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‘Built-in best friend’: Family says final goodbye to teen killed in Piedmont Park
Loved ones say goodbye to Tianah Robinson at an Atlanta funeral weeks after the teen was killed in an unsolved shooting at Piedmont Park.

A step toward stability? Atlanta health professionals react to CDC nomination.
Dr. Erica Schwartz must still be confirmed by the Senate. Metro Atlanta health professionals and former CDC employees are ‘cautiously optimistic.’

Christian school football coach faces new charge for child sexual abuse image
Georgia authorities say a private school teacher also took “inappropriate and surreptitious photos or videos of minor children during the course of normal school activities.”

Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott has died
Georgia U.S. Rep. David Scott, who was seeking a 13th term in Congress, died at age 80.
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How do Georgia businesses and consumers get tariff refunds? It’s complicated.
The federal government launched a tariff refund portal this week. But how will it roll out?
52m agoRep. Carter demands review of Biden-era citizenship approvals
The letter comes in the wake of a DeKalb County shooting spree that left three people, including a DHS employee, dead earlier this month.
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Man charged in DeKalb shooting spree dies in jail, sheriff’s office says
Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday evening, according to authorities.
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Cobb police shoot, kill man wanted on murder charge related to scooter crash, GBI says
Damian Strozier, 31, was fatally shot by Cobb police after an hourslong search, the GBI said.
Texas law firm poaches real estate group to open Atlanta office
Texas law firm Winstead is opening an Atlanta office with a group of real estate attorneys it poached from the newly merged Taft | Morris Manning.
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Former NFL players face their health head-on at Atlanta event
Retired NFL players turn to free screenings in Atlanta to catch lingering injuries and health issues that surface long after their playing days end.

Meet the controversial former mayor seeking a seat on the Fulton Commission
Tiffany Henyard’s tenure as mayor of Dolton, Illinois, lasted just one term, but it was marred by controversy.

How ‘a group of hippies’ created Atlanta’s 50-year film institution
The Atlanta Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in the Southeast and one of the longest-running in the country.
New Black Wall Street Market opened to fanfare. It’s soon closing.
The market's founder turned a vacant Target store into a thriving marketplace where more than 100 Black entrepreneurs could sell their wares.

Third victim dies after fatal DeKalb shooting spree, police say
The DOJ added a federal firearm charge to the lengthy list that Olaolukitan Adon Abel is facing after a shooting spree on April 13.
Georgia lawyers compete to curb rising food insecurity
Attorneys across Georgia are competing to raise the most money for the state's regional food banks as 1 in 5 Georgia children face food insecurity.

Higher gas prices might be here to stay, energy secretary warns
Gas prices might not dip below $3 per gallon until 2027, secretary Chris Wright said, though Georgians are paying about 42 cents less per gallon than the national average.

Cardi B says near-canceled Atlanta show is her ‘last time’ at State Farm Arena
The rapper threatened not to perform and took jabs at Atlanta Police during the final night of her "Little Miss Drama Tour."

A 911 call taker shares what helps — and hurts — in a crisis
For starters, know your location before you call in.
Are you a MARTA bus? If not, get out of the new Rapid A-Line’s red lanes.
MARTA launched its first new transit line in more than 20 years on Saturday, which debuted speedier service in red lanes that are for buses only.






