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Freight train slices open big rig stuck on railroad crossing in Forest Park
Snacks and sodas were scattered along the railroad tracks near Main Street and Hale Road Monday morning after a freight train slammed into a tractor-trailer stuck on a crossing. “Mind-blowing to see something like that happen,” Tyshawn Barron said. Barron lives along the railroad...
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Police: Man posed as officer before sexually assaulting woman in Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County police are searching for possible additional victims after investigators say a man pretended to be a police officer before robbing, restraining and sexually assaulting a woman. Police identified the suspect as Xavier Anderson and say they do not believe the Januar...
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Nearly 500K Georgians could leave ACA marketplace as premiums climb
Health insurance is becoming dramatically more expensive for many Georgians, forcing some families to make difficult choices between paying soaring premiums and going without coverage altogether. The impact is already showing up in Georgia emergency rooms. According to the Georgi...
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Georgia Tech Football makes multiple coaching changes
In the midst of a 2-7 start to the 2026 season, the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets made wholesale changes to their coaching staff in an effort to right the ship. Gone are defensive/coordinator and linebackers coach Jason Semore, offensive line coach Allen Mogridge, outside linebacke...
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Georgia Tech football dismisses several coaches amid 2-7 start
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets have done little to emulate their 9-4 record from 2025, and a 2-7 start to the following season has led the team to dismiss several coaches as it sits in last place in the ACC. According to the team, it has dismi...
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Georgia high schooler killed on the way to football game, friend critically hurt
Two Georgia high school students were involved in a crash on the way to their school’s football game on Friday night. Heaven Inkman, 16, was killed and the friend in the car with her was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. Both girls are students at Heard County High Sc...
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Gwinnett County mother charged with reckless conduct after leaving teen on highway
A Gwinnett County mother is facing a criminal charge after police say she left her 17-year-old daughter alone along a busy highway late at night with no money and no working cellphone service. Investigators say the teenager was left near Stone Mountain Highway around 11 p.m. Thur...
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First Alert Forecast: Mild again Tuesday ahead of late-week cold blast
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Expect another couple pleasant days before some major late-week changes occur as cold air invades north Georgia. Tuesday: Beautiful weather continues Another cool night is in store across north Georgia with much more limited potential for frost...
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Charlie Kirk murder: Suspect Tyler Robinson to stand trial in summer of 2028
Tyler Robinson, the man accused in the 2025 murder of activist Charlie Kirk, was back in a Utah courtroom Monday where a judge set June 21, 2028, as the start of jury selection in his murder trial....
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13-year-olds charged after intentionally making fair ride swing out of control, deputies say
GROVETOWN, Ga. ( WRDW/WAGT /Gray News) — Two 13-year-olds have been charged after deputies said the teens intentionally caused a swing ride at a county fair to go out of control. A Columbia County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the teens had been warned not to grab each other...
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Judge denies Lindsay Clancy's bid to dismiss murder charges, retrial possible
Lindsay Clancy could face a retrial in her three children’s strangling deaths after a judge rejected her bid to dismiss murder charges against her.