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Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley listens to Ahmaud Arbery's father give an impact statement during the sentencing for the three men convicted of Arbery's muder. Episode 19 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast examines the sentences received by Travis and Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan. (Stephen B. Morton / AP)
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 19: Life in prison
210930-Atlanta-Dr. Kathleen Toomey give an update about Covid in Georgia at the State Capitol as Gov. Brian Kemp and listens Thursday morning, Sept. 30, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia COVID-19 dashboard updated after five-day absence
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211228-Atlanta-People wait in line for Covid testing at the Fulton County Center for Health and Rehabilitation on Tuesday morning, Dec. 28, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How 2.6M COVID tests on DPH site revealed a nearly 2-year data issue
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Neve Campbell stars in Wes Craven's "Scream 4," one in a series of popular teen horror movies. (Courtesy of MCT)
Opinion: Scary times for Georgia schools as politics stalk classroom
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announces the launch of a new voter registration system Wednesday as he's surrounded by county election directors in the Georgia Capitol. MARK NIESSE / MARK.NIESSE@AJC.COM
Georgia buys new voter registration system after long lines in 2020
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FILE - Vogue magazine editor at large André Leon Talley attends a post-Fashion Week panel discussion on the lack of black images in the current fashion output Sept. 14, 2007, in New York. Talley, the towering former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, has died. He was 73. Talley's literary agent confirmed Talley's death to USA Today late Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Influential fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73
A 47-year-old man became pinned between his bed and a large tree when the tree crashed into his second-floor bedroom and he fell to the garage below, officials said.
Atlanta man survives after tree crushes home during winter storm
Crews work on downed power lines from a fallen tree on North Druid Hills Road on Sunday, January 16, 2022. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens addresses the crowd during the unveiling of the new Buckhead mini-precinct on Thursday, January 13, 2022. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Inside City Hall: Our takeaways from the first 2 weeks of Andre Dickens’ tenure
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Mitzi Bickers, who served as Mayor Kasim Reed’s director of human services from 2010 to 2013, is seen here with attorney Drew Findling. Bickers faces multiple charges related to alleged bribery schemes in both Atlanta and Jackson, Mississippi. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM
First trial in Atlanta City Hall investigation delayed again
Georgia’s Jan. 6 defendants: Where are they now?
Metro Atlanta contractor latest arrested in Jan. 6 probe
Inside the campaign to undermine Georgia’s election
Atlanta VA Health Care System is investigating allegations that an employee was selling other employees cards that certifies they have had CPR training. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
VA investigates the sale of fake CPR cards
Georgia’s incentive package for $5B Rivian plant likely largest-ever
Clients scramble for shelter as HIV program in limbo
Even with beds empty, patients can’t get into Ga. state mental hospitals
Dr. Jeffrey M. Gallups and his company, Milton Hall Surgical Associates, have agreed to pay about $3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that the scheme with lab company NextHealth bilked government health care programs. Gallups is seen here in a video from his "Doc Talk" show posted on YouTube.
Doctor alleged fraud schemes stuck patients and government with hefty bills
In ‘modern-day slavery’ bust, arrests largely spared farmers. Here’s why.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta amasses immense wealth as some Georgia families struggle
Jan. 6 riot ‘not patriotism’ judge says in sentencing Ga. man
Michel "Marty" Turpeau IV, chairman of the Development Authority of Fulton County, said that the board's rejection of tax incentives for an apartment and townhome project will delay development of a property the neighborhood wants cleaned up. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Fulton authority turns down incentives for Beltline project
Failing safety standards at dialysis centers put Georgians at risk
Documents with personal information found in Decatur dumpster
Gainesville man arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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Senior care investigation
July 14, 2021 Smyrna - Rita Manatrizio plays with therapy dog Bella at her room at Woodland Ridge Assisted Living on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Georgia senior care homes struggle to rebound after pandemic
Rosemont at Stone Mountain is a senior living facility that has experienced a large number of Covid deaths. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Warnock, Johnson seek investigation of Georgia’s nursing home death data
James Dempsey died in 2014 after authorities say his nurses neglected his repeated calls for help.
‘Granny cams’ bill disappoints senior advocates
Connie Kendrick and her son, William Kendrick, embrace as they see each other at The William Breman Jewish Home in Atlanta on Thursday. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Nursing home residents finally get to see their loved ones face to face
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Atlanta mayoral candidates Andre Dickens and Felicia Moore at a runoff debate on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021.
