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Neighbors say CDC shooter spoke increasingly about his distrust of the COVID-19 vaccine and behaved erratically but didn’t seem violent. With @ShaddiAbusaid ajc.com/news/2025/08/n…

DeKalb officer killed in CDC shooting had close ties to Emory community and led his police academy class. W/Alexis Stevens ajc.com/news/2025/08/d…

Atlanta’s interim inspector general, who was appointed by the mayor, is closing investigations without a governing board in place and not making the findings public. Some cases involve the mayor’s office. W/⁦@ribunchreports⁩ ajc.com/news/2025/08/a…

Brookhaven is removing the panes of colored glass adorning the grand dome of the city’s new administrative building after residents complained the glass is too bright and reminds them of Magna-Tiles, the magnetic tiles in children’s building sets. ajc.com/news/2025/07/b…

“It’s what we were all afraid of for so many years.” Iranian Americans in metro Atlanta grieve Tehran bombings and fear deeper repression by Iran government. With ⁦@TamarHallerman⁩ ajc.com/news/2025/06/i…

A Fulton County judge and advocates raise concerns that arrests could result from plan to end homelessness in downtown Atlanta before World Cup ajc.com/news/2025/06/j…

Documents show city of ATL’s ambitious plan to “eliminate” homeless in downtown before the World Cup arrives. With ⁦⁦@mreynoldswriter⁩ ajc.com/news/2025/06/a…

Atlanta’s point-in-time count shows 14% increase in number of homeless families in the city this year and a 1% rise in overall homelessness. Other categories show decreases, including in the numbers of chronically homeless and homeless veterans ajc.com/news/2025/06/r…

‘How many more people have to die’: 2 pedestrians killed in 3 months on Peachtree Street in downtown ATL. Critics say city too focused on repaving roads in advance of World Cup, without adding adequate safety enhancements ajc.com/news/2025/05/o…

Willie Jeffries, one of 44 people who received housing after living in the Cooper Street encampment since it closed in October, is about to return to homelessness ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

NEW: In 2023, Atlanta promised Forest Cove residents that legal help was coming by announcing a class action lawsuit against the property owners. More than a year and a half later, no lawsuit has been filed. w/ @mreynoldswriter ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

Council resolution wants `withdrawal’ of Fulton inmates from city facility ajc.com/news/council-r…

An AJC review of police records shows 8 current or former Alpharetta police officers have alleged they were discriminated against since 2020 ajc.com/news/discrimin…

DeKalb CEO’s plan includes $10.4 million toward recruiting and retention for county’s police ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

South Fulton mayor barred from city buildings, blocked from mayoral budget From @ReedWills1 @ajc ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

South Fulton City Council calls for audit of mayor’s P-card spending. He says criticism is politically motivated and he is “a pretty frugal guy” ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

Rockdale County’s fire chief is leaving and immediately was replaced by an interim chief. Top county official says her departure is not related to Rockdale’s response to the BioLab fire ajc.com/news/georgia-n…

Rockdale residents feel that Gov. Brian Kemp abandoned them during the BioLab chemical fire that cast a toxic plume over their community, and that he gave far more attention to Hurricane Helene’s devastation ajc.com/news/georgia-n…

Rockdale County commission tries to silence residents on BioLab fire during public comment portion of meeting, citing ongoing litigation ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

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