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Reality TV star denied bond on child molestation charges in Fulton

Sidney “Starr” Favors was arrested earlier this month at a hotel in Hapeville and will remain in jail on pending child molestation charges.

Alpharetta approves North Point Mall’s pro hockey plan. Here’s what it means.

The City Council voted 4-3 to rezone the nearly 99-acre mall into something comparable to The Battery Atlanta at Truist Park.

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Damage from Trump’s Cobb County visit lingers for students and teachers

Opinion: President Donald Trump's visit to Cobb County in July 2026 remains a low point for local educators who saw his speech devolve into a political rally.

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Audience members join hands while listening to a speaker at Airway, an open-mic storytelling event for doctors to share their experiences, at the Brooklyn Public Library on June 7, 2025. (Laila Stevens/The New York Times)

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‘Nightmare doesn’t end’: Indian grandmother faces deportation despite green card

Norfolk Southern chief mechanical officer Dianne Barnett
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Woman killed in hit-and-run car wreck on I-75, police say

New York City-based group the Gregory Brothers have gone viral with a short song, “71 Peachtrees (Lost In Atlanta),” which they made after comments from Atlantans saying they should sing about all the confusing variations of roads with “Peachtree” in the name. (Instagram screengrab from @gregorybrothers)
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Atlanta’s many ‘Peachtree’ streets make for viral comedy from New York quartet

Stockbridge Mayor Jayden WIlliams speaks to journalists Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 following a special City Council meeting held prior to an upcoming investigative hearing. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Stockbridge mayor dustup delayed as council sorts process, bias