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Photo: Harry Wedzinga / iStock / Getty Images Virginia cops falsely accused a Black driver of conducting a drug deal after he agreed to give a man a ride. Video shared on YouTube shows the driver being detained by two white police officers in Norfolk, Virginia while he was giving the man a ride home. … Continued

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By Roosevelt Giles I was born in Union, South Carolina, the son of a sharecropper and one of ten children. Growing up, education was a luxury—one afforded only when it rained, and the fields were too wet for cotton-picking. My early life was defined by scarcity, but also by resilience, community, and the enduring belief […]

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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it’s on track to eliminate a total of 30,000 employees nationwide. Georgia veterans who get services through the VA and advocates […]

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Homicide: 349 Edgewood Ave SE

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Preliminary Information: On 7/28/25, around 1:27am, officers responded to 349 Edgewood Ave SE in reference to multiple persons shot. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive adult male with a gunshot wound. Medical personnel responded to the scene an pronounced the male victim deceased. Homicide investigators immediately responded to the scene. During the investigation, several more 911 calls came in advising of additional gunshot victims at or near the location. Officers located multiple additional gunshot victims, including 7 males and 3 female victims with gunshot wounds. All surviving victims were transported to the hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigation indicates a group of suspects, appearing to be 3 males and one female, was involved in a dispute that escalated to gunfire. Investigators are working to gather witnesses, review evidence, surveillance footage, and are actively working to determine the circumstances following the incident. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

Please keep in mind the investigation is preliminary in nature and can change as the investigation progresses and new information comes to light.

Anyone with information on this case can submit a tip anonymously to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS (8477), online atwww.StopCrimeAtl.org, or by texting CSGA. Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for a reward of up to $5,000.

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Aggravated Assault: 360 Edgewood Dr Ne

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Preliminary Information: On 07/28/25, officers responded to 360 Edgewood Dr Ne. in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a male victim who sustained multiple gunshot wounds. EMS personnel responded to the scene and transported the male to the hospital in stable condition. Preliminary investigation indicates several males were involved in a dispute over a vehicle that was booted at the location. The dispute escalated to gunfire, leaving a male victim with multiple gunshot wounds. Suspects appeared to be operating a Black Jeep Renegade with Missouri license plates. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation continues.

Please keep in mind the above information is preliminary in nature and can change as the investigation progresses and new information comes to light.

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In this series, ArtsATL asks a member of the Atlanta arts community to share 11 things on their mind. We hope you enjoy getting to know these people better. :: Rial Rye is a self-taught sculpture artist living and working in Atlanta. Working in the medium of carved wood that is sometimes inlaid with resin and other...

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Aggravated Assault: 240 Chapel St SW

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Preliminary Information: On 7/28/25, around 3am, officers responded to 420 Chapel St SW in reference to a persons shot. Upon arrival, officers located two male victims with gunshot wounds (ranging from ages 16 to 17). The victims were transported to the hospital for treatment. Preliminary investigation indicates multiple suspects forced their way into an ARBNB the juveniles were renting, and shots were fired, striking the victims in the process. Investigators are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation continues.

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Preliminary Information: On 7/28/25, around 12:01am, officers responded to Grady Hospital in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers met with a male victim who was being treated for a gunshot wound to the foot. Preliminary investigation indicates the victim was in the area of 400 Edgewood Drive NE where he stated he was shot. The victim stated he was privately transported to the hospital for treatment. Investigators are working to establish a crime scene at this time and determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation remains active and ongoing.

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August means the start of school, but Georgia is still ironing out the list of who can access a new private and home school voucher fund that’s got more money […]

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Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images News / Getty Images Former President Barack Obama is being subjected to an uptick in online death threats and calls for imprisonment after the Trump administration accused him of “treason” in connection with the 2016 election. According to a report by the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE), … Continued

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Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News / Getty Images Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he’s taking legal action against Donald Trump after the president denied federal disaster assistance to his state following devastating May floods. “It’s an insult to Marylanders and the community still suffering in the aftermath of this storm,” Moore said in … Continued

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By Cheryl Kortemeier, Executive Director, Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta In a city known for civic leadership and social innovation, corporate service is deeply embedded in Atlanta’s business culture. By rolling up their sleeves and showing up, Atlanta companies strengthen both their teams and their communities. For many companies, hosting large-scale days of service in […]

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When Jill Kingston and her husband started fostering newborns exposed to substances in 2013, they could not have imagined where that journey would lead. Through the experience, Kingston saw firsthand the impact of substance use disorder on mothers and babies and the struggles families faced when children were born into homes with mothers with substance […]

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Images: Large new shelter near Georgia Aquarium rounds into shape Josh Green Mon, 07/28/2025 - 08:11

A downtown project scheduled to open before Atlanta’s 2026 FIFA World Cup—but without the fanfare of splashier, larger projects—is rounding into shape on a former parking lot. 

The Salvation Army started construction last summer on the Center of Hope, a major expansion of its longstanding facilities just north of Centennial Olympic Park. Its purpose is to take in Atlanta’s most vulnerable populations from the streets and help get them on tracks to more sustainable lives.

According to Brasfield & Gorrie, the project’s general contractor, the Center of Hope topped out in March and is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of this year.

The 46,000-square-foot Center of Hope now stands five stories where Marietta Street meets Mills Street, about a block from the Georgia Aquarium. (The brick façade remains from renderings, but other facets have been altered.) 

