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DeKalb trying to account for financial discrepancies
Gwinnett property owners: Your tax bill is due
Family regrets 911 call that led to son?셲 death at deputies??hands
A stricken Ross Harris jury sees crime-scene photos of toddler
Nancy Grace?셲 latest hot take on Justin Ross Harris Hot Car Death...
Execution of Atlanta cop killer, if it happens, will set records
The retired judge who presided over Gregory Lawler’s trial in 2000 for murdering an Atlanta police officer signed a warrant on Wednesday setting his execution for Oct.
Authorities say officer?셲 shots missed; suspect shot himself
The man who was killed during an apparent officer-involved shooting Tuesday in Statesboro instead died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to a media report.
Officer?셲 testimony leads defense to seek a mistrial
BRUNSWICK — Justin Ross Harris defense attorney Maddox Kilgore, arguing that a Cobb police officer lied on the stand and the judge prevented him from properly cross-examining him, motioned for a mistrial Wednesday following a wild day of testimony.
Family: Paranoid man needed help, but was instead tased 15 times
Mary Ann Sherman says her older son was the victim, not the perpetrator. But that?셲 now how he was treated by Coweta County deputies and an EMT.
Fulton County to build new multi-use trail near amphitheater
Fulton County commissioners on Wednesday agreed to build a multi-use trail to connect the Wolf Creek Amphitheater with a nearby library.
Separate transportation taxes on Nov. 8 ballots for Fulton, Atlanta
Proposed transportation improvements will have a big place on the Nov. 8 general election ballots of residents in Atlanta and Fulton County.
Lockdown lifted at 2 Gwinnett schools
The soft lockdown at Dacula High School and Dacula Middle School was lifted about 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, a Gwinnett County school official said.
The Forbes 400: Which Georgians made the list of richest Americans?
Eight Georgians made the 2016 list of Forbes Magazine?셲 400 richest Americans.Gains in the stock market and growth by tech firms contributed to the biggest changes on this year?셲 list, Forbes said this week.
Q&A on the News
Q: In a recent AJC, syndicated columnist Mona Charen said she would be voting for Evan McMullin. Who is that?
A stricken Ross Harris jury sees crime-scene photos of toddler
BRUNSWICK — Jurors in the Justin Ross Harris murder trial got their first glimpse Wednesday of images none of them wanted to see.
Alpharetta sets Town Hall on TSPLOST vote
Alpharetta has scheduled to host Town Hall meeting for Tuesday evening where residents can learn more about the proposed transportation sales tax on the Nov.
Cop hit twice with stolen SUV
A 16-year-old boy was arrested after Atlanta police say he hit an officer with a stolen SUV, ran over the officer?셲 leg and crashed into two police cars during a chase Tuesday.
Execution warrant signed for Atlanta cop killer
A warrant was signed Wednesday setting the execution of cop killer Gregory Lawler for any time during the seven days starting with Oct.
Hurricane Matthew forces two-day delay in Ross Harris trial
BRUNSWICK ??The Justin Ross Harris trial will recess at day?셲 end and resume Monday due to the threat posed by Hurricane Matthew.
Execution warrant signed for Atlanta cop killer
A warrant was signed Wednesday setting the execution of cop killer Gregory Lawler for any time during the seven days starting with Oct.
Hurricane Matthew forces two-day delay in Ross Harris trial
BRUNSWICK ??The Justin Ross Harris trial will recess at day?셲 end and resume Monday due to the threat posed by Hurricane Matthew.
Community Lens for Oct. 6
Calling amateur photographers!Have you taken a great picture that you?셝 like to share with the world?
Nancy Grace?셲 latest hot take on Justin Ross Harris Hot Car Death trial
Nancy Grace and her self-named show may only have about a week left on the air at HLN.But it seems the feisty former Atlanta prosecutor isn?셳 about to bow out quietly.
