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‘She forgot’: Lawrenceville police charge mother after baby’s hot car death
The 1-year-old boy was in the car for roughly nine hours while his mother was working at the hospital, Lawrenceville police said.
Newton commissioners acquitted of money laundering face retrial on other charges
Two suspended Newton commissioners were found not guilty Wednesday of several money laundering charges tied to a real estate deal, but their federal court cases aren’t over.
Gainesville city employee faces 99 counts, accused in $1.5M embezzlement scheme
A longtime Gainesville employee is facing charges, accused of stealing more than $1 million from the city over several years before he was fired in June, officials said.
He traded Atlanta restaurants for a beach shack. He’s never been happier.
Atlanta restauranteur Brian Hogan owned three popular eateries. He calls the decision to sell, move to the Tybee Island beach and eventually open a hot sauce shop a wise one.
OpenAI in Georgia: How $20B data center plan secretly took root in Effingham
OpenAI’s data center plans blindsided county residents. The answers to the hows and whys involve a web of actions by governments and authorities as well as Georgia Power.
Changing political winds? Democrats make midterms case at state convention.
Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms capped the list of speakers at the Georgia Democratic Convention ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Attorney says mother in Lawrenceville hot car death made ‘good faith’ mistake
Deja Coleman, who is accused in her baby's death after he was left in a car outside her workplace, was described by her attorney as a sleep-deprived, single mother of three.
Arrest made months after teen’s death at Piedmont Park on 404 Day
Nearly four months after a 16-year-old girl was fatally shot at Piedmont Park following 404 Day festivities, Atlanta police announced an arrest connected to the case.
DeKalb judge can stay on cases after DA alleges ‘bias,’ fellow judge rules
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston has lost her bid to remove a judge from more than 400 criminal cases and other matters involving her office.
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