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Nearly 2,900 Georgia voters never received their requested absentee ballots. Now a lawsuit demands...

A Cobb County voter filed a lawsuit over delayed absentee ballots affecting nearly 2,900 voters, demanding overnight delivery before Election Day. BY: UNSPLASH Nearly 2,900 voters in Cobb County, Georgia, could miss the upcoming midterm election after delays in sending requested absentee ballots led to a lawsuit seeking emergency relief. The case asks a court to require election officials to deliver absentee ballots to affected voters by overnight mail and provide overnight return mailing. Micha
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WNBA fans vent their fury as Dream destroy Valkyries in Finals matinee to force...

The WNBA Finals will return to primetime on Saturday in San Francisco after the Atlanta Dream fended off the Golden State Valkyries, 80-69, in a Game 6 matinee.
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36-year-old man shot in head, back in southwest Atlanta

ATLANTA - A 36-year-old man is hospitalized after being shot in the head and back Wednesday night in southwest Atlanta, according to police. Atlanta police officers responded to a person shot call at approximately 8:25 p.m. at 1975 Campbellton Road SW, which is the address for the BP gas station.
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New technology that tracks inmates in real time implemented at Cobb County Jail

Major Jacob Huval says if there’s an emergency with a specific inmate, deputies can look up their information on a hand held device.
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Atlanta’s $8.9 billion I-285 toll-lane project moves closer to reality

An $8.9 billion plan to expand metro Atlanta's toll-lane network on Interstate 285's congested north end could spark years of construction and community impacts in the quest for congestion relief. Why it matters: The I-285 East Express Lanes project kicks off one of the Georgia Department of Transportation's biggest to date and allows a private consortium to collect toll revenue for half a century. Driving the news: The State Transportation Board on Oct. 15 approved the selection of Top End Mobi
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Hayabusa Rider Runs From a Georgia Trooper on I-20 in Atlanta, Then Flips Onto...

A Georgia State Patrol trooper sitting at a gore point on I-20 near the I-75/85 split in Atlanta watched a black Suzuki Hayabusa weave through traffic without signaling, switched on his lights and siren, and the rider's answer was the next exit. What followed, according to the dashcam video, was a run through the Downtown Connector's ramps and surface streets that ended with the Hayabusa on a cruiser's hood.
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DeKalb County breaks ground on nearly $10 million fire station

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — What is now a construction site will soon become a brand-new, nearly $10 million fire station designed to improve emergency response times in southeast DeKalb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. DeKalb County leaders celebrated the groundbreaking for Fire Station...
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Atlanta Police Seek Public Help Finding 15-Year-Old Jamiya Everson

Atlanta police are seeking help locating Jamiya Denise Everson, 15, last seen near the Columbia Mechanicsville and Mechanicsville Crossing apartment complexes. 11Alive reported that Everson’s mother told officers her daughter had left home without permission and had not returned. Everson is described as Black, about 5 feet 2 inches...
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Woman sentenced for shooting that stemmed from fight

A mother of four has been convicted of killing a youth track coach. Prosecutors say video of her holding a gun landed her with a life sentence.
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Brothers face drug charges after 17-pound marijuana bust

ATLANTA - Police arrested two brothers after special enforcement units raided an apartment on Northside Circle and seized guns, cash, and 17 pounds of marijuana. Units with the Zone 2 Crime Suppression Unit executed a search warrant Thursday at 500 Northside Circle NW, according to the City of Atlanta Police Department.

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