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Wish Atlanta is closing later this year. Here’s why.
The popular Little Five Points luxury streetwear and sneaker boutique is a destination for international streetwear brands and fashion houses.
Woman killed in hit-and-run car wreck on I-75, police say
Atlanta police say they responded early Sunday morning to a hit-and-run wreck on I-75 that left one woman dead and the other driver on the run.
Atlanta’s many ‘Peachtree’ streets make for viral comedy from New York quartet
New York-based musical group the Gregory Brothers strikes viral comedy gold with a send-up of Atlanta’s many streets that feature a variation of “Peachtree” in the name.
Warnock blasts OpenAI, Effingham for doing data center deal ‘in the dark’
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who grew up in coastal Georgia, called for protections for residents and criticized secrecy surrounding data center deals.
Four measles cases confirmed at Georgia daycare
State health officials didn’t identify the daycare or the ages of the children infected, but said each was either unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated.
Georgia officials detect new, potentially devastating invasive insect
Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced the state’s first confirmed detection of the pasture mealybug at a turf grass business in southwest Decatur County.
Gwinnett DA files lawsuit in fight over nonpartisan voting law
Gwinnett DA Patsy Austin-Gatson is the second official to take legal action over the law, which only affects Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton counties.
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Police find ‘no evidence’ of rape in UGA student investigation
Police in Athens say a UGA student's report was thoroughly investigated and found no evidence that a rape occurred. Two arrests were made in a theft case.
Some soil contaminated after truck carrying diesel overturns, officials say
Some contaminated soil was identified after a truck carrying around 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel overturned Friday morning in DeKalb County, officials say.
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