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City of Refuge will break ground on Transformation Center
ATLANTA — City of Refuge will break ground on its 38,000-square-foot Transformation Center on Wednesday. The goal of the facility is to "meet critical gaps in economic, health and wellness services in Atlanta’s Westside neighborhood," according to a press release. The three-story, $15.2 million facility will include 25...
Georgia winners in Monday's Powerball drawing
ATLANTA — No one is waking up a winner from Monday night's Powerball, but back in Georgia, many won small prizes. The winning numbers in the July 15 Powerball drawing were 9, 31, 39, 40 and 45, with a red "Powerball" number of 23. The "Power Play" multiplier was 3x.
School districts work to fill teacher openings as first day of classes approach
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Classes will be back in session in less than a month for students and local districts are ramping up their efforts to fill hundreds of openings. “We’re looking for anyone who is interested in becoming a teacher,” said Tasha Davis-Mills, the DeKalb County School District HR director.
Crews extinguish small fire at Atlanta post office
ATLANTA — Fire crews extinguished a small fire at the U.S. Post Office on Moreland Avenue in Atlanta on Monday. According to Captain Monterio Stidwell of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, the fire began outside the building and then extended inside. No injuries or casualties resulted from the fire,...
Former Georgia high school football MVP shot to death at hotel
BRASELTON, Ga. — A former Georgia high school football standout was found shot to death in a hotel room on the evening of Sunday, July 7. The Braselton Police Department said officers were dispatched at 5:15 p.m. to The LaQuinta Inn & Suites at 200 Kaival Lane in Braselton, Jackson County, Georgia. When officers arrived, they said they found a man in a hotel room with a gunshot wound to his head.
Metro Atlanta mother learns sentence after pleading guilty to killing her son by stabbing him 22 times in the chest
PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. — A metro Atlanta mother has learned how long she will spend behind bars for the "senseless murder" of her child after pleading guilty. "This is not motherhood as it should be," Gwinnett County District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson said. "Mothers generally protect their young. This was a senseless murder of a child."
4 dogs rescued from apartment fire in southwest Atlanta
ATLANTA — Emergency crews responded to a large fire at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta on Monday afternoon. The blaze occurred at 320 Fairburn Road SW, which is addressed to Country Oaks Apartments, according to Google Maps. 11Alive SkyTracker flew over the scene, where flames and smoke could...
Man shot to death near woods behind Gwinnett County gas station, police say
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A man is now dead after a shooting near the woods behind a gas station late Sunday night, according to Gwinnett County Police. It happened just after 9 p.m. when police were called to the area for a person shot call near a Shell gas station on 4840 Jimmy Carter Blvd. When police got on the scene, they found a man who had been shot multiple times.
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