Search crews find body of missing boater

Officials have found the body of a boater who went missing at a state park, authorities said Wednesday.

Department of Natural Resources officials had been searching for Alberto Palacios, 24, of Douglasville. He fell into the lake at Sweetwater Creek State Park near Lithia Springs on Monday. Palacios and another man were on a non-motorized paddleboat when the incident occurred.

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AJC analysis: Southwest Atlanta voters hand council presidency to Overstreet

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution analysis of the vote found Marci Overstreet dominating the Southwest Atlanta votes.

Meet the Democratic Socialist elected to Atlanta City Council

Kelsea Bond won a landslide victory in the District 2 race while championing Beltline rail, dense affordable housing and workers’ rights.

TRAFFIC UPDATE

8-mile-long traffic jam caused by tractor-trailer crash on I-20 East

Lanes have fully reopened since the early Monday morning wreck near the Fulton Industrial Boulevard exit (Exit 49).

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TRAFFIC UPDATE

8-mile-long traffic jam caused by tractor-trailer crash on I-20 East

City Council proposes oversight commission for Dickens’ $5 billion plan

Woman dies after being shot in head outside Loganville CVS, police say

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Why cell service, Wi-Fi have been spotty at ATL’s international terminal

There are several reasons why it has been tough to get reliable cell service and Wi-Fi access at Concourse F and the international terminal. A completed fix is coming soon.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia’s top Republican US Senate candidates now back release of Epstein files

U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter, Mike Collins and Derek Dooley say they back a bill in the U.S. House that to force the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, who died in 2019.

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.’s season could be in jeopardy after knee injury, per ESPN report

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