Andre Butso

Andre Butso is a breaking news reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and journalism major at Georgia State. He has experience covering politics at the state Capitol for the Georgia Recorder. He is a native of Covington.

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Atlanta’s most popular World Cup souvenir is free, if you’re willing to wait

Fans have spent hours in hot lines at Centennial Olympic Park to get Bank of America’s customizable bracelets. Some are flipping them online in a booming resale market.

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That wasn’t fireworks: 2 DeKalb gunfire incidents end in arrests

“Celebratory gunfire” in the evening hours of July 4 led to three arrests across two separate incidents in Dekalb County.

Former Atlanta lawyer is set to run his 50th Peachtree Road Race

Greg Gates, a 77-year-old former attorney and certified public accountant, says the Peachtree Road Race has been the one constant in his life.

Ramon Jett, 6, went missing in Riverdale on Sunday. He was last seen on the 8000 block of Webb Road between 11:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The Clayton County Police Dept. noted he was "nonverbal and suffers from a mental health condition.” His body was found in a nearby pond on Monday. (Courtesy of the Clayton County Police Department)

Missing Clayton County boy found dead in pond

A few hours after the search continued early Monday morning, dive teams located the boy’s body just after 9 a.m. in a pond in Riverdale.

Walton County man accused of fatally shooting wife, daughter

Ralph Mincey, 57, is charged with two counts of murder in the Wednesday night incident at his home north of Oxford.

Retired UFC champion Dustin Poirier challenged an Atlanta police officer to a fight after he was denied boarding a Delta flight this weekend. (Courtesy of Atlanta Police Department)

Retired UFC champion arrested after being blocked from Delta flight

APD says Dustin Poirier was charged with public intoxication after being denied boarding on a Delta flight. He also yelled profanities and threatened to fight an officer.

2 face federal charges in attack on Atlanta police training center contractor

Two people face federal charges for their alleged involvement in the attack on Brasfield & Gorrie construction company, which officials say damaged the firm's property.

Ex-Roswell High employee’s texts show sexual contact with student, warrant says

A former Fulton County Schools employee is accused of sexual contact with a student in Roswell, Georgia, with texts and trips detailed in a warrant.

The downtown drag in Thomasville on March 15, 2024. (Mark Wallheiser/The New York Times)

South Georgia county sheriff’s office rocked by chief deputy arrest

A former chief deputy arrested, charged with stealing guns. Allegations of misuse of funds. Excessive force accusations at the jail....

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.