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Atlanta faces sharp critiques for extreme heat response

‘Just not good enough’: Critics blast Atlanta’s extreme heat protections

Doctors, homeless services organizations and grassroots groups criticize Atlanta’s response to a heat wave that scorched the city around July Fourth.

Alan Walden

Alan Walden, who managed Otis Redding and Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at 83

Georgia music impresario Alan Walden, who had a hand in launching fellow Maconite Otis Redding to superstardom and signed a fledgling Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Thursday. He was 83.

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Grandmother charged after 2-year-old boy’s drowning death at Roswell pool

Axel Delgado's grandmother "failed to provide adequate supervision" at a Roswell apartment complex swimming pool, according to a warrant for the woman's arrest.

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Cyclospora outbreak prompts lettuce recall in Georgia and beyond

Georgia has been largely spared from cases of illness so far, though it is among 27 states where lettuce is being recalled.

Sandy Springs approves police plan for 99 license plate readers

DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired

Police say the license plate readers help locate suspects and solve crimes, but a growing number of critics say the technology amounts to an invasion of privacy.

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WILD GEORGIA

As top predators, sharks are vital to ocean health and don’t deserve bum rap

Sharks get a bum rap: The risk of a shark attack is very small, and the creatures play a crucial role in nature.

Crime & Public Safety
Jayden Williams

Stockbridge mayor faces scrutiny as City Council strips him of access, duties

Jayden Williams, the newly elected mayor of Stockbridge, has been stripped of his access to city property, funds and certain responsibilities by the City Council.

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Deputies ID ex-boyfriend on the run after woman fatally shot in Hall County

Investigators say they believe the suspect is the ex-boyfriend of the woman fatally shot at a Hall County convenience store.

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Scattered thunderstorms disrupt Sunday FIFA World Cup festival

As the FIFA World Cup comes to a close Sunday, Atlantans gather for a celebration at Piedmont Park. But scattered thunderstorms have put a damper on the festivities.

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Grandmother charged after 2-year-old boy’s drowning death at Roswell pool

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