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Homeless encampent on Leonard Tate Street SE

With World Cup knocking, homeless camp cleanup proceeds at downtown’s doorstep

Atlanta cleared a large homeless encampment near Grady ahead of the World Cup, part of its “Downtown Rising” push to place people in housing and improve safety.

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Jay Couch

Kemp orders probe into Hall County sheriff’s DUI charge after Four Lokos

Gov. Brian Kemp ordered an investigation Friday into a metro Atlanta sheriff accused of driving in his county-issued SUV after drinking Four Lokos.

MARTA Reach

What to know about MARTA’s new curb-to-curb service launching Saturday

New MARTA Reach service will replace bus routes in 12 areas with on-demand rideshare-type transit within the zone.

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Dycom training center

Atlanta-area facility to train electrical workers as data centers expand

Dycom Industries announced Thursday it will build a workforce training center on a 49-acre site in Walton County.

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Microsoft Fairwater Atlanta

From peanuts to processors? South Georgia gets largest data center pitch yet.

In a small city that touts itself as “The Peanut Capital of the World,” a new proposal focuses on planting rows of something else: high-security computer servers.

‘SANTA IS WATCHING YOU,’ mysterious signs say.
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‘SANTA IS WATCHING YOU,’ mysterious signs say. Suspect has a white beard.

Intriguing signs have appeared around Atlanta. A man says he saw someone putting one up. The sign-poster looked a bit like Santa Claus.

Crime & Public Safety
Atlanta litigator’s lessons after handling Door Dash’s insurance cases

Atlanta litigator brings DoorDash insight to company defense

After three years handling DoorDash's insurance litigation, Atlanta lawyer Kimberly Sheridan has a new approach in serving as outside counsel to a variety of companies.

Alleged serial rapist pleas XXX in DeKalb. Cases in other counties remain open.

She waited 13 years to face her rapist. Now, he faces life in prison.

Wesley Cooley faces life in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of rape, kidnapping with bodily injury and other charges.

Dekalb School Bus crash

DeKalb school bus crash sends 5 to hospital after car runs red light, officials say

The bus was transporting 29 students to Montclair Elementary School in Brookhaven when the crash happened.

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Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, left untouched in South Georgia for nearly a decade

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Growing FAA Cuts ATL Impact

Delta delays Atlanta-Tel Aviv route restart until August

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Gwinnett names sole school superintendent finalist

Studio owners look to fill soundstages

Intennse moves its rapid-fire tennis concept to Assembly Studios

Dekalb School Bus crash

DeKalb school bus crash sends 5 to hospital after car runs red light, officials say

‘SANTA IS WATCHING YOU,’ mysterious signs say.
ATLANTA DISPATCH

‘SANTA IS WATCHING YOU,’ mysterious signs say. Suspect has a white beard.

The controversial Civil War store in downtown Kennesaw has been the subject of intense debate in the increasingly diverse city. But since Myers' death and the store's abrupt closure last year, the Confederate flags that flew from the second story for decades have since removed. File photo. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

She won control of infamous Confederate shop in court. Then, she died.

Gastonia, North Carolina, Papa John's pizza restaurant at dusk

Investment firm makes bid to take Papa Johns private, report says

CAP annual meeting

As World Cup approaches, Atlanta looks back 30 years for inspiration

Atlanta News First

Atlanta TV stations have been dropped from Dish TV. Here’s why.

Gas prices in Suwannee, Georgia

‘It’s a big hit.’ How high diesel prices can hurt Atlanta’s economy.