Partial ceiling collapse at MARTA station

Part of the ceiling collapsed Thursday morning at the Five Points MARTA station, officials said. No injuries were reported, and there was no service disruption.

The incident happened over the escalator near a stairwell, MARTA spokeswoman Alisa Jackson said.

Personnel from building services and MARTA police responded to the situation, Jackson said.

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Man dies after shooting at Greenbriar Mall, police say

Officials found a 28-year-old man unresponsive and suffering from several gunshot wounds.

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Jessica Maria Motes, 36, has been in jail since Oct. 26 after the body of a 4-year-old girl was found in the trunk of her vehicle, documents revealed.

Ex-Milton lieutenant free on $15K bond in Cobb crash that killed trucker

A former metro Atlanta police lieutenant accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash was granted a $15,000 bond during a court hearing Wednesday, according to his defense attorney.

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The University of Georgia could soon limit the number of foreign workers it employs, a result of the $100,000 fee imposed on some H-1B visas.

Georgia judges deal blow to ICE’s new mandatory detention policy

The ruling is a first-of-its-kind to come out of Georgia’s Middle District.

At the Cobb jail, a new kind of rehabilitation starts at the horse barn

Joshua Arp is one of two Cobb County jail detainees taking part of the sheriff’s office new equine therapy program meant to help him stay out of jail.