How a faith-based Georgia bank allegedly ran a $140 million Ponzi scheme for years
A 1907 AJC newspaper contains what looks like the original Facebook feed
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Man found dead in parking lot of Gwinnett church after shooting
Officers were called to the 2400 block of Webb Gin House Road following a 911 call from someone who found the body in the parking lot of Cannon United Methodist Church.
3 juveniles arrested after 13-year-old boy shot in head in Mableton
Cobb County police have not released names or ages of the three people arrested in the incident.
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2 Georgia Lottery scratch-off players become millionaires
Winning scratchers were bought in Douglasville and Dahlonega.
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Losing bidders accuse state officials of mishandling Medicaid contracts
Amerigroup and Peach State Health Plan, losing bidders in a fight for Medicai contracts, have filed lawsuits and petitions claiming wrongdoing from state officials.
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Richard Kessler twice gave the hotel industry a wake-up call. He’s not done.
Legendary Georgia hotelier Richard Kessler helped build Days Inn before launching upscale projects like Savannah's Plant Riverside. At 79, he has more plans.
Georgia’s Synovus to merge with Pinnacle in $8.6B deal
Columbus-based Synovus Financial Corp. announced it will combine with Nashville-based Pinnacle Financial Partners in an all-stock transaction valued at $8.6 billion.
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DeKalb jailer fired, arrested after beating inmate with baton
According to arrest warrants, the jailer entered an inmate’s cell on July 4 at the DeKalb County Jail and repeatedly struck the inmate several times with a baton.
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Roswell man sentenced to prison for threatening ex-FBI director
John Woodbury of Roswell pleaded guilty to threatening ex-FBI chief Christopher Wray in a 2023 4chan post.
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Rapper GloRilla faces drug charges after break-in at Forsyth County home
Stemming from a break-in investigation, authorities say just over 2.8 pounds of marijuana and 2 jars containing THC wax were found in the rapper's home.
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Norfolk Southern, Union Pacific confirm merger negotiations
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Georgia gets in on the drama: Why film crews are riding a vertical soap opera wave
The projects, at least for now, aren’t necessarily thought-provoking journeys into the human condition, but they’re putting crews to work.
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Timeline of MARTA station escalator failure
Surveillance footage, official reports and statements paint a more detailed picture of what happened when an escalator malfunctioned inside a MARTA station July 15.
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How a conspiracy of kindness saved a coyote who wanted to play with dogs
Carmine the coyote roamed the northwest metro Atlanta area trying to befriend dogs before he was relocated to a wildlife sanctuary in 2020. Five years later, is he happy?
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Atlanta’s drop in homicides outpaces U.S. as city makes fighting crime a priority
Atlanta sees 32% drop in homicides so far this year.
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Injured MARTA escalator riders waited more than 30 minutes for EMS
Scores of people were on their way home from a Beyoncé concert when the escalator sped up and threw passengers to the ground, injuring at least 21 people.
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3 protesters charged in Emory University crackdown plead not guilty
Three protesters arrested at Emory University’s 2024 pro-Palestinian protest pleaded not guilty in DeKalb County court. Attorneys say their charges are politically motivated.