Ex-sheriff?셲 captain allegedly groped minor
A former Forsyth County sheriff?셲 captain was arrested Tuesday on charges of sexual assault and battery of a minor.
DeKalb trying to account for financial discrepancies
A $1.3 million discrepancy in DeKalb government finances is still being reviewed as the county tries to complete its audit of last year?셲 spending.
Gwinnett property owners: Your tax bill is due
Gwinnett County property tax bills are due Oct. 15, and the county offers several ways to pay: • You can pay online by check, credit or debit card at GwinnettTaxCommissioner.
Surveillance video released in gas station shooting
Gas station surveillance video shows a man stepping out of a silver, four-door sedan and putting what appears to be a black handgun into the waistband of his tan or white pants.
Middle school student found with unloaded gun
A student had an unloaded gun on campus Tuesday at Sutton Middle School, officials said.The incident happened at the end of the school day as classes were being dismissed, Atlanta Public Schools spokeswoman Kimberly Willis-Green told Channel 2 Action News.
Hurricane Matthew to delay Ross Harris trial
BRUNSWICK ??The Justin Ross Harris trial will be in recess beginning noon Thursday and lasting until Monday due to the threat posed by Hurricane Matthew.
Photos: Ross Harris trial: First full day of testimony
Photos from the trial of Justin Ross Harris from Oct. 5, 2016. Harris is charged with murder in the "hot car death" case involving his son Cooper in Cobb County in 2014.
DeKalb voters will decide on tax break for homeowners
One question on November’s ballot is worded so unclearly that many DeKalb County voters might not know what it means.
Today in Justin Ross Harris trial: First full day of testimony
The Ross Harris hot-car murder trial heads into Day 3 today, its first full day of testimony. With its first few witnesses, the prosecution seemed to follow an almost linear chronology: an officer who responded to the scene where little Cooper Harris’s body lay on the asphalt of the Akers Mill Square parking lot; a witness who heard Harris’s SUV screeching to a halt in that parking lot and who tried without success to administer CPR; a witness who tried to help Harris get his child out of the SUV.
Sheriff: 18-year-old murder case likely started as bar fight
Douglas County officials believe they?셶e solved a cold case that left a man dead in his car on the side of the road.
Man who shot Georgia Tech professor gets 15 years
A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to robbing and shooting a Georgia Tech professor in 2012, according to the Fulton County district attorney?셲 office.
GBI interviewed shooting suspect before saying Jackson cop lied
A man who previously worked for the city of Jackson said he was interviewed as a suspect in an officer-involved shooting that turned out to be made up, according to Channel 2 Action News.
Police: Barrow man robbed, stabbed in neck; fire set in house
A man was arrested and accused of stabbing a Barrow County man in the neck five times and setting items in his house on fire, a deputy said.
Unresolved annexations could mean some in Fulton County vote twice
Some South Fulton residents may be asked to fill out their ballots twice on Nov. 8. That’s because with a pending lawsuit about Atlanta’s annexation of their neighborhood, Loch Lomond, whether or not they live in the city is unclear.
Neighbors??911 calls help Gwinnett officers make arrests
Finding those accused of a crime isn?셳 always easy.So when a second suspect in a burglary got away from police during a chase, six neighbors called 911 to give Gwinnett County officers his location.
Residents, Georgia State students want role in Turner Field plans
Students and residents who hope to one day see grocery stores and dry cleaners in the neighborhoods around Turner Field took their message to Georgia State University on Tuesday.
Gwinnett County to demolish, redevelop Olympic tennis stadium
Gwinnett County plans to acquire and demolish the former Olympic tennis stadium near Stone Mountain ??a move that could clear the way for private development of the property.
Motion to drop murder indictment against ex-DeKalb cop denied
A judge released an order Tuesday denying a motion to dismiss charges against a former DeKalb County officer accused of murdering a military veteran.
2 Riverdale High School students dead in murder-suicide
For about two years, 16-year-old Samyah Copeland and her 15-year-old boyfriend Christopher Andrews had an on-again, off-again relationship, her brother said.
