Passenger charged after rideshare driver shot in Atlanta
A passenger was charged after allegedly shooting a rideshare driver during a dispute Saturday evening in southwest Atlanta, police said.
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Man shot, killed at a park in a historic neighborhood
Atlanta officers responded to a man found shot on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard NW Monday night. The call came out around 9:15 p.m. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Atlanta Police. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Crime scene invest...
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GOP lawmaker introduces articles of impeachment against Hegseth
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, the first day of the U.S. House session after the midterm elections. Massie mentioned Hegseth’s role in military actions in Venezuela and Yeme...
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How a 22-year-old became the youngest commissioner in Georgia history
A 22-year-old college senior will become the youngest county commissioner in Georgia history after unseating an incumbent to represent northern Gwinnett County....
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Atlanta board approves application to demolish ‘Hardwick House’
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta Zoning Review Board last week approved an application to demolish the “Hardwick House” on Ponce de Leon Place, a home at the forefront of the LGBTQ movement in the 1980s. Fred Smith, a Stanford University law professor and Atlanta n...
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1 shot to death near northwest Atlanta park, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating a deadly shooting near a northwest Atlanta park Monday night. A spokesperson for the Atlanta Police Department said the shooting was reported on the 600 block of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard NW, the location of the First T...
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A hard bump for Georgia Republicans, and the beginning of a new era
The week before the Georgia Republican Party suffered the worst electoral loss in its history, one of the key figures in the party’s evolution over the past four decades was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for operating a massive Ponzi scheme. We don’t have to resume that...
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Charity tournament funds Georgia youth homes and education
A Coweta County softball tournament this weekend will raise money to support at-risk youth across the state.