The Marietta Street site's previous functionality as a parking lot, as seen in 2020. Google Maps

How the Center of Hope meets Marietta Street today, just north of a row of shuttered structures. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

A Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta capital campaign, HOPE with Dignity, raised the funding to expand the organization’s Red Shield Services homeless shelter at 400 Luckie St. into a more comprehensive, modernized campus. 

The current facility is cramped and doesn’t have adequate space to separate male and female residents, which has prompted safety concerns, according to project supporters.

The expansion will double the size of the Salvation Army’s current downtown building. It will house the organization’s emergency and transitional living shelter facility, boosting the number of beds from 321 today to 437, project officials have said.

Plans call for two floors of dormitory-style housing for male residents, and another two floors of individualized living spaces. The addition will allow for Salvation Army’s current facilities to be dedicated to women and families, easing concerns caused by overcrowding.

Another component will be a Salvation Army Education and Workforce Development Center with a computer lab and six classrooms, plus study and collaboration areas. That center will offer services to residents such as housing solutions, financial education, emergency assistance programs, and other specialized programs designed to support veteran services. 

A portion of the new beds will be reserved specifically for military veterans, project leaders have said. 

As shown in early renderings, six-story facade plans where Marietta Street meets Mills Street downtown. Salvation Army/HOPE with Dignity; via Invest Atlanta

The Salvation Army Center for Hope's western face today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Invest Atlanta’s board approved a $2 million Westside Tax Allocation District Ascension Fund Grant in 2023 to help the project get off the ground. Additional funding was sourced from Atlanta Emerging Markets ($15 million), investment firm Dudley Ventures ($9 million), and Truist Community Development Enterprises ($4 million).

The expansion is expected to create 23 full-time jobs. During the intake process, all unemployed residents at the Center of Hope will be connected with the facility’s Workforce Development Center, which will partner with local job placement agencies, according to Dudley Ventures. 

The downtown housing option will join the city’s first rapid temporary housing initiative, The Melody, another modular-housing proposal in Mechanicsville, and other recent projects meant to help quickly curtail homelessness. 

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The 400 Luckie Street location just north of Centennial Olympic Park. Google Maps

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The 400 Luckie Street location just north of Centennial Olympic Park. Google Maps

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The Salvation Army Center for Hope's western face today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Mike Collins on Monday joined the field challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in the state the GOP has named as their top target to […]

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  The City of Atlanta will be opening a cooling center as temperatures begin to rise across the city.   The cooling center will be open: Saturday – 7-26-25 11am-6pm Sunday –     7-27-25 11am-6pm Monday –   7-28-25 11am-6pm Tuesday – 7-29-25 11am-6pm Wednesday- 7-30-25 11am–6pm The cooling center will be located at Selena S. Butler Park, located … Continued

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To honor Malcolm X’s 100th birthday, British professor Kehinde Andrews recently spoke with Dr. Jared Ball, co-editor of A Lie of Reinvention: Correcting Manning Marable’s Malcolm X.  Dr. Ball’s book was a reply to Marable’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention, published in 2011. Marable purported to have shocking new information that … Continued

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Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News / Getty Images Following his repeated attacks against Barack Obama, Donald Trump is now claiming that the former president “owes” him. Trump made the comment in reference to last year’s Supreme Court decision that granted former presidents immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. The ruling came in … Continued

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By Jehan Gibson-Crump For most people, conversations about death are not easy to have. That uneasiness leads to a failure to plan. That failure to plan becomes a one-way ticket to probate. “Probate” generally refers to the process through which a deceased person’s property is distributed. Property can mean a home, a vehicle, a business, … Continued

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On July 28 the Atlanta Regional Commission announced Ann Carpenter as the agency’s Chief Research and Innovation Officer, a new role aimed at bringing data into public policy decisions. Carpenter will head up the 11-county agency’s Research and Analytics Department, previously led by Mike Carnathan. The new role expands beyond the research team, though. Carpenter […]

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Persons Shot: 855 Hollywood Road NW

Preliminary Statement: On July 26th, 2025, at approximately 9:43PM, officers responded to 855 Hollywood Road NW in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a 15-year-old male who sustained an apparent gunshot wound to his right arm. The male was alert, conscious, breathing, and was transported to the hospital for treatment. A short time later, responding officers located an additional 15-year-old male in the area of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW and Lena Street NW who sustained an apparent gunshot wound to his left arm. That male was alert, conscious, breathing, and was also transported to the hospital for treatment. The preliminary investigation indicates that both males were involved in the same incident. Investigators with the Aggravated Assault Unit responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation remains ongoing at this time.

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Person Shot: 3789 Austin Court SW

Preliminary Statement: On July 27th, 2025, at approximately 1:56AM, officers responded to 3789 Austin Court SW in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a 16-year-old female who sustained apparent gunshot wounds to her abdomen and buttocks. The female was alert, conscious, breathing, and was transported to the hospital for treatment. Investigators with the Major Crimes Response Team responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation remains ongoing at this time.

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Standing in front of an empty lot one afternoon in the Georgia heat, Katie Chubb gestures to the place where she’s been trying to open a birth center for six […]

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Persons shot 3047 Middleton Rd NW

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Persons shot 3047 Middleton Rd NW

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