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Community works to clean up, restore metro Atlanta cemetery to honor those buried there
Volunteers banded together Sunday to clean up a long-abandoned African American cemetery. Channel 2’s Bryan Mims was in Henry County, where the community said many of those buried there were enslaved people who worked on a 4,000 acre plantation. Now near what is now Locust Grove,...
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Officer shoots suspect accused of firing into crowd of 400 juveniles at dance studio
ST. ANN, Mo. ( KMOV /Gray News) - A suspect shot into a crowd of 400 juveniles and was then shot by police outside a dance studio in Missouri on Saturday evening, authorities said. Police say they responded to a dance studio in St. Ann around 10:30 p.m. due to reports of gunfire ...
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He thought he hooked a bass. Instead, a teen shattered a 9-year state record
(Gray News) - A 16-year-old angler shattered a Florida state record when he caught a 3.02-pound, 16-inch-long jaguar guapote. “When I hooked it, I thought it was a peacock bass,” Xzavier Peon said. “But once the giant jaguar came up I knew that it was a state record almost instan...
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Lawmakers mull cybersecurity concerns as they prepare for overhaul of Georgia’s voting system
Georgia seems poised to switch to a hand-marked paper ballot system for the 2028 election, but researchers and cybersecurity experts say there is a lot more to consider to ensure that voting stays secure and free from undue influence. Election security concerns have long been at ...
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Week Ahead in Washington: Week of September 20
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump has a full schedule this week in Washington and on the road, while Vice President JD Vance campaigns for Republicans in the critical state of North Carolina. Trump is headed to New York on Monday, where he will address the 81st United...
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Police say incident near Fulton ME’s office appears self-inflicted
Police are investigating a person who may have been stabbed near the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office on Pryor Street. The Atlanta Police Department said further investigation indicated the wound may have been self-inflicted. According to APD, the victim was taken from the...
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Falcons get amputees on the field for first Adaptive Sports Day
Geoff Norman spent his high school years playing football and lacrosse, with a short stint on the track team before he joined the Navy. An athlete and a veteran, he’s experienced in strenuous activity. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Four years ago, he...
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Ponce City Market celebrates 100 years of the historic Sears building
Jamestown, an Atlanta-based real estate investment and management company, announced Ponce 100, a centennial celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the historic Sears, Roebuck and Co. building that now houses Ponce City Market. Community events, a photography installation, ...
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SNAP benefits changing in Georgia; benefits increasing but state paying more
Starting in October, Georgians who receive assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will see a bit more help coming through. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture , SNAP benefits, also referred to as food stamps, will see cost of living increases...
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Deputy hurt in crash on way to armed robbery call, stabbing in Coweta County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A deputy enroute to a call about an armed robbery was injured in a crash Saturday, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said. The extent of the deputy’s injuries is unknown, the sheriff’s office said. Deputies believe that the call involved a dri...