in Forsyth County, officials say

After a dispute broke out in gunfire in a Forsyth County neighborhood, neighbors called 911 when stray bullets entered a child’s bedroom in a nearby house, officials said.

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Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

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Georgia stakeholders cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

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Civil rights suit by Georgia death row prisoners revived by federal judges

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