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The suspect in the killing, identified as Christopher Ates, 39, was taken into custody by Houston County Sheriff’s Office deputies, officials there said Wednesday.

The gruesome beheading of a dog at a Fulton County home led to a SWAT standoff and the suspect’s eventual arrest Wednesday, officials said.

DeKalb County could close dozens of schools in the coming years. Here's what to know.

Crescent Communities is the latest developer to purchase an Atlanta area office building with plans to tear it down and build something more desirable.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is looking into alleged discrimination in hiring and recruiting at Genuine Parts.

When hit, Pradeep Kumar Sood was in a crosswalk where today there is none, the faded stripes having been removed. His family has lobbied for the city of Atlanta to restore it.

Russell Mathis was sentenced to 10 years’ probation, including two years of home arrest

The list of possible closures is meant to spark conversation in the district before final decisions are made.

Former Atlanta mayors have joined an effort highlighting the importance of the city's minority contracting program and its economic impact.

Fulton’s top elected official plans to find out whether the owners of office buildings, hotels and data centers are being asked to pay their fair share in property taxes.