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Posted inCrime

Teen Shot Dead in Atlanta After Being Mistaken for Intruder in His Own Home

by B.T. ClarkSeptember 1, 2025September 1, 2025

ATLANTA — A 16-year-old boy is dead after police say he was mistaken for a burglar inside his own home in southeast Atlanta. What’s Happening: Officers say the shooting happened Monday morning at a house on Mulberry Row in the Glenrose Heights neighborhood. Investigators believe the teenager was coming in through the back door when […]

Posted inUnderdressed and Overeducated

Opinion: America Has A Gun Violence Problem, And Fighting Amongst Ourselves Gets Us Nowhere

by Erin GreerAugust 25, 2025August 25, 2025
Posted inYour Community

Savannah Officials Want You to Wear Orange on Friday to Honor Victims of Gun Violence

by B.T. ClarkJune 5, 2025June 5, 2025
Posted inCrime

Man Shot During Confrontation on Street in Savannah

by B.T. ClarkMarch 24, 2025March 24, 2025
Posted inOdd News

Woman Injured After Savannah Sidewalk Shooter Discovers Basic Physics

by B.T. ClarkMarch 20, 2025March 20, 2025
Posted inCrime

South Carolina Teen Charged in Fatal Georgia Homecoming Party Shooting

by Thom ChandlerOctober 19, 2024October 19, 2024
Posted inHealth

Pediatricians Want Georgia Lawmakers to Get Serious About Gun Violence. But Will They?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 19, 2024September 19, 2024
Posted inOpinion

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens on School Shootings: ‘It’s The Guns’

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 7, 2024September 7, 2024
Handgun and Constitution
Posted inRepresenting You

Can Lucy McBath’s New Bill Curb Gun Violence While Protecting Second Amendment Rights?

by Thom ChandlerJune 3, 2024June 3, 2024
Posted inCrime

16-year-old hospitalized after shootout with Gwinnett police

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 23, 2023September 23, 2023
Posted inRepresenting You

46 Mayors Demand Gun Reform Laws in Georgia

by Donna Lowry | GA TodaySeptember 7, 2023October 10, 2023
Atlanta, Ga USA 06 07 20: Downtown Atlanta Georgia Atlanta Police car close up side door
Posted inCrime

Atlanta police officer gunned down Sunday morning

by Thom ChandlerJune 25, 2023June 25, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Atlanta Mayor: ‘We cannot accept mass shootings as normal in our country’

by Andre Dickens | Atlanta MayorMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023
Airsoft gun replica on dark background
Posted inIn The Know

In The Know: Should Atlanta give residents free lock boxes for gun storage?

by Thom ChandlerDecember 31, 2022December 31, 2022
Posted inYour Community

Atlanta city council member calls for 7 p.m. curfew for anyone 17 and under

by Thom ChandlerNovember 28, 2022September 24, 2023
Posted inCrime

Georgia mayor declares state of emergency due to gun violence, enacts curfew

by Thom ChandlerJuly 2, 2022July 2, 2022
Posted inCrime

Savannah considering curfews in response to increased gun violence

by Thom ChandlerJune 30, 2022June 30, 2022
Posted inIn The News

Georgia Democrats Want Kemp to Call a Special Session to Look at State’s Gun Laws

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareJune 7, 2022October 10, 2023

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