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Former Judge Christina Peterson gets emotional during a news conference at the law office of Arrington & Phillips in Atlanta on June 21, 2024. (Ziyu Julian Zhu for the AJC)

Ex-judge found not guilty in brawl outside Buckhead club

Christina Peterson, who represented herself during the trial, had been arrested in June 2024 and was accused of willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, a misdemeanor.

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Person of interest in USPS letter carrier’s killing in DeKalb arrested

Dequavious Graves was working a mail route in DeKalb County when he was fatally shot near his carrier vehicle. The shooting was described as “not accidental.”

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Dad arrested in child’s shooting death left gun in bed during nap, warrants say

A man was charged Wednesday after his 2-year-old child was fatally shot at a Sandy Springs apartment complex, officials said.

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Atlanta’s NCR split itself in two. One half is now being bought for $6.6B.

One of Atlanta’s largest public companies split itself into two separate businesses three years ago, and that decision has created some lucrative acquisition targets.

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macon homicides

A bullet grazed him at 13. At 25, gunfire left him dead on the same street.

A recent wave of violence in Macon, Georgia, has left seven people dead in a span of nine days in mid-February. Nine more were left wounded in other Bibb County shootings.

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Laken Riley’s father says Georgia university system liable in her death

The on-campus killing of nursing student Laken Riley stems from the negligence of Georgia's university system and several property managers, her father alleges in a lawsuit.

Crime & Public Safety
macon homicides

A bullet grazed him at 13. At 25, gunfire left him dead on the same street.

A recent wave of violence in Macon, Georgia, has left seven people dead in a span of nine days in mid-February. Nine more were left wounded in other Bibb County shootings.

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Laken Riley’s father says Georgia university system liable in her death

The on-campus killing of nursing student Laken Riley stems from the negligence of Georgia's university system and several property managers, her father alleges in a lawsuit.

Mother of Apalachee High School suspected shooter testifies

Apalachee shooting suspect’s dad expected to take the stand in his trial

Colin Gray, father of the Apalachee shooting suspect, plans to take the stand in his own trial on Friday. The father is facing charged related to the shooting.

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Footage shows moment MARTA train rams into fallen tree and derails

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MARTA provided surveillance video from a train that derailed in December after it struck a tree. The video shows the view from the front of the train, inside the operator's cabin and in the first rail car. (MARTA surveillance video)
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‘We’re lucky to be alive’ after MARTA train hits fallen tree

(From left) Interim MARTA General Manager and CEO Jonathan Hunt and Beltline CEO Clyde Higgs. Both faced questions from Atlanta City Council members this week regarding a vote last year to stop work on the Eastside light rail project. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025 and Abbey Cutrer/AJC 2025)

Atlanta City Council wants say in More MARTA projects moving forward

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Downtown Atlanta to gain new luxury hotel ahead of World Cup

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The FBI’s new role in Georgia: Transporting immigrant detainees for ICE

The Black Crowes rocked the Fox Theatin 2024. They have been nominated a second time for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Robb Cohen for the AJC)

Another Atlanta group could be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame soon

Allison Entrekin

What Atlanta Magazine’s new top editor plans for the storied publication

Security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing goes to trial

Trial begins for security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing

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Rockefeller unveils details for the tallest residential building in Atlanta

Tiger Flowers Drive fatal shooting of 7 year old

Officials ID 7-year-old killed in Atlanta shooting as police search for suspect

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MARTA to launch revamped bus network, ‘last-mile’ van service