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Social Security errors for woman with disability put her in danger of losing health...

A Union City woman says a series of Social Security errors have left her fighting to protect her health care and housing even after she repaid more than $26,000 she says she never should have received.
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MARTA passenger randomly shot amid federal probe of agency safety

Days after a federal investigation of MARTA , Atlanta's public transportation network, was announced, a man was shot aboard a train in what police are calling a random attack. The shooting sparked a manhunt through the weekend and fears of violence on MARTA less than a week before the launch of the World Cup in Atlanta
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Gunman opens fire on mother and child over stolen puppy

The Atlanta Police Department has released jarring surveillance footage of an armed and dangerous suspect who unleashed a hail of gunfire on a mother and her four-year-old child during a late-night puppy sale gone wrong.
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Fulton County targets data centers with $5 billion tax assessment

County leaders say they took action after homeowners complained about shouldering more than their share of the tax burden, with data centers not putting in enough.
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Man accused of burglarizing a Smyrna Comfort Inn and Suites Hotel room

Jerry Herndon, 53, of Marietta, is accused of burglarizing room number 130 of the Comfort Inn and Suites Hotel at 2800 Highlands Parkway SE in Smyrna, on May 19 at 6:28 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Herndon was found asleep inside the room by police and arrested. Upon sea
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Families could be paid for sending kids to metro Atlanta county school district

A school district could pay an outside company $500,000 to recruit students to fill its classrooms.
Featured picture for Fake gun, real danger: Road rage shooting nearly ends with metro Atlanta father’s death

Fake gun, real danger: Road rage shooting nearly ends with metro Atlanta father’s death

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Gwinnett County father says a road rage shooting with a BB gun shattered his window and nearly caused a deadly crash on a busy highway. He’s grateful his son wasn’t in the car with him that night. Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau...
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Homeowners say defective pipes are wrecking their homes, and the same brand keeps coming...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Homeowners in Georgia and across the country claim defective water pipes made by the same manufacturer damaged their homes, costing them thousands of dollars in repairs. An Atlanta News First investigation found complaints are widespread, and lawsuits point to PEX pipes made by...
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Machete attack leaves one hospitalized on South Stone Mountain Lithonia Road

ATLANTA - A stabbing turned shooting outside a DeKalb County Chevron gas station sent one man to the hospital with severe injuries Monday evening. It happened at the Chevron station located along South Stone Mountain Lithonia Road at South Deshon Road. According to the DeKalb County Police Department, gunfire broke out
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‘Y’all just stop the violence’: Community demands safer MARTA after fatal stabbing

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Sunday, the community came together to honor Margaret Sams-Swan, who police said died after being stabbed at the Oakland City MARTA station. The crowd called for increased safety on MARTA trains, buses, and at stations in honor of Sams-Swan and others who...

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