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Leader of Alpharetta firm accused in $380M Ponzi scheme gets 4 years in prison

The first of three executives of an Alpharetta firm accused of operating what was likely Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme was sentenced to just over four years in prison.

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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.

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It’s flesh-eating bacteria season. Here’s what to know about vibrio.

Summer's warmer waters bring a coast-dwelling potentially deadly bacteria to Georgia’s shores and shellfish, and to other coastal states..

Ponzi Scheme

Head of Georgia firm accused in massive Ponzi scheme gets 20 years in prison

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Warner Robins High School Shooting Suspect Denzelle D. Willis Jr., 14

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Deja Coleman hearing at the Gwinnett Detention Center

Mother charged in son’s hot car death could get jail furlough to attend funeral

Georgia school schooter was “obsessed” with Parkland shooting

Inside the online realm where the Apalachee school shooter spent his time

Students leave Warner Robins High School as Houston County Sheriff's vehicles remain on the scene after a shooting on campus left one injured at the Middle Georgia school on Aug. 12, 2026, officials said. Police have a suspect in custody. (Joe Kovac/AJC)

Suspect in custody after shooting at Warner Robins High School, officials say

Tiffany Haddish DUI Arrest

Tiffany Haddish pleads guilty to DUI, avoiding Fayette County trial

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Leader of Alpharetta firm accused in $380M Ponzi scheme gets 4 years in prison

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Attorney says mother in Lawrenceville hot car death made ‘good faith’ mistake

Jekyll Island

It’s flesh-eating bacteria season. Here’s what to know about vibrio.