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On the eve of a title fight, Claressa Shields is right at home in...

Undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields visited Buckhead Fight Club to connect with fans ahead of her Aug. 15 bout against Kaye Scott at State Farm Arena. The post On the eve of a title fight, Claressa Shields is right at home in Atlanta appeared first on The Atlanta Voice .
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Angel Reese Is Already Showing Atlanta Love: Her Foundation Is Giving 1,000 Kids A...

Angel Reese is settling into her new city the way she knows best, by giving back. The Atlanta Dream forward announced this week that the Angel C. Reese Foundation will […] The post Angel Reese Is Already Showing Atlanta Love: Her Foundation Is Giving 1,000 Kids A Back To School Boost appeared first on Baller Alert .
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Atlanta’s HIV infection rate ‘unacceptably high’ as federal funding shifts

ATLANTA - Metro Atlanta continues to face 'unacceptably high' rates of new HIV infections, researchers at Emory School of Medicine said. Now, doctors and outreach workers may need to contend with cuts in federal funding. Atlanta HIV rates stay high. What we know:. Metro Atlanta recorded the third-highest rate of...
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Woman accused of tearing down half of vacant apartment ceiling in Marietta

Sandra Voltaire, 37, of Griffin, is accused of destroying half the ceiling of a vacant apartment in a multi-unit residential property at 2135 Favor Road, Marietta on July 22 at 2:18 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Voltaire was found sleeping on the floor in one of the bedro
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Plan ahead: I-285 closure scheduled for next weekend

Travelers should expect extreme delays next weekend due to a planned all-lane closure on Interstate 285 between South Atlanta and Paces Ferry roads. The Georgia Department of Transportation is warning travelers to expect extreme delays and plan alternate routes between exits 16 and 18 beginning Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. until 5
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Police arrest third suspect in killing of veteran Korri Jackson

The last of three suspects wanted in the 2023 murder of Army veteran Korri Jackson in Atlanta is in custody after authorities arrested him in Utah. Law enforcement arrested Rodreiko Russell in South Jordan, Utah, ending a multiyear search. Jackson was killed while sleeping in his work van on Main...
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ICE agents stop worker at daycare; no arrests made

An Atlanta-based Montessori school in the Buckhead neighborhood sent a letter to parents and community members after federal agents came to its campus.
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Police involved after Dairy Queen drive-thru customer throws milkshake at employee

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating after a customer was caught on camera attacking a manager at a Powder Springs Dairy Queen on Tuesday. At the fast food restaurant on Austell-Powder Springs Road, the driver threw his milkshake at the drive-thru window after he claimed the employees messed up
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Traveler Gave CBP A Passcode That Wiped His Phone At Atlanta Airport. Now He...

A U.S. citizen returning through Atlanta allegedly gave customs officers a “duress passcode” that wiped his Android phone instead of unlocking it. Federal prosecutors now say that act amounted to obstruction of justice, raising a fascinating and consequential question for international travelers: how far can you go to
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Two Delta planes involved in near miss at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

The FAA is investigating a near miss between two Delta Air Lines flights at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport.

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