News for Metro Atlanta and Region

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.

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 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.

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.
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 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.

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.
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.

‘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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Fulton Commission approves plan to lower jail population after intense debate
The five-point plan passed on a 4-3 vote, with those against saying it is not fully formed nor publicly vetted.

Plaza Theatre spotlights Georgia film history, showing ‘Deliverance’ and more
The series spans 1972 to 2006, a time period before the state bolstered its film tax credit.
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.

Planetarium-like sports and entertainment venue sets Atlanta opening date
A large new entertainment venue is set to open this summer in downtown Atlanta, and its timing couldn’t be better.

Anthropologie, Refuge Coffee planned for redo at former DeKalb mall site
The next chapter of the former North DeKalb Mall will include retailers such as Anthropologie.

‘Dominoes are beginning to fall.’ How Iran war could hit Georgians’ wallets.
More disruption to the global economy is on the horizon, injecting increased uncertainty for Georgians already grappling with questions about the economy.

T.I. and 50 Cent’s rap beef proves no one needs them in a Verzuz battle together
For the bulk of February, New York’s 50 Cent and Atlanta’s T.I. found themselves at the center of 2026’s first major rap beef.
Atlanta’s data center rush hits new peak. But growth has started to slow.
The amount of data center space under construction in metro Atlanta hit a record high in 2025, but the rate of expansion waned.

Immigrant detention in ICE Atlanta field office basement continues at higher rate
The latest available data shows 1,759 immigrants spent more than a day at the Atlanta field office — a facility not built for long-term detention.
2 arrested in 7-year-old Atlanta girl’s shooting death
Two men are arrested in the shooting death of 7-year-old Zoey Price in Atlanta. The girl was injured when gunfire struck the house where she and her mother were, on Feb. 24.





