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Small fire breaks out at Queen of Hearts antique store in Buford

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Firefighters responded at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, to an employee report of a business fire at the Queen of Hearts Antiques & Interiors, located in the 4125 block of Buford Drive, in…

Georgia Officials: It’s time to start preparing for tropical storm Florence

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With Tropical Storm Florence churning in the Atlantic and heading toward likely landfall somewhere along the southeastern United States, Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens is warning homeowners that it is…

Dogs warn sleeping family of house fire

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The News: A family of six is safe today thanks to an early morning warning from their two dogs. Gwinnett County Fire officials say a fire broke out near a…

Outer suburbs fuel metro Atlanta’s growth

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The News: Metro Atlanta isn't growing like kudzu, but it did post it's second-highest year of growth since the great recession of 2008 this year. The metro area is growing to…

Walton County man dies trying to rescue pets from house fire

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A 58-year-old who escaped a mobile home fire in Social Circle succumbed to the same fire after he re-entered the home to retrieve several pet dogs. The blaze killed Adam…

The Rundown: Stockbridge sues Georgia, A grandmother gets pinned against a gas pump and a Marietta sex trafficking ring goes to jail

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Cityhood Scuffle: Lawyers for the City of Stockbridge have filed a lawsuit against the state of Georgia, according to the Associated Press. The lawsuit alleges that by carving a new…

DNA confirms unidentified boy buried in Macon is a Michigan teen who was missing for 39 years

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The Gist: 15-year-old Andrew Jackson Greer went missing in Michigan in 1979. It has taken almost 30 years for investigators to conclusively determine what happened to the teen. DNA testing…

Roswell nixes planned tennis complex

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A controversial 60-acre tennis facility planned at Big Creek Park in Roswell has been called off after the city's cycling community and residents who use the passive park for recreation…

Nathan Deal talks criminal justice with Trump and other officials

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Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday met with President Donald Trump, other governors, state attorneys general and federal leaders to discuss criminal justice reform, including the successes and results of initiatives implemented…

A lightning bolt started a fire in this Gwinnett County home

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Severe thunderstorms created a harrowing evening for a Gwinnett County family Thursday when their house was struck by a bolt of lightning. According to a Gwinnett County Fire Dept. spokesman,…

What is National Night Out and what are Georgia communities doing for it?

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The Gist: Tuesday is National Night Out, a nationwide event designed to draw communities and law enforcement together. Communities, cities and counties throughout Georgia will be participating in the event…

Meet the new public face of Fulton County

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The Gist: Former criminal defense attorney Anna Roach will be taking the helm of Fulton County's public-facing departments and agencies. Roach, who has served as the county's Chief Strategy Officer…

Fulton County proposes property tax increase

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The Gist: If you live in Fulton County, your property taxes are likely going up. County officials have proposed a 7.9 percent increase in the property tax rate for Fulton…

Nathan Deal suspends jet fuel tax

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Gov. Nathan Deal issued an executive order suspending collection of the state’s 4 percent sales and use tax on jet fuel, effective Aug. 1. In 2018, the state sales tax…