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3 apprehended in Cobb after deadly shooting at Buckhead apartments

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office after ordering the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

Trump aims to revoke tax-exemption from private schools that aid minorities

Apalachee shooting victims’ families file suits as anniversary marks legal deadline

3 new measles cases found at metro Atlanta daycare, Ga. health officials say

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Father who spent decades in prison for baby’s death released, waiting new trial

Danyel Smith got to go home for the first time in more than two decades after a judge on Tuesday granted him bond ahead of a new trial.

Atlanta police recruit killed in motorcycle crash on way to work, officials say

An Atlanta Police Department employee was killed in a crash on the city’s southeast side early Tuesday, officials said.

Atlanta-area rapper gets 6 years in $6.5 million check fraud scheme

Shamarri Tache Brooks not only altered checks he stole from the mail; he also sold fraud tutorials online, even though his schemes did not apparently work.

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Apalachee shooting victims’ families file suits as anniversary marks legal deadline

At least seven lawsuits have been filed this week by family members of students and teachers injured and killed in the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting.

3 new measles cases found at metro Atlanta daycare, Ga. health officials say

The newly confirmed measles cases bring the number to eight associated with the daycare, which has not been publicly identified.

‘Losing one of your own’: Funeral set for Georgia officer killed in line of duty

The Warm Springs police chief described Sgt. Chris Fisher as a dedicated officer and father. Fisher's funeral is set for Tuesday in Fayetteville.

Crime & Public Safety

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3 apprehended in Cobb after deadly shooting at Buckhead apartments

The gunfire happened around 1:39 a.m. inside the parking deck of the Mezzo apartment homes in the 2100 block of Peachtree Road, police say.

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Apalachee shooting victims’ families file suits as anniversary marks legal deadline

At least seven lawsuits have been filed this week by family members of students and teachers injured and killed in the Sept. 4, 2024, Apalachee High School shooting.

‘Losing one of your own’: Funeral set for Georgia officer killed in line of duty

The Warm Springs police chief described Sgt. Chris Fisher as a dedicated officer and father. Fisher's funeral is set for Tuesday in Fayetteville.

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