Gwinnett to demolish, redevelop Olympic tennis stadium
Gwinnett County plans to acquire and demolish the former Olympic tennis stadium near Stone Mountain ??a move that could clear the way for private development of the property.
Ross Harris a victim of police lies and distortions, his lawyer claims
After enduring more than two years of largely unchallenged, unthinkable allegations leveled against his client, Ross Harris’ lead attorney went on offense Tuesday, making it clear he was putting Cobb County police on trial in the hot-car murder case.
Teen accused of hiring hitman to have classmates killed is indicted
A Pickens County teenager was indicted for allegedly offering $12,000 to have two classmates and their families killed.
Q&A on the News
Q: I would like to send a note of thanks to President Obama and the first lady for all they have done these past eight years and for the dignity they showed in this era of incivility.
Photos: Ross Harris trial: Defense makes opening statement
Photos from the trial of Justin Ross Harris, from Oct. 4, 2016. Harris is charged with murder in the "hot car death" case involving his son Cooper in Cobb County in 2014.
1 killed in Cobb shooting
A shooting at an apartment in Cobb County left one man dead and another injured, police said Tuesday.
Officer shoots, kills home invasion suspect
A Georgia police officer shot and killed someone who was involved in a home invasion and armed robbery early Tuesday, authorities said.
Atlanta police: Diane McIver?셲 fatal shooting case ?쐌ore complicated??
Atlanta police on Tuesday pushed back against a family spokesman?셲 account of how Diane McIver ??a high profile business executive ??was fatally shot on the edge of Piedmont Park recently, saying the case is ?쐌ore complicated??than has been portrayed.
SE Atlanta homeowner shoots intruder, police say
A homeowner shot and critically injured someone who tried to break into his southeast Atlanta home Monday night, Atlanta police said.
McDonough church hosts get-together for law enforcement, youth
Shiloh Baptist Church in McDonough is hosting its annual ?쏝less the Badges Campaign??on Saturday beginning at 10 a.
Sen. Jones to host Oct. 10 Town Hall meeting in Stockbridge
Sen. Emanuel Jones, D-Decatur, will host a town hall meeting on October 10 at Fairview Recreation Center in Stockbridge to discuss a wide range of issues affecting District 10.
DeKalb County voters will decide major races on Election Day
Besides casting ballots for president, DeKalb voters will also elect the county?셲 next CEO, decide whether to create the city of Stonecrest and extend tax breaks for homeowners.
Brookhaven couple claims $246M Powerball jackpot
Do yourself a favor, men.Listen to your wives.Brookhaven Powerball winner William ten Broeke, 46, just deposited the largest check of his life into his account because of a gentle nudge from his better half.
Casino owner says gambling in Georgia could help send kids to college
The debate about casino gambling in Georgia returned in a big way.On Monday, the Chairman and CEO of casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International told metro Atlanta business and civic leaders that Las Vegas-style gambling would be an economic engine for the state.
Today in the Ross Harris trial: The defense takes its turn
The lead defense attorney in the Justin Ross Harris murder case will make his opening statement this morning, a day after the prosecutor delivered a blistering two-hour attack in which he said he will prove Harris intentionally left his son in a hot SUV to die.
Alleged Gangster Disciples accused of beating boy
Of eight people charged with beating a 14-year-old so badly he had to be hospitalized, only one was an adult, according to a media report.
Atlanta street fight: Who was Donald Lee Hollowell?
From Bankhead Highway to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway to Shawty Lo Boulevard? Shawty Lo, whose real name was Carlos Walker, and who shot to fame with his 2007 rap hit “Dey Know,” was killed on Sept.
City Council gives Atlanta go-ahead to seek Peachtree-Pine purchase
An Atlanta City Council meeting turned raucous Monday when several dozen advocates for the homeless showed up to denounce Mayor Kasim Reed’s efforts to close a downtown shelter.
