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Officials working to ensure Georgia elections are safe and secure ahead of 2026 midterms

Local News Officials working to ensure Georgia elections are safe and secure ahead of 2026 midterms By Kaley Fedko Kaley Fedko Kaley Fedko is a reporter at CBS Atlanta, where she began in December 2025. Read Full Bio Kaley Fedko October 27, 2026 / 5:19 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Add CBS News on Google...

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Man arrested after series of late-night burglaries targeting women home alone, sheriff says

ShareAdd Us On GoogleAdd as a preferred source on GoogleGREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (WHNS/Gray News) - South Carolina authorities are asking for additional victims to come forward after a series of late-night burglaries targeting women home alone.Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis said...

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‘Devastating’: Police department mourns death of officer in off-duty crash

AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA/Gray News) - A police officer in Alabama has died in an off-duty crash this week. According to the Prattville Police Department, Cpl. Dakota Lee Davis did not survive the injuries he sustained in a crash on Highway 31 on Monday afternoon. “The loss of CPL. Davis is...

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$1M Powerball ticket sold at Dawsonville Kroger

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A lucky Powerball player in Dawsonville came away with $1 million Monday night.The winning ticket was purchased at the Kroger on Marketplace Parkway, according to the Georgia Lottery.Powerball players can win $1 million by matching all five white-ball numbers....

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Driver arrested after 95 mph chase on I-20 ends in crash

A high-speed police pursuit through DeKalb County ended Tuesday with a driver in custody after sideswiping two cars and trying to run from a state trooper.A Georgia State Patrol trooper was running LIDAR on eastbound Interstate 20 near Moreland Road on Tuesday when a white Camry passed at 95 mph,...

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Woman arrested in Augusta area after child found dead in southwest Atlanta, sources say

Police have not officially released the child's identity or exact age; sources told 11Alive the child is a 4-year-old boy.

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Georgia officer who shot HeeHaw claims he is immune from being sued over donkey's death in new motion

A Georgia police officer facing a lawsuit for shooting and killing a family's beloved pet miniature donkey has asked the judge to drop the case, arguing that he is immune from prosecution.In a new motion to dismiss, Officer Trenton Ryan Garner and his attorney argued that he is protected by the...

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Studio Soundcheck: Frank Maza and Javier Limón

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Frank Maza, Singer, Songwriter and Producer, and Javier Limón, Grammy and Latin Grammy-winning Producer, Composer and Guitarist, talked with ATL Live hosts Ava Braatz and Savannah Louie about ‘Back Then’, a musical project connecting American songwriting with Afro-Cuban...

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3 US Navy sailors assigned to Naval Air Station Pensacola killed in car crash

Naval Air Station Pensacola is mourning the deaths of three sailors who were killed in a car crash over the weekend.

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Nigerian citizen extradited to Atlanta in $100M tax fraud scheme

A Nigerian citizen was arraigned in Atlanta after being extradited from Benin to face federal charges for his alleged role in a $100 million stolen identity tax fraud scheme.Federal authorities arraigned 43-year-old Nigerian citizen Akinade Adedeji Raheem yesterday in Atlanta following his...

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Flight rerouted after passenger threatened to hijack plane

Authorities arrested an airline passenger for allegedly writing that he intended to hijack a United Airlines plane over the weekend.

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Who leads 2026 Texas Senate race? Paxton vs. Talarico poll tracker

Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.

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New court documents allege officer who fatally shot HeeHaw the donkey didn't have bodycamera on

The claim comes amid a lawsuit over the police shooting of a Georgia donkey in August.

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