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Neighbors in Marietta want answers after 21‑year‑old Kyle Bassinga was found dead in Fair Oaks Park. Officials say an autopsy ruled the death a suicide, but activists are seeking more transparency.
Addison Elementary principal Jill Spiva resigned after a January DUI arrest. Cobb County Schools named Brett Ward interim while the district reviews the matter.
A man was shot early Tuesday in LaGrange's East Bacon Street area and taken to a trauma center as police investigate.
Gusty winds made two Decatur house fires far harder to put out; crews used aerial streams and the Red Cross is assisting displaced families.
A tree toppled onto a northwest Atlanta home Sunday morning while an infant was inside; the child was alert and taken for evaluation and no injuries were reported.
At least one person died and six were pulled from an early‑morning apartment fire on Woodsong Way in Smyrna. Crews performed lifesaving efforts as investigators moved in.
Three Savannah officers shot a 23-year-old after he allegedly pointed an object during a domestic-dispute response; the GBI says a child was evaluated at a hospital.
A social‑media‑promoted crowd of teens swarmed The Battery Saturday night, residents say, prompting a Cobb County police response and calls for better crowd controls.
A man was arrested on Valentine’s Day after allegedly threatening to 'shoot people up' and pulling a gun outside an Edgewood Avenue nightclub.
A Toccoa man was arrested in Oconee County after deputies say he handcuffed and struck a woman at a party. He faces kidnapping and assault charges and is jailed on a $26,087.50 bond.
A man wounded in the Jan. 15 shooting at Central Park Recreation Center spoke to WSB‑TV on Feb. 21, renewing questions about security at city warming stations.
A 15-year-old girl was shot in LaGrange while waiting in a car and was airlifted to Grady Memorial Hospital. LaGrange police say an unknown man fired toward the vehicle; detectives are asking for tips.
Police are investigating a shooting at Country Oaks Apartments on Fairburn Road SW; investigators say the probe is ongoing and no arrests have been announced.
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