Georgia Republican challenged on Trump agenda at Roswell town hall
Dogs, sonar, cameras: How Lake Oconee search for missing coach intensified
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What to know before the Atlanta United season opener Saturday
A fan’s guide to traffic, parking, safety and weather for the first Atlanta United match of the season with an expected sellout crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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DeKalb police chief says she’s stepping down after 5 years
DeKalb County's first female police chief is stepping down
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Lost on Oconee: A boat empty, a woman dead, a man missing, few answers
On Georgia's Lake Oconee, the mystery builds after woman found floating, dead, and her fiance can't be found after boat trip.
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Smyrna Pride Festival will allow Log Cabin Republicans at June event
Smyrna Pride said it initially intended to remain apolitical in 2025 and not accept politically-affiliated vendors and sponsors at the June event.
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Laken Riley: Family, friends remember student slain on UGA campus
Nursing student Laken Riley was brutally killed a year ago on the University of Georgia campus. This is how family and friends memorialized her in victim impact statements.
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Fear still lingers on UGA campus one year after Laken Riley murder
In the wake of the murder, critics said the university had not done enough to enhance campus security, with some going as far as to call Riley’s death “100% preventable.”
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Laken Riley: Family, friends remember student slain on UGA campus
Nursing student Laken Riley was brutally killed a year ago on the University of Georgia campus. This is how family and friends memorialized her in victim impact statements.
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At night, the entertainment scene in Columbia, SC comes alive
Experience Columbia, South Carolina’s nightlife and all its cultural offers.
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Date night at home: 3 easy meals to make for couples
Just because health care workers are always on the go doesn’t mean they can’t make time to spend with their special...
Take our Black History Month quiz and put your knowledge to the test
Do you think you know all about the accomplishments of the people who helped shape America?
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‘Major hiring spree’ needed to staff police force, DeKalb CEO says
DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson rolled out a plan for an investment of $10.4 million that she hopes will greatly improve the police department’s vacancy rate.
Republicans are eyeing cuts to Medicaid. What’s Medicaid, again?
Republicans in Congress have suggested big cuts to Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program for people with low incomes or disabilities.
‘Absolutely safe’ to continue flying, safety experts insist following Delta crash
The National Safety Council calls commercial air travel “among the safest modes of transportation."
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Beyoncé adds fourth Atlanta date to upcoming ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour
The eight-city tour kicks off in Los Angeles in April and includesd stops in Paris and London before ending in Atlanta at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
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Parents, doctors, medical researchers seek treatment for disease with no name
Dunwoody resident Ireland Tolbert, 9, has a neurodegenerative disorder shared by less than 30 people in the world.
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Meet Gordon Burrows, an armorer striving for safety on Georgia film sets
As an armorer, he’s in charge of handling, storing and maintaining all firearms on set and educating the cast and crewmembers on how they’re being used.
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Road closures expected in Midtown for Tyler Perry film
Several streets around Tech Square in Midtown Atlanta will be closed off to vehicles and pedestrians Wednesday evening for a Tyler Perry production.
Seat belts, crew, firefighters key to saving lives in Delta crash, experts say
The Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft’s design and seatbelts, crew and firefighters were crucial in saving lives in the crash of Delta Flight 4819 in Toronto.
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Henry County’s faulty $147.5M projection sparked illegal homebuilder fees
Henry County officials used the flawed math to more than double the development impact fee for single-family detached homes, apartments, condominiums and townhomes.
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She gave birth to a baby who wasn’t hers. Now, she’s suing the IVF clinic
The Savannah woman is white, and she knew something was amiss when she saw the baby was Black.