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Hall County Sheriff Gerald Jay Couch

Gov. Kemp suspends Hall County sheriff for 2 months after DUI charge

Sheriff Gerald Couch was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with DUI, failure to maintain a lane and open container, officials said. He was booked into his own jail.

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2 teens killed in South Fulton ID’d as police search for shooter

Officials said late Tuesday no information on the suspected gunman was available and that it was “unclear” what led to the shooting.

Jasper VA clinic shooting

VA employee hurt, suspect dead after shooting at Jasper clinic, officials say

Officers confronted the suspected shooter outside of the Pickens County veterans' clinic and was "killed on site," officials said.

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She inherited the family business. And her mother’s juice obsession.

Arden's Garden is where Leslie Zinn and her mother helped redefine Atlanta’s health food scene while steadily growing more alike.

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Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

Long lines, hourslong waits worsen at Atlanta airport as shutdown drags on

Hourslong airport waits and crowds overflowing the terminal and spilling out onto the sidewalk greeted travelers at the Atlanta airport.

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Doses of the medical abortion pill misoprostol to ship to patients in an office building in Peabody, Mass. on Oct. 19, 2023. (Sophie Park/The New York Times)

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.

A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

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Chief justice presses Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist

DA’s office given 10 days to explain made-up case law included in judge’s order.

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Social worker killed at VA clinic remembered as ‘devoted’ father, servant

Nicholas “Nic” Crews, a Veterans Affairs social worker, was fatally shot at a Jasper clinic. A close friend remembered him as a mentor.

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Ed McBrayer, co-founder of PATH who helped shape Atlanta, dies at 81

Saturday and weekend airport wait times

PHOTOS: Long security lines snarl airport travelers to start weekend

Robert F. Smith paid Morehouse student loans. What about those of us without a billionaire?

Tuition costs remain a hurdle for many HBCU students

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FAQ: When will DeKalb make a decision on school closures?

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Food pantry extending relief to TSA workers this weekend

Grady Health System

Grady confirms plans to build new south Fulton hospital, CEO to retire

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Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board

Second-graders work on a social studies worksheet in Deborah Hinton’s classroom at Oak Grove Elementary in DeKalb County on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

DeKalb changes which schools are slated for closure in updated plan

Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 20

Latest: Airport security delays at peak times continue with no end in sight