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Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates has agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations that it accepted kickbacks for referrals and performed medically unnecessary pathology tests, the Justice Department announced Friday. The settlement addresses claims that the Atlanta-based practice violated the False Claims...

ATLANTA - Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man they say shot at a MARTA bus driver near the H.E. Holmes station in February. Officers responded on Feb. 18 to a shooting involving a MARTA bus at the intersection of Saint James Avenue and Hightower Road, police said.

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Another woman is in custody in connection with a shooting that left a woman dead in a parking lot in Stone Mountain, police say. Deputies arrested 31-year-old Kentrell Nicole Terrell on March 3 at a home on Fiscus Court. Warrants state Terrell is charged with...

Forest Park Police Chief Brandon Criss is on paid leave while the city investigates.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed his last budget as Georgia’s 83rd chief executive on Tuesday. Last week, Kemp’s amended fiscal year 2026 budget, HB 973, cleared the Georgia General Assembly. It includes $2 billion in income and property tax relief, Kemp said, and also paves the way for the...

A luxury dine-in theater chain with 100 screens across eight states is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is looking to sell its assets. IPIC Theaters has filed papers in the Southern District of Florida, announcing it will continue to operate during the process. The announcement comes a week...

When Ed Anderson walks into the Atlanta VA Medical Center, he doesn’t just see a hospital. He sees the place that once saved his life. “I can say with no shame in my voice that the VA mental health care saved my life more than 20, 25 years ago,” said the 71-year-old Air Force veteran.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Wayfair fans, your wait is coming to an end. Furniture retailer Wayfair announced it will open its second store, this one in Atlanta, on March 31 at 10 a.m. Grand opening festivities will kick off April 17 at 10 a.m., they said, and...

The district says it understands parents' concerns about student privacy after speculation spread online about the school photography company's corporate ownership.

DULUTH, Ga. - Police are investigating a deadly crash along Duluth Highway just west of downtown Duluth. What we know: — The crash happened near the intersection of Frankie Lane near Duluth High School. According to the Duluth Police Department, one person died in the collision. Traffic was diverted...