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‘Welcome to Shirleyville’: Atlanta honors Franklin with new park, street renaming

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin honored with park, street.

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Autopsy report contradicts police narrative in Cornelius Taylor case

The homeless man suffered “blunt force trauma” during a encampment clearing with heavy equipment by the city of Atlanta.

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Experts: Trump Health Department cuts would acutely impact Atlanta

Former CDC leaders: plan to cut 10,000 federal health workers could derail U.S. polio eradication plans abroad.

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Search continues for 4 Georgia soldiers; NATO clarifies chief’s earlier comments

Four soldiers who were stationed at Fort Stewart near Savannah, Georgia went missing in a training accident in Lithuania, a spokesman for the unit said Wednesday.

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Georgia unemployment rate stays flat in February

The state’s unemployment rate has hovered around 3.6% for the last nine months.

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Georgia’s largest jury verdicts award billions in damages

Georgia’s largest jury verdicts in recent years have ranged from $100 million to a record-setting $2.5 billion.

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Armed man shot by Atlanta police while standing over car repairman, GBI says

AG Chris Carr urges Georgians to ‘strongly consider’ deleting 23andMe accounts

23andMe's bankruptcy raises urgent concerns about genetic data privacy. A local expert explains what protections exist and what users should do now to protect their DNA.

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2 more facing murder charge after man shot in chest in DeKalb, police say

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Construction worker who fell 19 floors wasn’t wearing harness, police say

Launier Bonilla was identified by police as a subcontractor at the Centennial Yards site.

Georgia News

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Experts: Trump Health Department cuts would acutely impact Atlanta

Former CDC leaders: plan to cut 10,000 federal health workers could derail U.S. polio eradication plans abroad.

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Hyundai accelerates EV buildout in U.S. South despite political threats

Hyundai is undeterred by uncertainly in the EV market and plans to expand its new Georgia manufacturing facility near Savannah.

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Search continues for 4 Georgia soldiers; NATO clarifies chief’s earlier comments

Four soldiers who were stationed at Fort Stewart near Savannah, Georgia went missing in a training accident in Lithuania, a spokesman for the unit said Wednesday.

Crime & Public Safety

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Georgia’s largest jury verdicts award billions in damages

Georgia’s largest jury verdicts in recent years have ranged from $100 million to a record-setting $2.5 billion.

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Armed man shot by Atlanta police while standing over car repairman, GBI says

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NW Georgia woman faces arson charges in 195-acre wildfire

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Fizz, anonymous gossip app, attracts chatter and cyberbullying

At schools across Atlanta, Fizz collects GIFs, polls and posts where students comment and engage in daily banter that routinely turns into bullying.

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Georgia’s schools are ‘roughly average.’ There’s a way we can do better

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These Georgia students can’t use cellphones in school if Kemp signs bill

A ban on the use of cellphones in some Georgia schools now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp to sign, after lawmakers voted in favor of the bill.

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Autopsy report contradicts police narrative in Cornelius Taylor case

The homeless man suffered “blunt force trauma” during a encampment clearing with heavy equipment by the city of Atlanta.

Hyundai accelerates EV buildout in U.S. South despite political threats

Hyundai is undeterred by uncertainly in the EV market and plans to expand its new Georgia manufacturing facility near Savannah.

Georgia unemployment rate stays flat in February

The state’s unemployment rate has hovered around 3.6% for the last nine months.

Politics

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Georgia Republicans unleash late push to resurrect old fights

What's old is new again under the Gold Dome as lawmakers rush to revive legislation on religious liberty, election rules and abortion.

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Jamie Dupree: DOGE changes inside Social Security worry both parties

Bipartisan worry about DOGE's changes to Social Security.

Georgia House panel considers total abortion ban

The bill would grant rights to zygotes from fertilization, which opponents say not only will harm Georgians but also jeopardize in vitro fertilization.

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Trump executive order on Smithsonian targets funding to programs with 'improper ideology'

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West Georgia moms get ‘Healthy Start’ through Wellstar’s new program

The Healthy Start program for women and their families aims to help maternal care gaps in rural underserved areas, starting with three Georgia counties.

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South Fulton mayor’s wages will be garnished to pay for $5,000 mural

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Georgia Power engineer retiring after 70 years on job, often underground

Georgia Power engineer Pete Risse is retiring after a remarkable 70 years on the job.

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Rate hikes and sewer fixes key to south DeKalb renaissance

DeKalb County leaders are promising steep water and sewer rate increases will pay for economic development in the county's underserved southern half.

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Georgians living with polio say don’t forget

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Labor trafficking bust in Georgia sends immigrant workers fleeing

Agents are currently executing federal search warrants at Wellmade Industries as well as in a number of residences in Bartow County.

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Brewing at the CDC: Five top resignations and ‘potentially catastrophic’ cuts

The Atlanta-based CDC is already dealing with hundreds of laid-off staff and restrictions on communication that make it difficult for some to accomplish their basic work.

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MAKING CONNECTIONS

First look: A revamped Delta Flight Museum

After three months of renovations, the corporate museum reopens April 7, just in time to join the company's centennial celebrations.

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City of Atlanta takes steps to slow hiring amid projected deficit

The hiring slowdown comes after Atlanta’s top finance gurus forecast a nearly $20 million budget deficit fueled by spending on overtime.