Alleged sex act with inmate lands former Gwinnett deputy in jail
A former Gwinnett County sheriff?셲 deputy turned himself in Monday to the Butts County jail on charges related to an inappropriate encounter with an inmate.
Bondsmen not guilty of kidnapping, released after 2 years
Two Tennessee-based bail bondsmen walked out of the Gwinnett County jail nearly two years after they were charged with kidnapping a woman and terrorizing her seven children.
Gov. Deal considers 13 for 3 seats on Georgia Supreme Court
Gov. Nathan Deal is reviewing a list of 13 jurists nominated for the Georgia Supreme Court, including two positions the Legislature created this year and a third slot that will be vacated in January when the chief justice retires.
GBI: Former cop who lied about shooting is arrested
A former Jackson police officer was arrested Monday, more than a week after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said she lied about having been shot.
DA: Death of man tased 15 times by Coweta deputies was accidental
He was delusional, agitated, and his family feared he was on drugs as they rode in a rental car following a wedding in the Dominican Republic.
Cops: Nudist placed ad offering to teach teenage girls sex acts
A Roswell man claimed he was a long-time nudist and offered to teach teenage girls about womanhood in an advertisement he posted online, according to police.
DA: No charges for Coweta deputies in man?셲 Taser-related death
The Coweta County sheriff deputies accused of repeatedly using Tasers on a man who died during a struggle will not face criminal charges, the District Attorney said Monday.
Court ends Atlanta?셲 bid for lucrative South Fulton industrial district
A battle to bring a prized piece of unincorporated South Fulton County into the city of Atlanta has come to an end, at least for now.
Third suspect sought in Gwinnett home invasion
A third suspect is being sought in connection with a Gwinnett County home invasion in September.Vidal Mendoza-Garcia, 34, of Norcross, is wanted on home invasion charges for an incident that took place Sept.
Commissioner: Tritt property not on Cobb parks list
A developer has backed off a controversial plan to build senior housing in East Cobb, but the property won’t become county greenspace, as some residents wanted.
State: Ross Harris led ?쐂ouble life,??viewed son as ?쐎bstacle??
Ross Harris led a double life full of deception that led him to intentionally leave his son inside a hot car to die, a Cobb County prosecutor said Monday in a blistering opening statement.
Man freed after arrest on 50 child porn charges
A Canton man charged with 50 counts of sexual exploitation of children is free on bond, the Cherokee County Sheriff?셲 Office said.
Casino giant MGM plans renewed push in Georgia
The debate about casino gambling in Georgia is about to return in a big way.On Monday, the Chairman and CEO of casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International told local business and civic leaders that Las Vegas-style gambling, including a $1 billion-plus resort in Atlanta, could be an economic engine for the state and could boost the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship program.
Q&A on the News
Q: Why did ABC hire Michael Strahan for the ?쏥ood Morning America??team? He adds nothing to it. They have him next to Robin Roberts instead of Amy Robach, who we see less and less.
Suspect in cab driver?셲 death charged with murder
After hopping into a taxi, shooting the driver in the head and leaving her for dead in DeKalb County, a Tennessee man pistol-whipped two other men and ordered them to get on the floor, police said.
Photos: Ross Harris trial: Jury is selected
Photos from the trial of Justin Ross Harris, from Oct. 3, 2016. Harris is charged with murder in the "hot car death" case involving his son Cooper in Cobb County in 2014.
Woman drowns in Alcovy River
What started as a fishing trip with friends ended with the drowning of a woman in the Alcovy River, the Newton County Sheriff?셲 Office said.
MGM CEO pitches casino gambling as boon to HOPE, economy
The debate about casino gambling in Georgia is about to return in a big way.On Monday, the Chairman and CEO of casino and hotel operator MGM Resorts International told metro Atlanta business and civic leaders that Las Vegas-style gambling, including a $1 billion-plus resort in Atlanta, could be an economic engine for the state and could boost the lottery-funded HOPE Scholarship.
