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Man arrested after shooting father in domestic dispute in Atlanta
9+ hour, 41+ min ago (120+ words) ATLANTA " Around 10:15 Friday night, Atlanta Police officers responded to a reported shooting in the 2900 block of Links Dr SE. When they arrived, officers located a male victim with a gunshot wound. He was later transported to the hospital by ambulance....
‘Gifts from Heaven’ | Atlanta nonprofit brings joy, dignity to families just before Christmas
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (315+ words) ATLANTA " Laughter echoed through the gym at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School as children raced between bounce houses and clutched brand-new gifts, many for the first time this holiday season. Just days before Christmas, the Nehemiah Davis Foundation hosted…...
Metro Atlanta sisters separated by Sickle Cell, united by hope this Christmas
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (546+ words) For 10-year-old Kendall Richmond, every day has been a battle. Since she started experiencing the pain of sickle cell disease at age 2, her life has been punctuated by hospital stays, excruciating pain, and difficult choices. "That's when I learned this…...
Pregnant woman and teen shot on I-285 in Atlanta; unborn baby dies
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (120+ words) ATLANTA " An unborn baby is dead and two adults were injured while traveling on I-285 Saturday evening, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Officers received a call of a person shot on I-285 southbound at Cascade Road SW around 5:19 p.m. When they arrived…...
Nearly 400 cancellations reported Sunday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (369+ words) ATLANTA " Hundreds more flights appear to have been canceled Sunday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a day after a similar waive of cancellations that have begun with the FAA saying it would institute service cuts at the nation's busiest airports…...
Andre Dickens earns second term, projected winner of mayoral race
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (593+ words) Dickens was given four more years Tuesday night by the city's voters, who rewarded him in particular for the declines in crime and increasing development that marked his first term in office. His supporters chanted "four more years" during his…...
Georgia Senate committee studying social media and AI impact on children meets again today
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (242+ words) ATLANTA " A Georgia Senate committee studying the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on children will meet again Wednesday. It's the third meeting of the Senate Study Committee on the Impact of Social Media and AI on Children and…...
Atlanta United’s Unified team scores big for community
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (478+ words) ATLANTA " There's a professional team in Atlanta that can't stop winning, on the scoreboard and in the way they're changing the game. Atlanta Unified is leading the city in goals, inclusion, and heart. Every match day starts with a celebration,…...
Report of shooter at Central Georgia Technical College's Macon campus suspected 'hoax,' lockdown lifted
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (312+ words) MACON, Ga. " Law enforcement responded to a "potential" shooter at Central Georgia Technical College's Macon campus, but the college has since issued an all clear. Central Georgia Technical College said they responded to calls about "an active shooter" Tuesday afternoon....
Georgia inmates sentenced for fraud scheme run inside state prison using illegal phones
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (326+ words) ATLANTA " A group of Georgia prison inmates " including an imprisoned rapper " have been sentenced in Ohio for running a phone scam from behind bars that targeted registered sex offenders across the country. Muskingum County prosecutors said the group used contraband…...