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Security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing goes to trial

Trial begins for security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing

Trial began this week for Janet Williams, who is accused of the fatal stabbing of 90-year-old Chun-ki Kim inside his apartment at a Buckhead senior center.

Tiger Flowers Drive fatal shooting of 7 year old

Officials ID 7-year-old killed in Atlanta shooting as police search for suspect

A 7-year-old girl was killed and her mother injured in a shooting in northwest Atlanta late Tuesday, according to police, who implored the suspect to turn himself in.

MARTA Series
GRIDLOCK GUY

MARTA to launch revamped bus network, ‘last-mile’ van service

MARTA officials hope that revamped bus network, van service will better serve existing passengers and attract new ones.

Georgia News
Defendant Harrison Floyd

Trump prosecutor running for appeals court judge

Fulton County Deputy DA Will Wooten qualified Thursday to run against Judge E. Trenton Brown III for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Georgia ports

Amid tariff and trade confusion, Georgia posted record exports in 2025

Despite a disruptive year for global commerce, Georgia posted another international trade record in 2025.

Rick Jackson Campaign Kickoff Speech

Rick Jackson promises to ‘unwind’ his company’s state contracts if elected

Republican Rick Jackson's lucrative health care contracts with the state have come under fire now that he is running for governor in Georgia.

Crime & Public Safety
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Jay Couch

Hall County sheriff charged with DUI was over twice legal limit, GSP says

Sheriff Gerald Jay Couch admitted to drinking Four Loko and his blood alcohol level was 0.212, according to a Georgia State Patrol report. Georgia's legal limit is 0.8.

College Park residents raise concerns about $14 million Roderick Gay Botanical Garden

Fulton commissioner says private papers stolen from her office

Commissioner Mo Ivory is calling for a second investigation of the incident after Fulton County Police closed the case without identifying a suspect.

Georgia’s Chief Justice State of the Judiciary

‘It’s a mess:’ Chief justice asks lawmakers to fix criminal court rules

Georgia's "broken" criminal appeal process needs a legislative fix, the state's chief justice said Tuesday while acknowledging his court is largely to blame.

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McBath presses Noem on treatment of Georgia amputee in ICE detention

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The Fulton County Commission is expected to consider and vote on a five-part plan aimed at lowering the county’s jail population.

Fulton Commission approves plan to lower jail population after intense debate

Jimmy Carter played foundational role in Georgia’s film industry

Plaza Theatre spotlights Georgia film history, showing ‘Deliverance’ and more

College Park residents raise concerns about $14 million Roderick Gay Botanical Garden

Fulton commissioner says private papers stolen from her office

Cosm Los Angeles

Planetarium-like sports and entertainment venue sets Atlanta opening date

Lulah Hills 2

Anthropologie, Refuge Coffee planned for redo at former DeKalb mall site

As gas and oil prices rise and the stock market falls amid the United States and Israel’s widening conflict with Iran, more disruption to the global economy is on the horizon. (Hasan Jamali/AP; Majid Saeedi/Getty Images; Seth Wenig/AP)

‘Dominoes are beginning to fall.’ How Iran war could hit Georgians’ wallets.

50 Cent vs T.I.
HEAT CHECK

T.I. and 50 Cent’s rap beef proves no one needs them in a Verzuz battle together

A new Georgia data center will be powered by RICE

Atlanta’s data center rush hits new peak. But growth has started to slow.

Detention

Immigrant detention in ICE Atlanta field office basement continues at higher rate

Man arrested in 7-year-old’s shooting death

2 arrested in 7-year-old Atlanta girl’s shooting death