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UPDATE: Victim identified in 'random' fatal stabbing on MARTA train; suspect charged with murder
59+ min ago (333+ words) A 66-year-old Atlanta woman was fatally stabbed aboard a MARTA train Saturday in what transit police described as a random attack. The victim, identified by the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office as Margaret Swan, was attacked as a train traveled…...
Woman fatally stabbed on MARTA train in random attack
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (234+ words) A woman died after being stabbed aboard a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority train Saturday, according to officials. RELATED: MARTA riders on edge after deadly stabbing. Some riders blame people riding trains for free (WSB-TV) Police said officers patrolling the…...
Security tightened in Atlanta for FIFA World Cup matches
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (380+ words) The FBI announced May 28 that security measures for the FIFA World Cup matches will include a no-drone zone over Downtown Atlanta. The FBI Atlanta field office is coordinating with the Atlanta Police Department and regional partners to monitor safety in…...
Colt Gray's trial may be moved to Columbia County due to media coverage
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (211+ words) The suspected Apalachee high school shooter made his first appearance in court on Thursday following'his father Colin Gray's historic conviction'for second-degree murder. Colt Gray appeared in Barrow County Superior Court for a hearing that outlined what a future jury trial…...
Tucker resident Kayla Chen receives legal award for AAPI Heritage Month
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (273+ words) Tucker resident Kayla Chen has received the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA) Rising Star Award, an honor granted in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month to a member of the organization who has made significant…...
Driver charged with homicide after fatal work-zone crash in Sandy Springs
1+ week, 3+ day ago (193+ words) The Sandy Springs Police Department released preliminary details about a fatal work-zone crash early on SR 400 southbound near Abernathy Road on the morning of May 21. Officers said they responded to a reported crash with injuries near the Exit 4 entrance and…...
Lawsuit alleges improper suspension and demotion of De Kalb school officials
1+ week, 3+ day ago (470+ words) Two high-ranking De Kalb County School District employees have filed a lawsuit against the district, its interim superintendent, and chief human resources director, claiming they were improperly suspended and demoted. Kia Billingsley, the former chief academic officer, and Michelle Dillard,…...
Woman randomly stabbed in back while having lunch at Decatur restaurant
1+ week, 3+ day ago (113+ words) A woman was eating lunch at a Decatur restaurant when a stranger walked up and stabbed her in the back, police said. The suspect, identified as Walter Scrutchings, 22, is in custody and faces an aggravated assault charge. De Kalb County…...
Sandy Springs Police release details on Election Day manhunt, voting delay
1+ week, 4+ day ago (333+ words) The Sandy Springs Police Department released more information Wednesday morning about yesterday's suspicious person investigation, which shut down a polling place at a nearby elementary school, delaying results by four hours in Fulton County. On May 19, Sandy Springs police officers…...
Public safety agencies in Fulton County practice evacuation procedures
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (165+ words) The Fulton County Sheriff's Office and partnering agencies conducted a mass evacuation drill May 15 at the Fulton County Justice Center Complex as part of ongoing public safety and emergency preparedness efforts. The coordinated exercise was designed to ensure employees, public…...