Georgia leaders spent the day exploring alternative voting systems as part of a statewide election overhaul, while state election board members questioned whether current voting systems are secure.
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GREATER DECATUR, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A group of senior citizens who have played baseball every Thursday for 15 years is recruiting players for a new senior baseball league. The game takes place each Thursday at Medlock Park. “We’re just a bunch of guys that get out here an...
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One lot is the subject of a million-plus dollar lawsuit filed by DeKalb County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] County leaders say a former movie studio owner is not holding up his side of a deal to make needed upgrades to a park. Channel 2’s Steve Gel...
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Exclusive dash camera video obtained by Channel 2 Action News shows the tense moments Atlanta police officers pursued two Tennessee fugitives along Interstate 20, at times reaching speeds of 100 mph while officers waited for an opportunity to safely end the chase. [DOWNLOAD: Free...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WVLT /Gray News) - A Tennessee anesthesiologist is weighing in on what may have gone wrong during the botched execution of Christa Pike. Dr. Paul Allen, a professor of anesthesiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, said the details coming ...
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A Fulton County jury convicted a former McDonald’s employee of murder in the fatal drive-by shooting of a co-worker, a crime prosecutors say stemmed from a workplace argument days earlier. Prosecutors say Devin Riley shot and killed Quintavious Clark in the parking lot of a McDon...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are investigating after a 25-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday afternoon following an altercation at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta. Police said the shooting began during an altercation at an apartment complex near ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After two decades, Atlanta Beltline officials have secured the land rights to build the project’s full 22-mile trail, the organization announced Thursday. The $200-million effort involved almost 200 closings across more than 270 acres. Once fin...
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WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump left the White House on Thursday afternoon to start a monthlong midterm campaign tour, beginning in Texas, Oklahoma and Alabama, three Republican-leaning states. The tour aims to build support for members of the president’s party who ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gwinnett County will hold a series of free pet vaccine clinics starting next week, the county announced Wednesday. The clinics will be held at the Bill Atkinson Animal Welfare Center in Lawrenceville and provide onsite microchipping for dogs an...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Newnan woman pleaded guilty to torturing a child she adopted, according to the Coweta County district attorney. The district attorney said Chloe Jackson-Jones, 42, adopted the now 14-year-old boy in May 2019 and began “systemic and torturous”...
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A longtime Gwinnett County department store is shutting its doors as Belk announced plans to permanently close its Norcross location.
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The Atlanta Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies at Truist Park on Thursday in a winner-take-all Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series.
