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Nearly 1 in 5 donated organs in the U.S. go unused, investigation finds

ATLANTA — An average of 13 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and an Atlanta News First investigation found that in Georgia in 2024 alone, one in six organs were never transplanted. Personal impact of organ donation. Kristine Hernandez walks through East Roswell Park with her...
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How much do you know about notable people buried in Cobb County? Take the...

[This is an evergreen quiz. We run it every couple of months, and often edit it to change out some of the questions]. I’ve had an interest in cemeteries for my whole adult life (and at 74 years old, that’s a long run). So it makes sense that as I put quizzes together, I’d also ask myself, and the Courier’s readers:...
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Addison Elementary Principal Resigns After DUI Arrest: Parents React

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Parents at Addison Elementary School are grappling with the news that Principal Jill Spiva has resigned following a DUI arrest, raising questions about student safety and school leadership. The Cobb County School District confirmed Tuesday that Spiva stepped down after her January arrest, in which...
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‘I trusted the pastors’: Mother of victim speaks out after church leader sentenced

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A former church leader has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole for child sex crimes, marking the end of a legal battle in Cherokee County that the victim's mother says has left her family changed forever. The backstory:. Marcus Kendall...
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14 in custody after incidents tied to teen ‘takeovers’

14 people have been arrested in Atlanta following incidents near the Beltline and Ponce City Market.
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Blood Moon: How To Watch the Total Lunar Eclipse in Atlanta

Mark your calendars and set those alarms, Atlanta! A spectacular total lunar eclipse – famously known as the Blood Moon – will dazzle North Georgia skies in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (with initial phases technically beginning late on March 2 in some global time zones).
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Carr: Hart County Man Convicted of Trafficking Teen, Targeting Victim on Snapchat

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Reed Cohen Skelton, 26, of Bowersville, has been convicted of trafficking a 16-year-old female in Fulton County. Skelton, who is a former ICU nurse, communicated with the victim using social media apps, including Snapchat, before trafficking her months later....
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Motorcyclist killed in crash outside Cobb elementary school

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash Sunday in Cobb County. The crash happened in front of Addison Elementary School, located at 3055 Ebenezer Road, around 6:25 p.m. Nicholas Karantonis, 31, was traveling southbound on Ebenezer Road when he crossed into the northbound...
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Parents charged after 8-year-old brings gun to metro Atlanta elementary school

The parents of an eight-year-old who brought a gun to his elementary school are now facing charges from their local sheriff’s office.
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Iran conflict spurs sharp jump in GA gasoline prices

After month of steady drop in price at the pump, the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded in Georgia spiked by nine cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $2.78 (Editor’s Note: The AAA gas price page indicates the price is continuing to rise, and is now at $2.80 in Georgia, and the current price on the...

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