News for Metro Atlanta and Region

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens in Gulf; Georgia braces for rain, floods, tornadoes

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Sandy Springs residents return to homes after gas leak, police say

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Drag queen Shea Couleé fell in love with Atlanta after shooting a Marvel film

Fulton County justice leaders hold press conference to discuss concerns about the county's budget process

Leaders of Fulton justice system refuse to take part in budget hearings

Atlanta Dream hosts the New York Liberty in game two of the WNBA semifinal playoffs

Dream remains perfect in postseason run after Game 2 overtime win over Liberty

DeKalb DA announces indictment in a 2011 cold-case sexual assaults by an ex-police officer

DNA from federal arrest ties ex-DeKalb officer to cold case rape, DA says

Metro police on alert for Halloween Flock vandalism amid more misuse claims

Metro agencies are on alert over online calls to disable Flock cameras on Oct. 31 as the technology continues to draw criticism and more officers face misuse allegations.

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

Family sues security guard acquitted of murder at Buckhead senior home

The daughters of the 90-year-old victim are suing after a jury found security guard Janet Denise Williams not guilty after just over an hour of deliberations.

He faced felony charges. Now, DeKalb is giving him a second chance.

Fifteen young people celebrated their completion of the STRIDE program, which stands for “Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education,” on Monday.

Georgia News

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Hurricane Isaias strengthens in Gulf; Georgia braces for rain, floods, tornadoes

Hurricane Isaias, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, is expected to continue strengthening and could bring severe weather to Georgia over the weekend.

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S. Georgia community worries as its second largest employer faces closure

Lawsuit: U.S. Marshals destroyed, abandoned federal detainees’ legal mail

Civil complaint by Georgia Federal Defender Program alleges U.S. Marshals moving federal pretrial detainees to distant Irwin County violates detainees’ constitutional rights.

New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds

Ten of the 35 injured at Georgia mass shooting in Vienna suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.

Crime & Public Safety

Sandy Springs residents return to homes after gas leak, police say

A gas leak on Wednesday closed a road in Sandy Springs and required some residents to temporarily evacuate.

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DNA from federal arrest ties ex-DeKalb officer to cold case rape, DA says

Two women waited for 15 years for an arrest after reporting as teens they were sexually assaulted. On Wednesday, officials said a former DeKalb officer had been indicted.

New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds

Ten of the 35 injured at Georgia mass shooting in Vienna suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.

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Explore 50 years of the Presnell death row case

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