Judge sentences key figure in $250M Minnesota food fraud scheme
Salim Said, the man authorities said was the architect of the Feeding Our Future fraud scheme next to mastermind Aimee Bock, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday.
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Downtown Atlanta office vacancy at 30%, residents up 45% since 2010
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Business and civic leaders gathered for Downtown Day to highlight the progress and challenges facing Atlanta’s oldest neighborhood. One of the biggest challenges remains vacant office space. Downtown leaders reported roughly 30% of downtown off...
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Man fatally shot near Atlanta elementary school prompts brief lockdown, changes to dismissal
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A deadly shooting in south Atlanta prompted a brief lockdown of area schools Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson with the district. Atlanta police said a 56-year-old man was shot and killed near 5 Cleveland Ave., the address for a ...
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LIVE: Former Pres. Barack Obama rallying for Jon Ossoff, Keisha Lance Bottoms
Former President Barack Obama will be in metro Atlanta on Wednesday to rally support for Democratic candidates Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms. Ossoff is running for re-election in U.S. Senate against Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Mike Collins while Bottoms is facing R...
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Grandmother not indicted in baby’s death after police say she left her in hot car for 8 hours while she worked
MADISONVILLE, Ky. ( WFIE /Gray News) — A Kentucky doctor who accidentally left her grandchild unattended in a hot car for about eight hours will not be indicted for the baby’s death. Madisonville police said 10-month-old Scottie Crowell died in August . On Tuesday, a grand jury f...