Taylor Croft

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Breaking News Reporter, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Metro Atlanta, Politics

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'Dirty soda' is all the rage. Swig bets Coca-Cola's hometown will love it.

The soda fountain chain popularized on TikTok and "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" aims to open two stores …

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'You are my hero': Hundreds mourn fallen DeKalb firefighter at Truist Park

Hundreds of firefighters from across the metro area gathered at Truist Park to remember Preston Fant's courag…

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CDC gunman might have been driven by mistrust of vaccines in deadly attack

The shooting has left the nearby community reeling. The CDC in particular has been struggling with budget cut…

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Metro Atlanta road rage: Routine drives can quickly turn violent, experts say

Teria McCrary was driving in Smyrna with her fiance and three children after celebrating Father's Day when sh…

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It's freezing! Kemp issues state of emergency ahead of winter storm

Temperatures are predicted to stay below freezing, setting up the potential for ice and snow accumulation as …

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Her son walked less than a mile from home. She was arrested hours later

A North Georgia mother was arrested after her son took a walk alone along a two-lane road. Now she's clashing…

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Change to driving up Kennesaw Mountain: Park service plans to limit bicycles and cars

Access to drive on the paved road to the top of Kennesaw Mountain will change for cars and bicycles next year.

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Can Democrats replace Biden as nominee for president?

President Joe Biden's performance at the CNN Presidential Debate against former President Donald Trump has so…

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In metro Atlanta, 'blue wave' Democrats face reelection in 2024

Democrats swept local seats in Gwinnett and Cobb counties in 2020, marking a notable shift after decades of R…

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Squatter moves into $600,000 vacant home outside Atlanta

A squatter brought a U-Haul of belongings to a vacant Cobb County home, changed the locks, welcomed visitors …

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Georgia Supreme Court hears Cobb redistricting lawsuit

The legal battle over whether counties have the right to draw their own district lines went to the Georgia Su…

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Cobb considers new stormwater fee structure to fund repair backlog

Cobb County is looking to change the way it funds stormwater after years of severe flooding, a backlog of sin…

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Dispute about Cobb's electoral map complicates District 2 race

The state Supreme Court's upcoming ruling in the lawsuit over the commission's district map could alter the l…

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Cobb County will ask voter approval in 2024 for bus rapid transit

Two suburban Atlanta counties -- Cobb and Gwinnett -- hope to get voter approval to add bus rapid transit to …

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Whistleblowers: Woman's death in rehab shows public agency's mismanagement

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities conducted an audit into Highland Rivers Be…

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‘Drug courts work’: Cobb County’s treatment court celebrates 20 years

Daniel Spinney began using meth at 17 years old. More than two decades later, his drug use landed him in the …

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Sterigenics settles Atlanta lawsuits for $35 million

Sterigenics has faced hundreds of claims in the Atlanta area alleging people were exposed to ethylene oxide g…

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Booming Cumberland district sought grants meant for underserved communities

Cumberland Community Improvement District officials, in partnership with the Cobb County Commission, have for…

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Attorney in Cobb redistricting lawsuit named in Trump's Fulton indictment

Ray Smith III, an Atlanta-based attorney representing Keli Gambrill in her legal challenge of Cobb County's e…

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'They deserve to be remembered': Descendants restore Black cemetery in Cobb

Francine Wilkins knows that her sister, who died as an infant, is buried in Old Ebenezer Cemetery in Cobb Cou…

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Cobb government spent millions to fix the staffing crisis. It got worse

Cobb County officials have spent millions of dollars - notably through their record $1.2 billion budget passe…

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As Cobb prepares transit plans for 2024, opponents push back

Cobb commissioners have signaled a potential transit referendum in November 2024.

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Cityhood will reshape Mableton, a community looking for change

As South Cobb grapples with decades of underinvestment, the new city looks toward community leaders to bring …

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Lisa Cupid: Cobb 'moving forward' despite conservative opposition

It's been a controversial year for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners.

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