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18 dogs saved from euthanasia at DeKalb County shelter; dozens still at risk

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Eighteen dogs at risk of euthanasia at a DeKalb County animal shelter were saved as of Saturday. The dogs had been on an “urgent” list at DeKalb County Animal Services. While all have been removed from that list, 36 dogs in DeKalb County and another 36 in Fulton County remain at risk
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Best Discount Grocery Stores In Atlanta, Georgia For Families Trying To Save Money

My grocery receipt used to disappear into a drawer without a second look until my paycheck stopped stretching the way it used to. I started comparing prices out of pure necessity, and what I found genuinely surprised me. The same bag of rice cost twice as much three miles down...
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Fugitive in Brutal Jonesboro Tattoo Shop Torture Caught After 14 Months on Run

A 22-year-old man accused of pistol-whipping, zip-tying and beating a victim inside a Jonesboro tattoo shop last year has been captured in Minnesota, ending a manhunt that stretched for more than 14 months. Javon Diamonte McDonald, who goes by the street alias “Von,” was taken into custody without incident on Friday th
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1907: A campaign in Acworth to break away from Cobb County

[This is an evergreen article that we periodically republish, often edited with more information as we research the topic]. Since Georgia was founded, many cities have been incorporated, and counties have been reconfigured or dissolved. Roswell was once part of Cobb County. The current Fulton County was created first b
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Mableton tax to include disabled veteran carve-out

As Mableton residents prepare for a new tax for public safety services, exemptions will be in place for disabled veterans and their spouses. During last week’s City Council meeting, Mayor Michael Owens told constituents the exemption for disabled veterans is allowed because there are already statewide exemptions in pla
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Metropolitan Parkway Argument Turns Into Gunfire, Leaves Atlanta Man Hospitalized

A 36-year-old man is in stable condition after being shot during a verbal dispute with someone he knew on Metropolitan Parkway SW in Southwest Atlanta, according to police. Atlanta officers responded Friday to a home along the corridor and found the man suffering from multiple apparent gunshot wounds after he had alrea
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Laptop Fire Injures Passengers On American Airlines Flight From Georgia To Texas

American Airlines (Unsplash) Around 130 passengers faced a mid-air emergency Friday evening when a passenger’s...
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Twice-Deported Criminal Alien Busted in Atlanta by ICE with Alleged 275 Pounds of Meth

ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested 38-year-old Pedro Guadarrama-Loza, a convicted felon and previously deported Mexican national, far from the U.S.-Mexico border region. Loza was arrested on suspicion of federal drug trafficking and immigration charges after the seizure of more than 275
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WATCH: Suspect caught crawling from Atlanta home after alleged copper wire theft

Police have released video showing the arrest of a man accused of stealing copper wire from a southwest Atlanta home.
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Suspect charged after shooting at Atlanta adult store, police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was shot at a popular Atlanta adult store on Saturday morning, according to police. At around 6:10 a.m., officers were called to Tokyo Valentino off Cheshire Bridge Road, where they found a 35-year-old man with a gunshot wound. Police initially said...

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