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Motorcycle ride set to honor dealership employee killed in road rage shooting

Coworkers of a Georgia scooter and motorcycle dealership employee killed in a road rage shooting are planning a motorcycle ride to honor his life, reports WANF Atlanta News First. Tyler Sieber, 26, was shot and killed July 23 during a road rage incident near Atlanta, according to local county police....
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Police surround Atlanta bank and arrest robbery suspect

ATLANTA — Atlanta police thwarted a bank robbery last month without incident. A man handed an Atlanta bank employee a note demanding $25,000, according to police. No one was hurt. What happened: The robbery was reported at about 10:09 a.m. Aug. 25 at the Wells Fargo bank at 2204...
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Measles outbreak at Atlanta daycare hits 5 cases

The infected person can leave the room. The measles virus can remain behind. That danger now frames a growing outbreak associated with a daycare setting in metro Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday four additional cases among close contacts of a measles case confirmed last week. The...
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Stone Mountain’s Largest Apartment Complex Sells for $70.7M After Rocky Run

A 997-unit apartment community in Stone Mountain has changed hands for $70.7 million, with the new owner moving in to overhaul management before the ink was even dry on the deal. East Ponce Village, a sprawling 100-acre complex about 20 miles east of Atlanta, was purchased by Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based Home Inve
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New Georgia Law Changes Elections In Only 5 Counties, All With Black Women DAs

Five Black women district attorneys in metro Atlanta are challenging a Georgia law that makes their elections nonpartisan, arguing it unfairly targets their counties and violates state and federal constitutional protections.
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Atlanta couple accused of keeping 4 children captive for 6 years

Two people were arrested after they were accused of keeping four children confined to a tractor-trailer for six years. Keisha Epps, 51, and Tamra Stewart, 37, both of Atlanta, face multiple charges including child neglect and molestation. Investigators say two boys and two girls were held in the cab of...
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Ladder trucks battle flames at Roswell apartment complex

ROSWELL, Ga. - Massive black smoke could be seen billowing from a Roswell-area apartment building bordering State Route 400 on Tuesday. The fire happened at the Aspen Point Apartments located on Crique Way, just north of Holcomb Bridge Road. SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene shortly after 4:45 p.m. to...
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Recovery residences are key for treating substance use disorder. Lawmakers fight for their existence

A six-bedroom house on a golf course in Roswell, Ga., is not where most people would expect to find a so-called “halfway house.”. Lush landscaping along tree-lined suburban streets keeps private the pools and parking lots behind $600,000 homes like the one where Izzy Lawter lives to get peer support for her sobriety.
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A mail carrier stole 171 checks worth over $1 million off her route

Customers along one Smyrna, Georgia mail route started noticing something wasn’t right long before federal investigators showed up. Checks were going missing, and complaints piled up until the U.S. Postal Service’s own watchdog agency started watching the route itself. What they found was a mail carrier who had been qu
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Major alcohol distributor closing Georgia operations, laying off 558 workers

One of the nation's largest wholesale alcohol distributors is closing its Georgia operations and eliminating more than 550 jobs as it winds down under bankruptcy protection.

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