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Truck driver falls asleep, crashes into I-75 North sound barrier, cops say
GRIDLOCK GUY

It’s time to make it easier to build sound barriers on interstates

The near silence when the interstate was closed prompts resident to fight for noise barriers between the Cascade Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive interchanges.

Jayden Williams

Stockbridge mayor sues city over blocked access amid review of $4K in spending

Jayden Williams disputes the city’s authority to restrict his powers as the city launches an investigation, including into his purchases and donations, court filings say.

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UPDATE

I-285 West near airport reopens after multi-vehicle crash injures 3

An early morning crash Saturday on I-285 West in Clayton County sent several people to the hospital, officials say.

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Colin Gray sentencing hearing
BREAKING

Apalachee High shooter’s dad gets 15 years in prison

Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced Thursday for giving his son the gun and related gear used in Georgia's deadliest school shooting.

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Senate committee signs off on Trump’s new CDC appointment

The U.S. Senate's health committee signed off on the nominations of Dr. Erica Schwartz and Sean Kaufman.

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Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID unemployment fraud

State Rep. Sharon Henderson pleaded guilty to defrauding the government by taking COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment benefits she was not entitled to.

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Crime & Public Safety
Colin Gray sentencing hearing
BREAKING

Apalachee High shooter’s dad gets 15 years in prison

Colin Gray, father of Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, was sentenced Thursday for giving his son the gun and related gear used in Georgia's deadliest school shooting.

14m ago
Georgia General Assembly begins 2026 legislative session

Third Democratic state lawmaker pleads guilty to COVID unemployment fraud

State Rep. Sharon Henderson pleaded guilty to defrauding the government by taking COVID-19 pandemic-era unemployment benefits she was not entitled to.

1h ago
Hot car death
BREAKING

‘She forgot’: Lawrenceville police charge mother after baby’s hot car death

The 1-year-old boy was in the car for roughly nine hours while his mother was working at the hospital, Lawrenceville police said.

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A masked immigration agent asks LaGrange resident Alex Orellana for identification in this screenshot taken from a livestream posted on Facebook on July 7, 2026. (Courtesy of Alex Orellana)

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Stockbridge mayor defends himself against claims of improper P-card spending

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Wellstar lays off more than 700 corporate workers

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Atlanta watershed management responsible for South River fish kill, state says

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Pivoting from Amazon business, UPS looks to other areas for growth

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Scorching temps prompt heat advisory before school starts next week in Atlanta