The man who died after being ejected from a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was not only a beloved teacher in the Atlanta area, but also a fighter who beat cancer, COVID-19 and escaped from a fiery automobile crash with his daughter several weeks before his death. Read more trending news...
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The first thing visitors meet in “About America: Liberty, Legacy, and Loyalty at 250” is George Washington, wiped almost blank. Reynier Leyva Novo’s “What It Is, What It Has Been (Georges Washington)” (2023) greets visitors at the gallery entrance. After 200 layers of white paint...
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ORANGE, Conn. ( InvestigateTV ) - For 100 years, tiny candy bricks have been hiding inside some of the most famous faces in American history. PEZ, the iconic candy, is made and packaged at the company’s factory in Connecticut, the only PEZ manufacturing facility in the United Sta...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating after a person was shot late Tuesday at a motel in DeKalb County. The incident occurred at the Budget Inn in the 3400 block of Memorial Drive. Police said that the victim has been taken to the hospital. No other details...
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“Ramble at the Farm” will feature five student bands from metro Atlanta high schools.
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Georgia Tech team captain Kyle Efford announced on Tuesday that his career is ending in a way he never imagined. The senior linebacker says he is retiring for health reasons. “Over the past few years, my body has taken more damage than I can continue to ignore,” Efford said. “And...
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Vice President JD Vance will be in metro Atlanta on Wednesday. He’s expected to meet with supporters at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Vance’s visit comes with early voting underway in Georgia for the 2026 general election and midterms. President Donald Trump i...
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Officer Trenton Ryan Garner is asking a federal judge to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit over the fatal shooting of HeeHaw, a miniature donkey.
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Lung adenocarcinoma, the condition that Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with on Tuesday, is a common form of lung cancer that can be highly treatable when caught early, health officials said. Read more trending news Doctors removed a lower lobe of the 71-year-old pontiff’s right lung ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Three days before his boss comes to Georgia, Vice President JD Vance is visiting supporters in Atlanta Wednesday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. With early voting underway in the state’s battleground midterm electio...
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DeKalb County commissioners have postponed a decision on a proposed ordinance that would ban urban camping in public spaces.
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Atlanta-based nonprofit Hope Booth partnered with L’Oréal Paris to install a mental health kiosk at Spelman College. Housed in a reimagined telephone booth, the interactive kiosk offers free, 24/7 mental health support services for students. “College is such a pivotal time and se...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person has died and two people are hospitalized after a crash overnight on a residential street, Atlanta police said. The crash happened early Wednesday in the 500 block of Hank Aaron Drive in the Summerhill neighborhood on the city’s south...
