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Data centers top of mind ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Data centers have become a centerpiece issue for candidates running for office across the country ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Both Democrats and Republicans are trying to tap into backlash against data centers and are using them as a major focal po...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsAug 27, 2026

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NFL ditches the Pro Bowl game, but not the Pro Bowl name

It’s game over for the Pro Bowl. The National Football League will scrap its version of an all-star game in favor of a new way to celebrate that season’s best players at each position....

FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) - NewsAug 27, 2026

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Woman sentenced to 17 years in prison for defrauding Amazon out of nearly $10 million

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Smyrna woman was sentenced to 17 years in prison after defrauding Amazon out of nearly $10 million, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. Kayricka Wortham, 35, was an operations manager at the Amazon warehouse in Smyrna...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsAug 27, 2026

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Hospital staff ignored woman with mental disabilities being assaulted, attorneys say

The attorneys for a developmentally disabled woman say the hospital where she was a patient failed to keep her safe. They say a patient who was out of jail on probation sexually assaulted her. Now the woman and her family have filed a lawsuit over this incident. Channel 2 Action ...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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NFL officially eliminates Pro Bowl game; players to still be honored as Pro Bowlers

(Gray News) - The NFL’s Pro Bowl game has been canceled. The league announced Wednesday the elimination of the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl game, which featured the league’s top players in an exhibition matchup that dated back decades. Instead, the NFL said it would place greater emphasis on...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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Storms return this afternoon and continue through Friday

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — We’ll face a busier stretch of weather in north Georgia over the next few days as heat and humidity combine with storm chances through Friday. First Alert Weather Day for storms Thursday, Friday “We’re monitoring a weak front moving into the re...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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Dolly Parton’s passion to help children learn to read thrives in north Georgia

Those who live here call the Downtown Square of Cleveland a place that’s all heart. But on Wednesday those hearts were heavy. “We knew she was not well, and not doing too well, but we didn’t expect it to be this quick,” John Aiken said. Aiken has fond memories of Dolly Parton. He...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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Dolly Parton’s film legacy has deep roots in Georgia

Georgia helped set the stage for Dolly Parton’s filmmaking legacy, with several movies and TV shows starring the legend filmed in metro Atlanta in the last 15 years. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] One of her first movies produced in Georgia, “Joyful N...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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Georgia Supreme Court says it will no longer handle the bulk of state murder appeals

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Some major changes are coming to the way murder appeals are heard in Georgia courts. The State Supreme Court announced last week that it would no longer handle the bulk of the state’s murder appeals, passing that responsibility instead to the G...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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Georgia cattlemen warn Trump’s beef plan will disrupt local markets

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia cattle ranchers are warning that a new federal plan to lower beef prices by importing tariff-free, foreign meat could severely disrupt the domestic market and threaten the future of family farms. The concern comes after President Donald...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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A 14-year-old thought he had a basketball injury; it turned out to be cancer

September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, and one metro Atlanta teenager is showing what it means to face a life-changing diagnosis with courage and determination. Fourteen-year-old Xander Bickers was a healthy three-sport athlete when what seemed like a routine basketball i...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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Well-known concert venue getting new name

A downtown music venue has gotten a new name along with a financial investment. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The Tabernacle will now operate under the name Tabernacle Presented by iTHINK Financial. Music fans have crowded the floor to hear bands, si...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsAug 26, 2026

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🕯️ Wellness for cancer survivors

To your health Wednesday, Aug. 26 — Welcome back! It’s the end of August ( cue Noah Kahan ), and there’s just a hint of fall in the air. The cooler weather is very welcome after a long and sweltering summer. The term “self-care” gets tossed around flippantly these days because, w...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Aug 26, 2026

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What Atlanta is getting right about homelessness

Mr. Bean is a veteran who served as a paratrooper during Desert Storm. He was living in a tent in downtown Atlanta. We followed him as he packed up everything he owned and got to unlock the door to a home of his own. He had a job interview that afternoon. This is just one story o...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Aug 26, 2026

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What political money can and can’t still buy

Many people think there’s too much money in politics, but for the few who actually spend that money, there are more pressing problems. Money remains critical to success in politics, and yet it’s just not buying what it has in the past. The hitmakers of American politics are runni...

SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)Aug 24, 2026

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Not to his liking

The pendulum of opinion swings freely when it comes to the question of form following function. It isn’t necessary to get into that debate here. I bring it up only to offer that, sometimes, it doesn’t matter where one stands on the question…form then function or function then for...

SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)Aug 24, 2026

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Building Community Through Banking: Invest for Better Launches in Atlanta

While conversations about community development often focus on affordable housing, education, or public policy, one of the most powerful — and often overlooked — tools is where we choose to bank. That was the focus of a recent gathering at Remerge Atlanta , where more than 30 wom...

SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)Aug 24, 2026

business

Federal Policy Shifts and the Georgia Business Owner: What You Should Be Watching

Washington may feel far removed from running a business in Georgia, but federal policy decisions are increasingly showing up in taxes, contracting opportunities, workforce decisions and the cost of doing business. For business owners, the issue isn’t following every political deb...

SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)Aug 24, 2026