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Music Midtown, popular Atlanta music festival, canceled this year

A music festival that draws tens of thousands of people to Atlanta’s Piedmont Park will not take place this year. MUSIC MIDTOWN FESTIVAL CANCELED IN ATLANTA REPORTEDLY DUE TO GEORGIA STATE GUN LAWS Posts Wednesday on the Instagram page and website of Music Midtown, a longtime fixture for pop music lovers, says the festival is “going on hiatus this year.” …

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Illegal immigrant suspect in Laken Riley's murder indicted, accused of 'peeping' on UGA staff member

FIRST ON FOX – A Georgia grand jury on Tuesday indicted Jose Ibarra, the suspect charged in Augusta University student Laken Riley’s murder, on 10 counts, court documents show. Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, is accused of killing Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, while she was out for a run along dirt trails on the University of Georgia …

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'Not a chance': Experts weigh likelihood of Trump's Georgia case going to trial before 2024 election

With the Georgia Appeals Court decision to hear former President Donald Trump’s bid to have Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from the case against him, some legal experts say there is little to no chance the case will go to trial before the November election as Willis had hoped. On Wednesday, the appeals court agreed to hear arguments …

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Georgia court of appeals to review Trump's bid to disqualify DA Fani Willis

The Georgia Court of Appeals has agreed to review former President Donald Trump’s application to appeal Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling to keep embattled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on the case. Judge McAfee’s order in March said that special prosecutor Nathan Wade had to be removed in order to keep Willis from disqualification in the Trump election interference case …

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With 2024 presidential contest looming, Georgia governor signs new election changes into law

Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Tuesday that makes additional changes to Georgia’s election laws ahead of the 2024 presidential contest in the battleground state, including defining probable causes for removing voters from the rolls when their eligibility is challenged. Republican activists — fueled by debunked theories of a stolen election — have challenged more than 100,000 voters in the state …

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Woman who took fatal fall from stands at Ohio State graduation identified

A woman who fell from the stands to her death during a graduation ceremony at Ohio State University last weekend has been identified as a Georgia resident, authorities announced Tuesday. PERSON AT OHIO STATE GRADUATION CEREMONY FALLS TO DEATH FROM STANDS The Franklin County Coroner’s Office said Larissa Brady, 53, was pronounced dead at the scene, just outside Ohio Stadium …

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Ex-Trump special prosecutor Nathan Wade defends conduct, claims he was treated 'unfairly'

Nathan Wade, a former special prosecutor in the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump, said during a recent interview that he didn’t think he did anything wrong and believed he was being treated unfairly. Wade resigned from the case after he was accused of having an improper relationship with District Attorney Fani Willis. During a Monday interview, ABC …

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Georgia's attorney general says Savannah overstepped in outlawing guns in unlocked cars

Georgia’s attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority by making it illegal to leave firearms in unlocked cars. Savannah’s mayor and city council in April enacted the new city ordinance aimed at making it harder for criminals to steal guns, citing local police statistics showing more than 200 guns reported stolen last year from vehicles that weren’t …

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Nathan Wade speaks out on 'workplace romance' with Fulton County DA Fani Willis: 'American as apple pie'

Former Georgia special prosecutor Nathan Wade broke his silence Monday about his “workplace romance” with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, which he said was “American as apple pie.” Wade spoke to ABC News’ Linsey Davis in his first since resigning from the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump in March. “Workplace romances are as American as apple …

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Squatters return to Georgia neighborhood after arrest: 'Worst criminal activity I've ever seen'

Georgia State House candidate Mel Keyton says he’s in the middle of an ongoing chaotic saga as squatters took over a $450K home in his Atlanta-area neighborhood, even coming back after being arrested and bonding out of jail. “This is the worst criminal activity I’ve ever seen in my life,” the Hampton Oaks Homeowners’ Association president and Democratic candidate told …

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