News for Metro Atlanta and Region

He faced felony charges. Now, DeKalb is giving him a second chance.
Fifteen young people celebrated their completion of the STRIDE program, which stands for “Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education,” on Monday.
Woman found dismembered in Smyrna was shot in the head, police say
Nearly a week after a woman’s dismembered body was found at a Smyrna apartment complex, police said Tuesday that an autopsy revealed she had been shot.

Where are the hurricanes? Storm-weary Georgia seeing abnormally quiet year.
A powerful El Nino weather pattern is smothering hurricane activity in the Atlantic even as nor'easters churn. Still, experts are urging Georgians to stay vigilant.

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.
Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.

Georgia breast cancer care: How mobile mammography expands access
Breast cancer care can be harder to access for rural, Black and underserved Georgians. Here's what experts and community groups are doing to close the gaps.

A data center upside
Georgianomics brings you updates on the next Costco coming to metro Atlanta, airfare increases and how AI is changing job candidates’ behavior.
Buffalo man arrested, accused of threatening to kill Mike Collins, sheriff says
Georgia officials traveled to New York on Friday and arrested a man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican Senate nominee, and his son-in-law.

Tropical Storm Isaias could bring heavy rain, tornadoes to North Georgia
Tropical Storm Isaias, expected to become a hurricane by Thursday, could bring severe weather to North and Middle Georgia over the weekend.
Explore 50 years of the Presnell death row case
An interactive timeline traces what's happened in the five decades since the tragic crimes back in May 1976.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks for herself after Tuesday’s debate
5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s governor’s race debate

Georgia breast cancer care: How mobile mammography expands access
Breast cancer care can be harder to access for rural, Black and underserved Georgians. Here's what experts and community groups are doing to close the gaps.

Decatur Book Festival ends relationship with store amid racism allegations
An attendee of the festival made a Threads post warning others to avoid Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop, after they “spoke and acknowledged everyone but the Black shoppers."

At long last: Skydance deal closes, beginning new era for CNN, TNT
This is the fifth deal CNN and the former Turner properties have endured in the last 30 years.

A.M. ATL: Governor hopefuls meet, finally
Here's your Oct. 6 update: midterm election debates, Georgia-bound migrants, SpelHouse and more.

Federal prosecutors, defenders ask Dickens to hold detainees in Atlanta jail
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are asking Atlanta's mayor to allow federal pretrial detainees to fill vacancies in the city's detention center.

A data center upside
Georgianomics brings you updates on the next Costco coming to metro Atlanta, airfare increases and how AI is changing job candidates’ behavior.

‘It’s life-altering’: Mass shooting leaves small Georgia town reeling
A mass shooting in the small South Georgia town of Vienna left two people dead and injured at least 35 early Sunday morning, according to the GBI.
DeKalb school board makes Sauce its permanent superintendent
The DeKalb County School District has been through 10 superintendents since 2010. Sauce was the sole finalist.

A.M. ATL: Hip hop and hashbrowns
Morning, y'all. Here's your Oct. 5 update: Outkast-Waffle House merch, the Braves' Game 2 win, the High Museum of Art's centennial anniversary and more.

Atlanta attorney sues Alabama city after arrest, alleging ‘crazy’ setup
An Atlanta lawyer is suing an Alabama city after he says several of its police officers set him up to be falsely arrested and jailed on drug trafficking charges.





