News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Rain in metro atlanta
UPDATE

Heavy rain could drench Georgia, bring flash flooding before temps drop

Several inches of rain are possible through the weekend, with the wettest time period expected to stretch from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning.

Automates License Plate System

Metro police on alert for Halloween Flock vandalism amid more misuse claims

Metro agencies are on alert over online calls to disable Flock cameras on Oct. 31 as the technology continues to draw criticism and more officers face misuse allegations.

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

Family sues security guard acquitted of murder at Buckhead senior home

The daughters of the 90-year-old victim are suing after a jury found security guard Janet Denise Williams not guilty after just over an hour of deliberations.

Georgia News
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, left, and his Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, met in their first U.S. Senate debate, hosted by Atlanta News First at Assembly Studios on Thursday in Atlanta. (Atlanta News First/WANF)

5 takeaways from the U.S. Senate debate

Republican Mike Collins and Democrat Jon Ossoff met in the first of two debates before the Nov. 3 election for U.S. Senate.

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Stewart Detention Center

Sewage floods cells at ICE detention center in Georgia, advocates say

Sewage backup has flooded parts of South Georgia’s Stewart Detention Center, leaving some ICE detainees with restricted access to drinking water or showers, advocates say.

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US Florida Extreme Weather Isaias

Hurricane prep: How to weather the storm in Georgia

Here’s how to prepare for possible high winds, flooding and heavy rain from Hurricane Isaias.

Crime & Public Safety
Atlanta attorneys for Secoriea Turners family call on Rick Jackson to stop using her likeness.

‘Take it down’: Secoriea Turner’s family condemns new Rick Jackson ad

The ad from the Republican nominee for governor in Georgia targets Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and features an anguished 911 call from Secoriea Turner's mother.

FBI Raid Wrong House

Atlanta family’s landmark case against FBI revived by federal judges

An Atlanta family's landmark case against an FBI agent who mistakenly led an armed SWAT team into their home can proceed to trial, federal judges said Wednesday.

Sandy Springs Gas Leak

Sandy Springs residents return to homes after gas leak, police say

A gas leak on Wednesday closed a road in Sandy Springs and required some residents to temporarily evacuate.

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DeKalb DA announces indictment in a 2011 cold-case sexual assaults by an ex-police officer

DNA from federal arrest ties ex-DeKalb officer to cold case rape, DA says

UPS

UPS rolls out new shipping option for high-value or sensitive deliveries

GExSAMY

Atlanta-based marketing agency joins global company in nine-figure deal

Piedmont University Nursing Facility

Buffalo man arrested, accused of threatening to kill Mike Collins, sheriff says

Duracell new facility

Duracell is powering battery innovation at new $56M Atlanta facility

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: Panda countdown

Death penalty injunction hearing
INTERACTIVE TIMELINE

Explore 50 years of the Presnell death row case

Death Row

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.

atlanta city council

‘Robots with guns’: Atlanta Council member proposes autonomous weapons ban

Breast Cancer Awareness - Falling Through The Cracks

Georgia breast cancer care: How mobile mammography expands access