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Republic Lounge shooting

Atlanta ‘Most Wanted’ suspect tied to club owner’s death arrested in Florida

One of Atlanta police’s “Top 10 Most Wanted” suspects was arrested Wednesday in the 2023 shooting death of a nightclub co-owner, officials said.

Funeral for Dave Fiji

Widow hires Kobe Bryant-linked attorney in Georgia helicopter crash suit

The bride who survived a helicopter crash that killed her new husband on their wedding night has filed a lawsuit against the helicopter charter company and wedding venue.

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport centennial finale ceremony

Atlanta mayor proposes new rules for Flock, surveillance tools

The mayor’s office says it’s possible to have a robust system of the technology while protecting civil rights.

Georgia News
Cumberland Island land exchange media tour

Cumberland Island is a primitive place. A development debate rages on.

Proposed Cumberland Island land swaps between the federal government and descendants of the Carnegie family draw scrutiny. Public comment period goes through Oct. 16.

Atlanta jurors return $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial

Atlanta jurors reach $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial

The former owner of a Super 8 hotel near Atlanta's airport must pay $164 million to a young woman who says she was sex trafficked there as a minor, a federal jury decided.

Georgia’s election workers brace for a tense midterm season
UPDATE

Georgia House candidate voted in 2026 primaries in two states, records show

A Democrat running for a Georgia House seat near Savannah appears to have cast ballots in both the Georgia and Nevada primaries in 2026, state voting records show.

Crime & Public Safety
15 year old shot and killed on Dunning Street on Friday September 25th

Teen killed in ‘isolated’ shooting in SE Atlanta, police say

A teenager was fatally shot Friday evening in an “isolated incident” in southeast Atlanta, police say.

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Smyrna Police investigate homicide park valley apartments

Teen now charged with murder in Smyrna dismemberment case; victim identified

The teenager who was arrested after a dismembered body was found this week in Smyrna is now charged with murder amid new discoveries in the case, police say.

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Smyrna Homicide investigation into the death Shintia Mosley

DNA testing ongoing after dismembered body found in Smyrna, police say

No one has been charged in the killing of a woman whose dismembered body was found in Smyrna, police said, though a teen arrested is considered a “person of interest."

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Smyrna Police investigate homicide park valley apartments
UPDATE

Police find dismembered body at Smyrna apartments; teen charged

Norfolk Southern safety train
UPDATE

2 arrested after contractor killed outside Norfolk Southern facility in Cobb

Republic Lounge shooting

Atlanta ‘Most Wanted’ suspect tied to club owner’s death arrested in Florida

ICE Shooting Austin

Georgia migrant ‘pinned’ under ICE vehicle, GSP report says

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Atlanta City Council, Fulton County discuss pending sale of detention center

‘We warehouse people’: Fulton sheriff makes case for buying Atlanta facility

Judge Aaron Mason

Clayton Superior Court judge accidentally fires gun in restaurant, police say

Ethics trial Shermela Williams

Embattled ex-judge escapes punishment after resigning

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