Gunfire at Dunwoody apartment complex leads to Brookhaven arrest
Police swarmed a Dunwoody residential community before dawn Friday after reports of gunfire outside a building sparked fears of a fatal shooting.
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LIVE: McCaysville continues to clean up after catastrophic flooding
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A day after destructive flooding hit McCaysville in far north Georgia, residents are left to start picking up the pieces on Friday. “Everybody that I know is down helping or is coming to help. Because this is ours,” resident Betty McCarty said....
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Susie Wiles, Chief of Staff to leave White House, replaced by Stephen Miller
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is leaving the White House. Read more trending news He wrote that Stephen Miller will replace Wiles, effective Nov. 9. The president said Wiles will work with the Trump Political Operation going forw...
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‘Help us get justice’: Eighth grader dies after being shot in stolen car, family says
BATON ROUGE, La. ( WAFB /Gray News) - An eighth-grader was shot and killed in Louisiana, according to authorities. Officers were called around 11:39 p.m. when they located 13-year-old Madison Harris. Harris was taken to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. Investig...
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Shakespeare at Sunset Launches New Season of Free Community Theatre in DeKalb County
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - A longstanding outdoor theatre tradition is returning to DeKalb County with a refreshed evening format, an expanded artistic partnership, and free admission for the community. Evolving from its previous run as A Shakespeare Happening, the newly renamed S...
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Matt Damon says wife had brain aneurysm, surgery week before 2024 Oscars
Matt Damon says his wife had a brain aneurysm and had surgery a week before the Oscars ceremony in 2024. Read more trending news Because of the health issue, he said the couple skipped the 96th Academy Awards ceremony, where “Oppenheimer” was nominated for several awards, but the...
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APD disputes ex-officer’s ‘misleading’ social media allegations
Atlanta police are disputing claims on social media being made by a former officer. They say the former officer is making posts online that are “misleading” and “lack context and are not supported by departmental records.” Department leaders have not commented on the content of a...
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Shooting involving officer reported in Lumpkin County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A shooting involving an officer happened Friday in Lumpkin County, according to the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting incident happened on Emory Stephens Road. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office said the Hall County Sheriff’s Offic...
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Governor-elect Bottoms talks transition of power
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Newly voted in as Georgia’s governor-elect, Keisha Lance Bottoms shared more about her transition into the role on Friday. On Tuesday, Bottoms, a Democrat, defeated Republican Rick Jackson by 54.3% to 45.7%, according to the Associated Press. T...
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Suspect hospitalized after law enforcement shooting in Lumpkin
A person was taken to the hospital following a shooting involving law enforcement in eastern Lumpkin County.
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Suspect hospitalized after being shot by deputies
One person is in the hospital after a shooting involving Georgia deputies. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard says the shooting happened in his jurisdiction, but involved Hall County deputies. The shooting happened at Mincie Mountain Road and Emory Stephens Road on Friday morni...
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Son calls 911 from Holly Springs motel to confess to mom's death
Police arrested a man Thursday night after he called dispatchers from a local motel and confessed to killing his mother, according to the Holly Springs Police Department....
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Woman dies in single-car crash, DeKalb County police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman died in a single-car crash in unincorporated Lithonia on Friday morning, DeKalb County police say. At around 1:11 a.m., officers were called to the accident at the intersection of S Deshon Road and Alford Road. Officers believe the car ...