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LIVE UPDATES: Ground stop at Atlanta airport; Flash flood warnings issued

Though the possibility remains that a stray shower or storm may pop up, storms are expected to dry up overnight.
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So. Fox Opens in Virginia-Highland With a Neighborhood Restaurant Built for Regulars

Ask Rachael Pack how business is going at So. Fox, the new restaurant she and her husband, chef Myles Moody, opened next door to Kinship Butcher & Sundry on July 2, and she’ll forget all about the numbers. Instead, she’ll tell you about the butcher shop regulars who walk in for a hug. She knows […] The post So. Fox Op
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Cobb residents, commissioners clash over microtransit expansion

Residents and commissioners disagreed Tuesday morning during a pair of public hearings to discuss the potential expansion of the county’s on-demand “microtransit” service to south Cobb, Kennesaw and Acworth. Since October 2024, the county’s CobbLinc system has offered CobbLinc Go, an on-demand transit service similar t
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81-year-old Marietta man dies two days after head-on crash with semi-truck

MARIETTA — An 81-year-old Marietta man died two days after his truck crossed into oncoming traffic and was struck by a semi-truck on Ernest Barrett Parkway, Cobb County police say. What happened: 81-year-old Michael Alvarado was driving his red 2000 Chevrolet Silverado north on Ernest Barrett Parkway, near the...
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Popular pizzeria to relocate to former Off Leash building

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A building that once housed a dog park cafe concept will soon welcome a popular pizzeria. Crust Pasta & Pizzeria, currently at 131 S. Main St., plans to move across the street to 142 S. Main St., a restaurant manager said. The restaurant’s new building was...
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Smoke over Buford Highway Connector caused by 50-foot trash fire

ATLANTA - Some midmorning drivers likely got a bit of a scare along the Buford Highway Connector as smoke was seen rising from under the busy highway viaduct. Atlanta firefighters rushed to the scene near Interstate 85 and Peachtree Creek. According to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, a 50-foot pile of trash at a ho
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Masked gunman targets Acworth gas station early Monday morning

ACWORTH, Ga. - Deputies are searching for a masked gunman who held up an Acworth gas station store early Monday morning before fleeing on foot with cash and lottery tickets. Deputies responded to an armed robbery at the BP gas station located at 130 Northpoint Pkwy. in Acworth around 3:30 a.m. Monday. According to the
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The Lure of Atlanta ‘Street Takeovers’

Street takeovers in Atlanta draw crowds with the thrill of high-stakes car stunts, social media clout, and a sense of spontaneous community, yet police and residents describe them as reckless events that endanger lives, block roads, and frequently involve firearms. ”Raheem” told me that he’d take me to a street...
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Atlanta money laundering: Jury finds Georgia man guilty of stealing $2.7M

A federal jury found a Douglasville man guilty in an Atlanta money laundering conviction involving more than $2.7 million stolen from elderly scam victims. Investigators said the fraud ring targeted seniors through online romance and business scams between April 2020 and September 2021. The defendant continued to laund
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The radio station Ludacris helped build

Hot 97.5—now called Hot 107.9—celebrated its legendary First Birthday Bash 30 years ago, with The Notorious B.I.G. and Outkast in attendance. It changed the music scene in Atlanta and helped put the city on the map as a hip-hop proving ground—and in its early days, it was powered largely by young people. The post The

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