Interactive: Poll of Atlanta voters, November 2021
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Atlanta crime trends, 2011-present
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Atlanta crime trends, 2011-present
In 2019, Jeremy Taylor was rushed by way of ambulance to Grady Memorial Hospital after having a seizure at a store. Later, he got a bill for $1,947 from Grady Emergency Medical Services. The bill itemized only one charge, which he was notified had to be paid at once. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Federal government may have to wrest pricing information from hospitals
Kati Manley, of Statesboro, was treated for kidney stones in a an outpatient procedure at East Georgia Regional Medical Center, and learned she was responsible for $4,000 after her insurance was billed $45.000. No one told her that she she could comparison shop online at a different hospital and perhaps pay less. “I wish I kind of knew that beforehand,’' said Manley. (Stephen B. Morton/For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia hospitals post prices online but good luck finding the information
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Interactive: Hospital pricing transparency report cards
In all, Georgia’s population jumped by 10% to 10.7 million between 2010 and 2020, adding about 1 million people but failing to pick up another seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/TNS)
2020 Census: Georgia’s minority populations have surged
03/31/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Sen. Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) signs his photograph on a 2021 Georgia Senate poster in the Senate Chambers during Sine Die, legislative day 40, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Georgia’s growth and diversity set stage for redistricting fight
'Breakdown' podcast
Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley listens to Ahmaud Arbery's father give an impact statement during the sentencing for the three men convicted of Arbery's muder. Episode 19 of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast examines the sentences received by Travis and Greg McMichael, and their neighbor William "Roddie" Bryan. (Stephen B. Morton / AP)
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 19: Life in prison
Devonia Inman gives a thumbs-up as he is driven away from Augusta State Medical Prison, after serving 23 years in prison for a wrongful conviction. His case was featured in the fourth season of the AJC's "Breakdown" podcast. (Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com)
‘Breakdown’ special episode: Devonia Inman is a free man
122021 Grovetown: Devonia Inman is embraced by his mother Dinah Ray, and stepfather, David Ray, after being released from custody at Augusta State Medical Prison (background) having served 23 years in prison for a wrongful conviction on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Grovetown. His charges were dismissed in a murder case. At left is his son Travenski Jackson and grandaughter Alona. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”`
Devonia Inman freed after 23 years in prison for wrongful conviction
Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones his hugged by a supporter in the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., after the jury convicted three men in her son's 2020 death. The 18th episode of the AJC's 'Breakdown' podcast looks at the conclusion of the murder trial. (Stephen B. Morton / AP)
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 18: We have a verdict
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Earlier this month, the developer of Ponce City Market temporarily withdrew a proposal for an $8 million property tax break related to its plans to expand on the property. The development authority that approves such incentive deals has clamped down on their distribution, following intense scrutiny of their practices over the summer. (Jamestown Properties)
Fulton board under scrutiny tightens spigot on incentives
At the A.G. Rhodes nursing home in Atlanta, a "Wall of Fame" honors individuals who have worked at the facility for 20 years or longer. Across Georgia, the senior care industry is facing a staffing crisis, leaving a growing number of older adults in need of services. (Carrie Teegardin / cteegardin@ajc.com)
Staffing shortages at crisis levels in Georgia nursing homes
Solvent traps can be easily converted into homeland silencers. This screenshot is from one of many YouTube videos showing how to do the conversion. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms has been cracking down on companies that they say market solvent traps for this purpose.
Lawsuit challenges ATF’s seizure of Georgia business
Hanging it up after 31 years, Putnam County Deputy Sgt. John Harper gathers the police uniforms from the closet of his home preparing to turn them in at week's end on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Hillsboro. Harper had a sudden epiphany recently that it was time to go, in part because of the current climate involving law enforcement. Once he made his decision, he was ready to go immediately. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)
Georgia police agencies struggle to fill their ranks
Dr. Thomas C. Wyatt, 65, is no longer employed as a psychiatrist at the VA clinic in Blairsville, now that he faces two charges of sexual battery on a child less than 12 years old in Miami. (Miami-Dade Police Department)
Allegations of child sex abuse decades ago create quandary for medical regulators
Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones his hugged by a supporter in the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, Ga., after the jury convicted three men in her son's 2020 death. The 18th episode of the AJC's 'Breakdown' podcast looks at the conclusion of the murder trial. (Stephen B. Morton / AP)
‘Breakdown’ Ep. 18: We have a verdict
Mike Roby, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Veterans Service, addresses Soldiers, Airmen, retirees and veterans during Retiree Appreciation Day May 11, 2021, at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta, Georgia. He abruptly retired just as an investigation was completed into allegations he sexually harassed an employee and made demeaning, racist remarks to others. Because he retired, he faces no discipiline. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Rydell Tomas)
Report: Georgia Veterans Service commissioner harassed, demeaned employees
PruittHealth to pay $4.2 million in false claims case
PruittHealth to pay $4.2 million in false claims case
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