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‘Just not good enough’: Critics blast Atlanta’s extreme heat protections
Doctors, homeless services organizations and grassroots groups criticize Atlanta’s response to a heat wave that scorched the city around July Fourth.
Alan Walden, who managed Otis Redding and Lynyrd Skynyrd, dies at 83
Georgia music impresario Alan Walden, who had a hand in launching fellow Maconite Otis Redding to superstardom and signed a fledgling Lynyrd Skynyrd, died Thursday. He was 83.

Grandmother charged after 2-year-old boy’s drowning death at Roswell pool
Axel Delgado's grandmother "failed to provide adequate supervision" at a Roswell apartment complex swimming pool, according to a warrant for the woman's arrest.

Atlanta becomes first city to offer free smart bassinets to employees
A new city of Atlanta employee benefit is giving parents access to a high-tech bassinet designed to soothe babies and help families get more rest.
Atlanta attorney lands leading role at prominent national firm
Atlanta patent lawyer Charley Brown has been named chair of the intellectual property department at prominent national law firm Ballard Spahr.

What World Heritage honor will and won’t mean for Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meets this month in Busan, South Korea, to decide if the Okefenokee should be a World Heritage site.
Atlanta attorney lands leading role at prominent national firm
Atlanta patent lawyer Charley Brown has been named chair of the intellectual property department at prominent national law firm Ballard Spahr.

Stockbridge mayor faces scrutiny as City Council strips him of access, duties
Jayden Williams, the newly elected mayor of Stockbridge, has been stripped of his access to city property, funds and certain responsibilities by the City Council.

Deputies ID ex-boyfriend on the run after woman fatally shot in Hall County
Investigators say they believe the suspect is the ex-boyfriend of the woman fatally shot at a Hall County convenience store.
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Flash flood warnings issued in metro Atlanta as rain soaks Friday commute
A flash food warning is in effect until 9:30 p.m. for many areas, including parts of Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties, the National Weather Service said.
After 50 years of love and loss, an Atlanta record store is ready to celebrate
Atlanta record store Wax 'n' Facts is celebrating 50 years of selling vinyl and becoming a cornerstone of the music community in Little Five Points.
‘Just not good enough’: Critics blast Atlanta’s extreme heat protections
Doctors, homeless services organizations and grassroots groups criticize Atlanta’s response to a heat wave that scorched the city around July Fourth.

Another immigrant detainee dies in ICE custody in Georgia
Jose Manuel Arenas-Silva from Venezuela is the fourth ICE detainee to have died in custody in Georgia under President Donald Trump’s second administration.

Why station wagons still make sense — even if Americans ignore them
Many of the desirable characteristics that made wagons the go-to family vehicle are the same qualities car shoppers look for today.

Case against Fulton County manager too weak to advance, ethics board finds
Board members at a preliminary hearing found a lack of `substantial evidence' to support a `reasonable belief' that Dick Anderson violated the county’s Code of Ethics.
Georgia Rep. Kelley must face suit over friend’s fatal hit-and-run, judges say
State Rep. Trey Kelley must face claims he is liable for helping a friend cover up a fatal hit-and-run crash in 2019, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.

Will Atlanta see a World Cup tourism afterglow?
More than half a million visitors descended on Atlanta’s FIFA Fan Fest in Centennial Olympic Park downtown throughout the tournament.

Financing for Fulton’s $1.3B jail project in hands of obscure jail authority
A five-member jail authority formed decades ago is weighing whether to issue bonds for Fulton County’s $1.3 billion jail overhaul.

Grandmother charged after 2-year-old boy’s drowning death at Roswell pool
Axel Delgado's grandmother "failed to provide adequate supervision" at a Roswell apartment complex swimming pool, according to a warrant for the woman's arrest.





