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AccidentsGATraffic Alert: GDOT officials say I-285 SB repairs in west Atlanta could last until midday today
The right lane of I-285 SB near MLK is blocked to do emergency repairs to the shoulder.
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AccidentsGATraffic Alert: I-20 WB at Evans Mill Road in DeKalb Co. back open after crash
Details regarding what happened are limited.
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LocalGATrump dismisses affordability woes, boosts allies at northwest Georgia steel plant
ROME, Ga. – In a freewheeling hour-long speech at a northwest Georgia steel plant, President Donald Trump sought to boost his second-term economic agenda ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. “We have the most people working in history, and just recently, we crossed two milestones,” he said Thursday. “They thought it was totally impossible when […]
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Georgia State Election Board declines to seize control of Fulton County elections, for now
WINDER, Ga. — Georgia’s State Election Board did not move to take control of Fulton County’s elections at a closely watched meeting this week, but at least one board member left the door open for future intervention. In the aftermath of a widely publicized raid on the county’s election warehouse in January, there has been […]
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AccidentsGAPolice: Person dead in accident involving dirt bike near Glenwood Road in DeKalb County
Details are limited, but according to officers, a person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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AccidentsGALutzie 43 Foundation continues educating and forming road safety partnerships over a decade after tragic death
Philip Lutzenkirchen's 2014 death in a drunk driving crash has touched thousands of young drivers and helped his family grieve his loss.
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AccidentsGACrash blocks southbound lanes on I-75/85 in Atlanta
Traffic was at a standstill in the area, but has since started flowing as it appears the crash has moved to the shoulder.
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Georgia fines former First Liberty principal as part of alleged Ponzi scheme investigation
The Secretary of State’s Office has ordered a former principal of the now-defunct lending firm First Liberty Building and Loan to pay a $500,000 fine for alleged investment fraud. In an order filed Wednesday, Brant Frost V is accused of selling securities and offering investment advice to First Liberty investors without being licensed to do […]
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Former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young: Photographs from the past a reminder that ‘freedom is not free’
Civil rights icon Andrew Young issued a blunt warning Tuesday that liberties won during the 20th Century are under threat, but he also said he believes people today have the necessary tools to protect them. Speaking at the launch of a project to digitize 1.8 million Civil Rights Movement-era photographs in Atlanta, the 93-year-old former […]
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Pridemore leaving PSC, eyes Georgia’s 11th District seat
At a luncheon talk to the Golden Isles Republican Women’s group on Thursday, Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore cheered on the Trump administration’s deregulation efforts and discussed what she sees as young women’s unnecessary anxiety about climate change. But she didn’t mention the 2026 PSC race. There’s a good reason why. On Tuesday she announced […]
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Chatham County teacher killed in crash by suspect fleeing ICE
A Chatham County elementary school teacher en route to work early Monday was killed after a man trying to flee federal immigration agents rammed her vehicle on Whitefield Avenue near the Truman Parkway, according to county police. Linda Davis, a longtime teacher at Herman W. Hesse K-8 School was pulled from her crushed Lexus sedan […]
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The race is on to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene in northwest Georgia district
Early voting began Monday in the race for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, and candidates are racing to set themselves apart from the crowd – and often from the district’s previous representative, former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Greene resigned from her seat last month, spurring more than 20 candidates to throw their hats in the ring, […]
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Trial begins for Apalachee High School shooting suspect’s father
In opening statements on Monday, prosecutors made the case that the Georgia man whose teenage son is accused of carrying out the deadliest school shooting in the state’s history more than a year ago is also responsible for the attack. The shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, left students Christian Angulo and Mason […]
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Shift away from embalming has lawmakers rethinking Georgia’s requirements for funeral home directors
The demographics in Georgia are changing, and so is the way people choose to ceremoniously depart this world. Embalming, or the practice of preserving a body to delay decomposition, was the preference of most Georgians just a few decades ago, says Sen. Rick Williams, a Milledgeville Republican and a licensed funeral director and embalmer for […]
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AccidentsGAGridlock Guy: If professional NASCAR drivers cannot drive in sleet, then neither should you
Rain and sleet sent drivers in NASCAR’s Clash sideways, further proving the point of why civilians should clear the roads in winter weather.
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Lawmakers push plan to lift Georgia’s lagging literacy rates
A majority of Georgia’s third graders – 62% – are not reading proficiently, according to the Georgia Council on Literacy. That’s a big deal because research suggests reading proficiency at this age is a major predictor of future success, with kids who cannot read well by third grade four times as likely to drop out […]
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Advocates ask regulators to reconsider Georgia Power expansion
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Environmental groups are asking state regulators to reconsider some of the Georgia Power expansion they approved late last year. In a meeting Thursday, the Georgia Public Service Commission added the request to its agenda for next week. Georgia […]
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AccidentsGATraffic Alert: Lanes back open after crash on I-575 southbound in Cobb County involving officer
The incident happened at around 4:40 a.m. between the Chastain Road and the Barrett Parkway exit.
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AccidentsGASeveral lanes blocked on I-75 North due to crash
Georgia Department of Transportation cameras show emergency crews on the scene before Wade Green Road.
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Senate Republicans sign off on cuts to Georgia’s income tax rate while ending some corporate perks
Senate Republicans passed a proposal Thursday to reduce the state’s income tax while cutting some of the state’s tax credits for corporations despite Democratic pushback in a hours-long debate. Vidalia Republican Sen. Blake Tillery, who is running for lieutenant governor and who is sponsoring the proposal, said that the legislation is “tailored to address the […]
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