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Man arrested 5 months after shooting 2 on MARTA train, police say
MARTA police and the FBI arrested a man Friday they suspect shot two people aboard a train before fleeing into the East Point station five months ago.
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Fired Milton police lieutenant was DUI in deadly Cobb crash, indictment says
A fired Georgia police lieutenant was driving under the influence of alcohol in a deadly crash that killed a Tennessee truck driver, an indictment states.
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Metro Atlanta enters severe drought with no relief in sight
Wildfire concerns increase over much of the state, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission.
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Georgia girl with prosthetic limb pens book to show she’s ‘just like you’
Cree James swims, dances, and plays flag football - all with an artificial limb. Now, she's showing other kids with disabilities what's possible in her new book.
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Meet the candidates running for seats on state’s powerful utility regulator
From Tuesday through Nov. 4, voters get to choose who serves on the Georgia Public Service Commission for the first time in almost five years.
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Judge resigns as council president after Florida strip club arrest
Dustin Hightower becomes the Council of Superior Court Judges' new president, and Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker is now next in line for the role.
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Police, GBI investigating off-duty officer killing man near Buckhead bar
An Atlanta officer responding to a "disruptive patron" call at the 5 Paces Inn shoots the man after seeing him take an item he believed to be a gun from a car, GBI says.
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Man arrested after vandalizing King Center in Atlanta, police say
The man who was arrested is accused of trampling on the Eternal Flame and urinating in the King Center reflective pool, according to authorities.
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Stay ahead with Kaiser Permanente: Why mammograms matter
An emphasis on responsiveness, expedient care, and coordination made Elesha Nurridin’s care experience after a...
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Georgia nurses: Enter for a chance to visit Georgia Aquarium all year!
This season, Northside Hospital and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution want to give nurses the chance to dive into...
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Cape Cod in the smallest U.S. state? It’s possible
It’s true: big things come in small packages. And America’s tiniest state of Rhode Island, might be New England’s...
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Rep. Williams presses White House on conditions in Atlanta’s ICE field office
Rep. Nikema Williams is demanding transparency from the Trump administration after a report from the AJC showed immigrants being held for long stretches in ICE field office.
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Residential development could leave big mark on tiny DeKalb village
Developers unveil $350 million plan for 800 new homes in Avondale Estates, and promise to preserve village’s character.
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Surgeons general: RFK Jr. endangers CDC staff he is supposed to protect
In Washington Post editorial, six former surgeons general say HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. risks Americans’ lives.
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Farm staff ‘devastated and heartbroken’ by death of Paulding girl on field trip
Carlton Farms in Polk County, a popular North Georgia farm, has postponed activities after the death of a 6-year-old on a field trip.
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Man killed woman as she slept, then himself in Gwinnett home, police say
Embrey Watson, 51, shot and killed Rachel Free, 39, while she was asleep, Gwinnett police said Friday. Watson then killed himself.
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Man arrested 5 months after shooting 2 on MARTA train, police say
MARTA police and the FBI arrested a man Friday they suspect shot two people aboard a train before fleeing into the East Point station five months ago.
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AJC Peachtree Road Race updates: Ground yourself
About nine months out from the Peachtree Road Race, the AJC's Nicole Bennett shares an update on her training, plus advice from Olympic gold medalist Joe Jacobi.
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Fired Milton police lieutenant was DUI in deadly Cobb crash, indictment says
A fired Georgia police lieutenant was driving under the influence of alcohol in a deadly crash that killed a Tennessee truck driver, an indictment states.
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DeKalb superintendent’s alleged financial misdeeds were public before 2023 hiring
Allegations that DeKalb County Superintendent Devon Horton awarded no-bid contracts to his friends pre-date his hiring in DeKalb.
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Metro Atlanta enters severe drought with no relief in sight
Wildfire concerns increase over much of the state, according to the Georgia Forestry Commission.