News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Gridlock Guy: Marietta dad touts driver safety after Auburn star’s fatal crash
The Lutzie 43 Foundation reaches Georgia students with lessons on sober, focused driving inspired by Auburn standout Philip Lutzenkirchen’s fatal crash.
Ex-judge found not guilty in brawl outside Buckhead club
Christina Peterson, who represented herself during the trial, had been arrested in June 2024 and was accused of willful obstruction of law enforcement officers, a misdemeanor.

Person of interest in USPS letter carrier’s killing in DeKalb arrested
Dequavious Graves was working a mail route in DeKalb County when he was fatally shot near his carrier vehicle. The shooting was described as “not accidental.”

Colin Gray says he didn’t see Apalachee shooting coming: ‘He’s a good kid’
Colin Gray testified that he tried to bond with son Colt Gray through golf and hunting amid mounting warning signs ahead of Apalachee school shooting.
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Atlanta’s NCR split itself in two. One half is now being bought for $6.6B.
One of Atlanta’s largest public companies split itself into two separate businesses three years ago, and that decision has created some lucrative acquisition targets.

Her art is in the Smithsonian. A descendent is uncovering her Georgia past.
The quilts of Harriet Powers, born into slavery, are being memorialized with “Forever” stamps as a great-great-great-granddaughter digs deeper into her Georgia life.

Security guard acquitted in deadly Buckhead stabbing of 90-year-old man
Janet Williams was acquitted Friday on all counts, including murder, in the 2024 killing of a 90-year-old who lived in the Atlanta Housing Authority building where she worked.
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UGA fires instructor amid allegations of soliciting sex with minor
A University of Georgia instructor has fled the country after accusations that he sent sexually explicit messages to someone posing as a minor. ...
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A bullet grazed him at 13. At 25, gunfire left him dead on the same street.
A recent wave of violence in Macon, Georgia, has left seven people dead in a span of nine days in mid-February. Nine more were left wounded in other Bibb County shootings.
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Clayton County is coming after Atlanta airport’s property tax break
The bill represents a major salvo in the yearslong fight Clayton County has waged to try to reclaim tax revenue it lost in 2018.

Psychologist sentenced to five years for Decatur 5-year-old’s death
An Avondale psychologist was found guilty of vehicular homicide Wednesday in the 2018 death of Miles Jenness, a 5-year-old Decatur boy.

The FBI’s new role in Georgia: Transporting immigrant detainees for ICE
Critics are concerned that this reassignment means other types of investigations, like white-collar crime, will proceed at a slower pace, or not at all.

‘We’re lucky to be alive’ after MARTA train hits fallen tree
Train 308 hit a tree about the size of a utility pole that had fallen across the tracks. Video from inside the train shows the impact and the aftermath.

Atlanta City Council wants say in More MARTA projects moving forward
In recent weeks, Atlanta City Council members have expressed dissatisfaction at being in the dark on the decision to stop work on the Eastside Beltline light rail project.

Downtown Atlanta to gain new luxury hotel ahead of World Cup
The W Atlanta Downtown hotel will rebrand under the JW Marriott flag under new ownership.

Another Atlanta group could be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame soon
Other nominees include Lauryn Hill, Luther Vandross, Wu-Tang Clan and Atlanta resident Ronnie DeVoe.

What Atlanta Magazine’s new top editor plans for the storied publication
Allison Entrekin, a longtime Atlanta journalist, has been named editor-in-chief of Atlanta Magazine.

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.

Rockefeller unveils details for the tallest residential building in Atlanta
The residences within the 60-story tower, situated at 1072 West Peachtree St., will offer many luxury amenities.



