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October 25, 2023

Norfolk Southern improves train safety despite rising costs linked to East Palestine derailment

The Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern railroad company has seen a drop in its annual profits as a result of the February train derailment in Ohio.

October 24, 2023

Atlanta temporarily closes 3 fire stations over truck breakdowns, firefighter shortages

Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its fire stations as its fire department grapples with out-of-service engines and a shortage of manpower.

October 24, 2023

Georgia woman returns from vacation to find Atlanta home demolished by mistake

Susan Hodgson reportedly learned her family's longtime home in southwest Atlanta had been completely demolished by mistake, leaving her "furious." The home had been vacant.

October 20, 2023

Lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, indicted alongside Trump, pleads guilty in Georgia election case

Pro-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge stemming from his attempt to overturn the former president's 2020 election loss in Georgia.

October 18, 2023

Atlanta woman slurps down 48 oysters in viral TikTok — driving her date to ditch the tab

TikTok user "EquanaB" went viral after posting a video recounting a recent date to Fontaine’s Oyster Bar in Atlanta, where she took down four trays of oysters.

October 17, 2023

Squatters arrested at Atlanta home where neighbors said they ran an 'illegal strip club'

A SWAT team removed four squatters in an Atlanta home that were allegedly running an illegal strip club on weekends and disrupting neighbors.

October 11, 2023

2 stabbed, including police officer, in security terminal at Atlanta International Airport

Two people were injured in a stabbing at the south terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday.

October 3, 2023

Atlanta-area police fatally shoot suspect who tried to steal cruiser

Officers in Lawrenceville, Georgia, reportedly shot and killed a suspect early Tuesday morning after he attempted to steal a police cruiser.

September 27, 2023

Family of Montay Stinson says Fulton County sheriff has ‘blood’ on his hands after inmate’s death

Montay Stinson’s cause of death inside the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta was “hypertensive cardiovascular disease," family attorney says.

September 20, 2023

Georgia police, bystanders lift overturned car, rescuing trapped driver

Georgia police officers and bystanders are credited with saving a driver's life after he overturned a car while speeding down a highway. It was all caught on video.