DeKalb offers free hazardous waste disposal
DeKalb County residents can dispose of old car batteries, lawn care products and fluorescent light bulbs at a hazardous household waste disposal event Oct.
Sam Olens to interview for Kennesaw State University presidency
Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens will interview Tuesday for president of Kennesaw State University, state officials said.
Prostitute?셲 testimony on Ross Harris tryst will be allowed
The judge in the hot car death trial on Monday denied a defense motion to block the testimony of a prostitute who said she was “90 percent” certain Justin Ross Harris was one of her clients.
Atlantans strut their mutts for a good cause
With over 800 participants and 600 dogs, Atlantans and their four-legged friends attended the first ever Strut Your Mutt fundraiser held on Sept.
Six-woman, six-man jury selected for Ross Harris trial
After questioning 280 Glynn County residents over nine days, attorneys in the Justin Ross Harris case settled on 12 jurors and four alternates Monday as the hot car death trial finally got underway.
Government oversight job starts in DeKalb
DeKalb County?셲 financial watchdog is on the job of finding government waste and fraud.John Greene, the county?셲 chief audit executive, started work Sept.
Court nixes Atlanta annexation of Fulton Industrial
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday dismissed city of Atlanta efforts to annex a prized piece of Fulton County property.
Goodbye Ted: Atlanta Braves play their last game at Turner Field
The stands remain full at Turner Field, even with the game waning. Normally, people begin streaming toward the exits in a game?셲 latter innings, hoping to get a hop ahead of the traffic that follows a game.
Farewell to the Ted: Turner Field closes with cheers, memories
Life is finite. In baseball, that life is measured by the last out. In baseball stadiums, that life is calibrated by the click of a lock, maybe the rattle of chains when doors close for good.
Suspect shot at, stunned by police after alleged hit-run
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is sorting through the details after two police officers fired multiple shots at a driver accused in a hit-and-run in Paulding County.
Police allow family to ?쁤rieve??before filing charges in baby?셲 shooting
Police hadn?셳 filed charges Sunday after an 18-month-old died from a gunshot wound to the head because they said they were allowing the family to grieve.
Bill Torpy at Large: Transgender woman's record concerns police review board
In August, Mayor Kasim Reed made an announcement that was called ?쐆istoric????he appointed a transgender woman to the Atlanta Citizen Review Board.
College Park man shot to death outside gas station
A 36-year-old College Park man was shot to death early Sunday morning outside a Shell gas station near the intersection of Whitehall and McDaniel streets near downtown Atlanta.
Taxi driver shot in head in DeKalb County
A man was taken into police custody Sunday morning in connection with the fatal shooting of a taxi driver in a Chamblee neighborhood.
Take to task for Oct. 3
Update- Ga. Highways 54 and 74Last week, we told you about how a reader is tired of gridlock during rush hours at the intersection of Ga.
Gridlock Guy: Last games at Turner Field end of an era
I said goodbye to Turner Field this weekend. It wasn?셳 an easy thing to do. I love Turner Field. I will always love Turner Field.
Residents in annexation tug of war between Atlanta, South Fulton
Without having to pack a single box, South Fulton residents like Robert Ammons have moved in and out of Atlanta this summer.
Child shot in head in Henry County
A child was shot in the head Saturday by another child in Henry County, Channel 2 Action News reported.
Forsyth County educator criticized for posts on first lady
A Forsyth County educator is being criticized on social media for racist comments on Facebook about first lady Michelle Obama.
Fayette couple charged in child?셲 drowning
A man and woman are facing murder charges in connection with their 2-year-old child?셲 drowning in June in Fayette County, authorities said.
Elimination of DeKalb CEO role, other changes considered
Democracy in DeKalb County works a bit different from the rest of Georgia, with a powerful CEO position in charge of the government, leading to nearly 40 years of debate.
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