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Tropical Depression Two forms in Gulf, forecast to become Bertha

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Invest 91L has now become Tropical Depression Two in the northern Gulf. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Florida from the Ochlockonee River to the Alabama border, meaning tropical storm conditions are possible within the next 36 to 48 hours. The...
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Rangers edge Braves 7-6

Rangers edge Braves 7-6 ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Nimmo's two-run single in the sixth inning gave Texas the lead as the Rangers rallied from an early deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-6 on Saturday in a matchup of first-place teams. Texas left-hander MacKenzie Gore (6-8) gave up a two-run homer to Eli White
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Gridlock Guy: Fears during first I-285 full closures emerge during partial one

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation's ambitious plan to close full sections of I-285 in both directions for entire weekends, as they rehab and replace concrete on a 15-mile stretch of the Westside Perimeter, has gone well. Despite gridlocked traffic near the first two closure scenes in southwest Atlanta
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Police investigate overnight shooting of 18-year-old in southwest Atlanta

The Atlanta Police Department is investigating the shooting of an 18-year-old just after midnight on Sunday.
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A Western Union Money Order Purchase Left Kroger Short $1,600, Police Say

Henry County police are searching for a man accused of using a short-change scam during a Western Union transaction at a McDonough Kroger. The incident happened June 19 at the store at 2000 Highway 155 North, according to FOX 5 Atlanta. Investigators said the man scammed a cashier out of...
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Deadly crash on interstate in Sandy Springs under investigation

Sandy Springs police said officers are investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 285 in the early morning hours of Saturday. The two-vehicle collision happened on Interstate 285 eastbound near the New Northside Drive bridge at around 3:22 a.m. Both drivers were taken to the hospital, where one driver died. The...
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Marshals close in on Lithonia murder suspect hiding out in Middle Georgia

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. - A Lithonia man wanted for a deadly March shooting is behind bars after federal marshals and sheriff's deputies tracked him down Friday morning in Warner Robbins, authorities said. Lithonia murder suspect caught. What we know:. A fugitive unit caught up with 20-year-old Isaiah Turner on Friday...
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Video: Car rams into scaffolding at stalled Midtown building site

ATLANTA - A surveillance video shows the exact moment a motorist traveling eastbound on 14th Street hit a median before smashing directly into a covered sidewalk scaffolding structure outside an abandoned Midtown tower last Sunday. The high-impact collision completely destroyed the protective pedestrian walkway, leavin
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Arthur M. Blank Hospital trauma center renewed at Level 1

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. - An Atlanta pediatric hospital secured a major medical milestone Monday after earning recertification for its specialized emergency care services. Hospital officials announced this week that the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma reverified Children’s Arthur M. Blank Hospital as a Level 1
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Residents pulled from southwest Atlanta apartments during 2-alarm fire

ATLANTA - Three people and three dogs were pulled from a burning apartment building in southwest Atlanta. Atlanta emergency crews rushed just after 6:30 p.m. to the 3000 block of Landrum Drive SW near Childress Drive SW on Saturday after a fast-moving fire trapped residents on their balconies. The emergency...

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