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Columbus hits teens with curfew thegeorgiasun.com/local/colu…

Columbus hits teens with curfew

What’s happening: The curfew applies to anyone under 18 in the area between 8th Street and 14th Street, from 2nd Avenue to Bay Avenue. Under the new rule, minors may not be in public spaces in that...

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Pool Cue Killer now faces murder trial after victim died yeas later from her injuries thegeorgiasun.com/crime/pool…

Pool Cue Killer now faces murder trial after victim died yeas later from her injuries

Jean Marie Morgan survived the attack — at least for a while. In April 2012, Ronald Lange Buchalla strangled her and struck her in the head with a pool cue. She lived. He pleaded guilty the following...

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Roswell will celebrate America's 250th with biggest bash yet thegeorgiasun.com/events/ros…

Roswell will celebrate America's 250th with biggest bash yet

The free event begins at 6 p.m. at the park, located at 10495 Woodstock Road. New attractions this year include a giant fun slide, Western throwing games, spin art stations, roaming stilt walkers and...

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Gulf storm threatens Georgia with weekend deluge thegeorgiasun.com/uncategori…

Gulf storm threatens Georgia with weekend deluge

A weather disturbance in the Northwest Gulf of Mexico has a 60% chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane within the next three days, and heavy rain is already expected in Georgia by...

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Election Day: Kemp reveals why he is supporting Burt Jones thegeorgiasun.com/government…
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27-year-old Canton man dies after motorcycle crash on I-75 in Marietta thegeorgiasun.com/traffic/27…

27-year-old Canton man dies after motorcycle crash on I-75 in Marietta

A 27-year-old Canton man died early Tuesday after his motorcycle went down on I-75 in Marietta, police say. What happened: Parker Faucett was riding a 2022 Kawasaki Ninja in the middle lanes of I-75...

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Violent prisoner escapes from Georgia jail thegeorgiasun.com/crime/viol…
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Flood watch covers 30 Georgia counties through tonight thegeorgiasun.com/weather/fl…
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BUSTED: Norcross man's $400K fake tax refund scam unravels thegeorgiasun.com/crime/bust…

BUSTED: Norcross man's $400K fake tax refund scam unravels

What happened: 41-year-old Festus Anyiam was convicted June 5 on four counts of theft of government funds and one count of money laundering. The scheme goes back to 2015, when someone filed fake tax...

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DeKalb mourns K-9 Narry, the good boy who took $600K in drugs off the street thegeorgiasun.com/local-hero…

DeKalb mourns K-9 Narry, the good boy who took $600K in drugs off the street

K-9 Narry, a police dog who spent nearly six years working the streets of DeKalb County, died at home on June 3. He was retired. What’s Happening: Narry joined the DeKalb County Police Department in...

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I-285 is being torn up and rebuilt. Here's what drivers need to know thegeorgiasun.com/traffic/i-…

I-285 is being torn up and rebuilt. Here's what drivers need to know

A stretch of I-285 on the west side of metro Atlanta is being completely torn out and rebuilt, and drivers will feel it on weekends for the next three years. The work covers both directions of I-285...

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Roswell keeps door shut on data centers thegeorgiasun.com/news/roswe…

Roswell keeps door shut on data centers

Roswell has blocked new data centers from being built in the city while officials work on rules to govern them. The ban has been in place since January and is set to expire June 26, though city staff...

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Storms are coming for Georgia today thegeorgiasun.com/weather/st…

Storms are coming for Georgia today

Showers and thunderstorms are on the way for Georgia today, with northwest Georgia getting hit hardest this afternoon. What’s happening: The National Weather Service says the storms will bring...

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Moo-ving violation: Loose livestock linger along Long County lanes thegeorgiasun.com/odd-news/m…

Moo-ving violation: Loose livestock linger along Long County lanes

Four free-range philosophers are causing a bovine brouhaha in Long County — and they did not ask for your permission. Long County officials are warning drivers to watch out for the hazardous herd...

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Poll Position: Hall County voters getting bounced for Bible school thegeorgiasun.com/government…

Poll Position: Hall County voters getting bounced for Bible school

Four Hall County polling places will be at different addresses on June 16 for the runoff election. Voters who normally cast ballots at those sites will need to go somewhere else that day. What’s...

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Dirty air warning hits Atlanta all weekend thegeorgiasun.com/weather/di…

Dirty air warning hits Atlanta all weekend

Georgians with heart or lung disease, children, and anyone sensitive to ozone should watch how much time they spend outside across metro Atlanta on Saturday and Sunday. What’s happening: A Code...

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Georgia man gets 20 years for 3-day domestic violence attack that left a woman strangled, bitten, and trapped thegeorgiasun.com/crime/geor…

Georgia man gets 20 years for 3-day domestic violence attack that left a woman strangled, bitten,...

The man was uninjured. The woman was not. On May 8, Superior Court Judge Shannon Wallace sentenced Victor Manuel Duarte Arias, 31, of the Acworth area of Cherokee County, to 30 years in prison — with...

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Before your teen hits the Chattahoochee, have the talk thegeorgiasun.com/family/bef…

Before your teen hits the Chattahoochee, have the talk

With summer in full swing, Johns Creek police want parents to have a conversation with their teens before anyone heads to the Chattahoochee River. What’s Happening: The Johns Creek Police Department...

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Not in My Backyard: Marietta residents outraged over massive data center already greenlit next door thegeorgiasun.com/news/not-i…

Not in My Backyard: Marietta residents outraged over massive data center already greenlit next door

What’s happening: The Marietta City Council will hold a council meeting Tuesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. at Marietta City Hall at 250 Lawrence Street. At issue with residents who plan to attend is a...

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Georgia man arrested on 17 child sex charges thegeorgiasun.com/crime/geor…

Georgia man arrested on 17 child sex charges

A 30-year-old Coffee County man is facing 17 charges tied to child sex crimes, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. What’s Happening: Derrick Shawn Porter was arrested and charged with...

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