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Once ‘a monster,’ Georgia wildfires are mostly contained but still not out
Despite recent rain, twin South Georgia wildfires continue to burn more than a month after they began consuming tens of thousands of acres between Valdosta and Atlantic coast.
Interim DA takes over in Statesboro area after predecessor’s sudden death
Jillian Gibson is taking over as the acting district attorney in the Ogeechee Judicial District after the elected official overseeing the office died late last week.
Armed shoplifting suspect killed by police at Cobb mall identified, GBI says
A shoplifting suspect at a Georgia mall died Wednesday after police said he produced a gun while running from an officer and the officer opened fire.
Welcome to Georgia, where questionable therapies flourish with little oversight
Hundreds of Georgia wellness clinics promote unproven treatments with little oversight from one of the nation’s weakest medical boards, an AJC investigation found.
Tennessee cracked down on a questionable therapy. Georgia gave its doctors a home.
Two doctors ran afoul of the DOJ after moving to Georgia from Tennessee so they could use chelation, a treatment for removing heavy metals, as a cure-all and billed Medicare.
Wedding night helicopter crash near Dawsonville leaves 2 dead, 1 alive
The crash near Dawsonville left two men dead and one woman who survived. Their identities have not been released.
Alpharetta man whose fraud included fake UGA tickets sentenced to 4 years
Matthew Neet must pay nearly $1 million in restitution for fake tickets to UGA sports and a Taylor Swift concert, false real estate opportunities in Costa Rica, other fraud.
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Woman fatally stabbed on MARTA train identified; man arrested.
A 66-year-old Atlanta woman was fatally stabbed on a MARTA train in what officials called a “senseless” incident. A 25-year-old was arrested.
Feds seek Atlanta judge’s recusal amid sex affair inquiry
The U.S. wants a federal judge in Atlanta to recuse herself from an election-related lawsuit over worries she committed misconduct and is biased toward Democrats.
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