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Fourth employee arrested, two more victims found at children’s shelter
Police arrested a fourth employee and say they’ve found another two victims of sexual abuse at the Rainbow House, a...

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Clayton officials missed red flags in approving $800M ‘Roman’ project
As a novice developer and Clayton County’s development authority were nearing a deal in the fall of 2021 to provide...

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Report: Antisemitic incidents up 63% in Georgia
Anti-Jewish hatred spiked last year in Georgia and the United States to the highest level recorded, according to a new...

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As crime rose, Atlanta failed to spend millions earmarked for violence prevention
Shortly after 10 a.m. on a sunny Monday last March the sound of gunshots sliced through Atlanta’s Oakland City West End...

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‘Breakdown’ Episode 27: Inside the Special Grand Jury
The latest episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Breakdown podcast recaps exclusive interviews with five of the...

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‘Breakdown’ Episode 26: The Forewoman Emerges
In a lengthy interview, Emily Kohrs, forewoman of the Fulton County special purpose grand jury, says the panel has...

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‘Breakdown’ Episode 25: Reading Between the Lines
The most recent episode of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Breakdown” podcast dissects the few pages of the special...
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UGA investigating events surrounding fatal crash
The University of Georgia said Tuesday it is investigating events that preceded a late-night car crash that killed a...

Why we’re writing this story
Managing Editor Leroy Chapman Jr. answers why The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is writing about the crash that killed a...

Strip club visit raises questions about fatal UGA crash
ATHENS — A late-night visit to a strip club preceded a car crash that killed a University of Georgia football player...

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Police training site protest has national reach
From North Carolina to Seattle, the police shooting of a protester at the site of a planned public safety training...

Stem cell clinic that made millions off injections will pay back less than $300K
A state lawsuit filed in September 2020 against a Sandy Springs-based stem cell clinic chain sought millions of dollars...

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Brawls, disorder mar Georgia boot camp for teens
A massive brawl broke out on a parade ground at Fort Gordon in Augusta one afternoon last fall, when about 70 teenage...

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Georgia inmate sentenced to life for latest murder
A Georgia inmate notorious for violence within the prison system has been sentenced to life with the possibility of...

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Working families resort to hotels for homes
During the holiday season, thousands of families across Atlanta squeezed into hotel rooms as they marked the special...