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ATLANTA – A plan to add toll lanes along Georgia 400 in Fulton and Forsyth counties is back on track a year after the State Transportation Board rejected the only qualifying bid on the project. The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) will issue a draft request for proposals next month from roadbuilding companies interested in

Traffic & Transportation

Georgia 400 toll lanes back on track. Here’s what we know

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 17, 2022September 24, 2023

An attorney connected to former President Donald Trump coordinated with experts from an Atlanta-based computer firm to hack into Coffee County’s voting system in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, according to records obtained in a federal lawsuit challenging the security of Georgia’s voting system.

A former Trump lawyer worked with an Atlanta tech company to hack Coffee County’s voting system

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022

ATLANTA – Atlanta will host the college football championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in January 2025, the Atlanta Sports Council announced Tuesday. The city hosted the championship game in 2018, when the University of Georgia Bulldogs narrowly lost to rival University of Alabama. Atlanta is the first city to serve as a repeat host for

Atlanta will host the 2025 college football championship

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 16, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA – A federal judge Monday ordered U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Graham, R-S.C., received a subpoena late last month to answer questions about two phone calls he allegedly made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

Lindsey Graham ordered to testify before grand jury in Fulton County election probe

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 15, 2022September 24, 2023

Road Work Ahead Sign with traffic

Traffic & Transportation

Lane closures expected this weekend on I-75 for bridge repair

by Traffic ReportsAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022

The MARTA Police Department arrested a suspect wanted for shooting a rifle in the parking lot at Inman Park Station on the evening of Monday, Aug. 8.

Crime

Suspect in shooting in MARTA parking lot arrested

by Crime ReportsAugust 12, 2022August 12, 2022

If Atlanta is on your radar for a more affordable home, you’re in the right place as there’s plenty of fixer-upper material on the local market. The city emerges as the 14th-best city for getting a fixer-upper.

Georgia By The Numbers

Atlanta is among the top cities in the U.S. to buy a fixer-upper

by Special to The Georgia SunAugust 11, 2022September 24, 2023

Police crime scene

Crime

Sexual assault suspect shot by Atlanta Police

by Thom ChandlerAugust 9, 2022September 24, 2023

Sitting in traffic can be an intensely frustrating experience, and some cities are worse than others. Using data from the 2021 Global Traffic Scorecard, Routific ranks the worst cities for American traffic.

Traffic & Transportation

These cities had the worst traffic last year. Find out where Atlanta ranked

by Elizabeth Jackson | StackerAugust 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Former mail carrier Robert Elliott Sheppard has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges for recruiting fellow mail carriers to deliver packages of controlled substances while he was on disability leave.

Crime

Georgia postal workers plead guilty in scheme to deliver illegal drugs through the mail

by Crime ReportsAugust 6, 2022September 24, 2023

Speed limit 25 sign closeup

Traffic & Transportation

Fulton students and Alpharetta’s speed cameras start back Monday

by Thom ChandlerAugust 6, 2022September 24, 2023

Four candidates have qualified to run for the Post 1 Roswell City Council seat vacated earlier this year by Marcelo Zapata.

Your Government

Who is running for the Roswell City Council seat vacated by Marcelo Zapata?

by Thom ChandlerAugust 5, 2022August 28, 2022

Earlier this year, we alerted you to a pine straw scam in Putnam County. However, this scam is does not appear to be isolated to one area of the state and has been reported from metro Atlanta to Albany.

Crime

Scam Alert: Pine straw scammers reported throughout Georgia

by Thom ChandlerAugust 4, 2022September 24, 2023

Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts is committed to expanding the County’s impact on the region with his attention now focused on South Fulton that has the potential for explosive growth.

Fulton County chairman wants to see South Fulton have explosive growth

by County NewsAugust 3, 2022September 24, 2023

prison fence, razor ribbon, wire

Crime

Fulton County will lease space from Atlanta detention center to combat jail overcrowding

by Thom ChandlerAugust 2, 2022September 24, 2023

Music Midtown was supposed to be September 17 and 18 this year at Piedmont Park. However, this morning, event organizers announced that the beloved festival was canceled.

Music Midtown canceled, guns reportedly a factor

by Thom ChandlerAugust 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Georgia on the map of USA

Around Georgia: Fallen officer honored, cookout with council canceled

by Thom ChandlerJuly 30, 2022August 3, 2022

A Clayton County Police officer was hospitalized last night after she responded to a suicidal person call and was shot by the suspect, who fled to Atlanta.

Crime

Georgia woman shoots Clayton County Police officer

by Thom ChandlerJuly 28, 2022September 24, 2023