Taylor Croft

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A man was found shot in the chest at a shopping center in Chamblee and died at the hospital Friday, police said. The suspected shooter fled the scene at 2050 Chamblee Tucker Road near Buford Highway at about 7:45 a.m., according to Chamblee police. Investigators obtained a photo of the shooter from surveillance camera footage, officials said.

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A husband and wife from Buford drowned this week while visiting Destin, Florida, local officials said. Witnesses reported to authorities the two were swimming with their adult son near SunDestin Beach Resort on Tuesday evening. The group was about 75 to 100 yards out from the beach when they began to struggle, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office. “A bystander borrowed a boogie board and went out to try to rescue them,“ officials said in a Facebook post.

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Metro Atlanta and much of the state south of the city are facing severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon, prompting a ground stop on all flights out of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration halted flights until 3:30 p.m. as the storms move through. The stop could be extended as the weather develops, according to the FAA. Parts of Carroll County were under tornado warnings near the Alabama border as the storms began crossing the state line.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Taylor Croft

Sobs filled a Henry County courtroom Thursday morning as a woman accused of driving through a school bus stop and killing an 8-year-old girl pleaded guilty. Kaylee Andre entered a non-negotiated plea to the charges of first-degree vehicular homicide and failure to stop for a school bus. The Feb. 1, 2024, crash killed Adalynn “Addy” Pierce, who was struck as she walked to her school bus. Andre was sentenced to eight years in prison and 15 years of probation by Henry Superior Court Judge Holly Veal.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Taylor Croft

For the first time in nearly two centuries, the 1840 Robert McAfee House no longer lives on its historic plot of land in Cobb County. The home, one of metro Atlanta’s last pre-Civil War structures, not only miraculously survived Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s fiery march through town, but it also remained standing through decades of development and, more recently, efforts to replace it with a car wash.