Why Atlanta's $68M City Detention Center sale faces backlash
The Atlanta City Council approved the contentious $68 million sale of the city jail to Fulton County in a narrow 8-7 vote Monday.
The Atlanta City Council approved the contentious $68 million sale of the city jail to Fulton County in a narrow 8-7 vote Monday.
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Troup County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested an Arlington, Virginia, man accused of stealing over $60,000 from a local church in a late 2025 email scam....
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A Newton County woman suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a Covington drive-thru Oct. 17.
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Former Vidalia police Sgt. Santonio Wilcher was arrested for allegedly misusing a license plate reader system.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia voters are continuing to break records for in-person early voting and absentee mail-in voting. “Been voting since I was 18 years old, and I make every election,” said Darrell Wanton, a Fayette County voter. Two weeks into early voting, ...
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More than 14,000 signatures have been submitted in an effort to force a special election that could overturn a massive data center project and ban future data centers in Coweta County. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The group Citizens for Rural Coweta...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a detention officer on four felony charges stemming from allegations of misconduct. Kwamir Jamal Duncan faces two counts of violation of oath of office and two counts of first-degree improper sexua...
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Detention Officer Kwamir Jamal Duncan faces four felony charges following an internal investigation.
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An Atlanta family is searching for Jatalya Carroll, a 21-year-old woman with autism who vanished Saturday night from Atlantic Station.
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More than 940,000 ballots were cast during the first week of early voting in Georgia, putting the state on pace to pass 1 million.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Angel Reese had 30 points and 16 rebounds, Allisha Gray added 18 points and the Atlanta Dream stymied Golden State on both ends in the second half, beating the Valkyries 79-65 on Monday night to even the best-of-seven WNBA Finals at one game apiece. Rhyne How...
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The Atlanta Dream evened the WNBA Finals in San Francisco on Monday with a commanding 79-65 victory against the Golden State Valkyries.
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NEW ORLEANS ( WVUE /Gray News) — New Orleans fire and police leaders are warning parents about a dangerous social media trend. Officials said a New Orleans-area 9-year-old boy recently burned 70% of his body participating in a trend called the “fire challenge,” which dares kids t...
