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1 dead in shooting at Palmetto Elementary

DoorDash driver killed in ‘domestic’ shooting outside Palmetto Elementary

The suspect in the killing, identified as Christopher Ates, 39, was taken into custody by Houston County Sheriff’s Office deputies, officials there said Wednesday.

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‘Decapitated’ dog leads to man’s arrest at Fulton home, police say

The gruesome beheading of a dog at a Fulton County home led to a SWAT standoff and the suspect’s eventual arrest Wednesday, officials said.

Lakeside Indictment

Driver in DeKalb teen’s death sentenced as passenger’s parents fight charges

County prosecutors have charged Sumanth and Anindita Rao with involuntary manslaughter, reckless conduct and maintaining a disorderly house.

Georgia News
Old and New

How Coca-Cola’s new CEO could build more billion-dollar brands

Henrique Braun outlined principles he says he believes will drive the Atlanta beverage company’s next chapter of growth.

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Athens murder

Athens jury convicts man in 2001 killing of UGA law student Tara Baker

An Athens jury on Tuesday convicted Edrick Lamont Faust of malice murder and 11 other felony counts in the 2001 killing of University of Georgia law student Tara Baker.

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Atlanta Fortune 500 firm Genuine Parts

Atlanta-based Fortune 500 company Genuine Parts plans to split in two

Genuine Parts Co., the Atlanta-based Fortune 500 parent of NAPA Auto Parts, announced Tuesday it plans to split into two separate public companies.

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Crime & Public Safety
Officer involved shooting Cobb County Bradley Avenue

Man killed after pointing gun at Cobb officers, GBI says

Monday’s shooting was the 12th incident this year involving officers in Georgia and the second involving Cobb officers, according to the GBI.

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Athens murder

Athens jury convicts man in 2001 killing of UGA law student Tara Baker

An Athens jury on Tuesday convicted Edrick Lamont Faust of malice murder and 11 other felony counts in the 2001 killing of University of Georgia law student Tara Baker.

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AI In Courtrooms, Lawyers

Judge sanctions Atlanta attorney who cited ‘non-existent quotations’

Attorney E. Earle Burke was ordered to attend a six-hour training course on either employment law or legal research and writing.

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Man killed in shooting at closed SW Atlanta dentist office identified

Colin Gray pretrial hearing

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Atlantic Station residents want more say in the neighborhood’s future

Housing Market

Nearly 7 in 10 metro Atlanta homes sold below asking price in 2025

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Atlanta’s DAs, mostly women of color, are working to change the game

“We have 80 years of CARE history. I have 10 years of being the leader of CARE. And I cannot imagine a year that was more challenging than the one that we have just experienced in our history,” the Atlanta-based nonprofit’s CEO, Michelle Nunn, said in a recent interview. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

80 years of CARE: Nonprofit with WWII roots navigates huge foreign aid cuts

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Gridlock Guy: If NASCAR drivers can’t drive in sleet, then neither should you

Training center referendum organizer submits petition

Atlanta ends referendum consulting deal with former clerk after $910K paid

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Georgia Army veteran deported by ICE after 50 years in U.S.

Valentines for Veterans

See the valentines metro Atlanta students wrote to veterans