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Bus hijacking death was Gwinnett’s, driver’s fault, lawsuit says

The daughter of a 2024 bus hijacking victim's lawsuit against the bus driver, bus company and city says the shooter’s strange behavior should have been noticed in advance.

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Former Georgia House Majority Leader Larry Walker dies at 84

Majority leader from 1986 to 2004, he is the father of current Georgia Senate President Pro Tem Larry Walker III.

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Random attacks heighten scrutiny of public safety ahead of World Cup

After recent violence in public spaces, leaders in Atlanta and elsewhere try to manage public perception and safety before the FIFA World Cup.

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Officials said the girls from Riverdale died Friday in an apparent drowning hours after they arrived at a vacation rental house near Walt Disney World on the outskirts of Orlando, Florida. (Charles Rondeau/Pixabay)

Riverdale twins, age 5, die in apparent drowning at Florida rental, officials say

Two families arrived at the vacation home early Friday, and the girls were found unresponsive in the pool later that morning, according to the Osceola County sheriff’s office.

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For Georgia’s congressional delegation, redistricting is a waiting game

The upcoming special session could produce a new congressional map in Georgia, but the lawmakers currently in those seats have no say in how they are drawn.

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Atlanta’s new downtown rising on the doorstep of the World Cup stadium

If you are new to downtown Atlanta, or haven’t visited in some time, you might be wondering what’s up with all the construction.

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Parents sentenced after girl’s death in Gwinnett fire exposes years of abuse

A 10-year-old girl was found dead in 2022 inside a windowless room at a Gwinnett County home that had burned to cinders. Last week, her parents were sentenced to prison.

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Cherokee sheriff’s deputy accused of misusing license plate reader database

The Cherokee County sheriff’s deputy is charged with a felony and misdemeanor after police say she searched for a co-worker’s license plate.

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Swimmer’s body found in Lake Lanier after drowning, officials say

A man’s body was pulled from the water of Lake Lanier late Saturday night following an extensive search after he was reported missing while swimming, officials say.

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Rockdale firefighter killed in on-duty rollover crash identified

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MARTA train service restored after Civic Center incident

A new sphere, screening tech and parking: How the Atlanta airport has prepared for FIFA

These MARTA stations will have new faregates by the first World Cup match

The FBI grounded more than a dozen recreational drones Thursday, the first day of the FIFA Fan Festival at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta. Here, FBI officials demonstrate a drone in May after announcing flight restrictions in Atlanta during the World Cup. (Akili-Casundria Ramsess for the AJC)

Drones are already flouting no-fly zones before Atlanta’s first World Cup game

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Atlanta neighborhood feels sidelined by plan to move 1996 Olympic Cauldron

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Atlanta’s tax extension plan becomes issue in Fulton Commission chair runoff

Late GOP push to delay future Gwinnett MARTA votes angers Democrats

Nearly 300 apply for job of next MARTA chief

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DOJ OKs Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, combining film studios, CNN and CBS

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Atlanta Beltline’s newest trails form ‘The U,’ linking key neighborhoods