News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Dekalb AI

Is it AI? DeKalb’s wrong map shows potential pitfalls of government tech use

When DeKalb County sent out a satellite map illustrating locations where recent alleged arsons took place, it meant to inform the public with some facts. The problem? The map ...

SCAD fire

‘Very emotional’: SCAD students lose mementos, portfolios in Atlanta dorm fire

An April 27 fire at a SCAD Atlanta dorm caused smoke and water damage, forcing 143 students to relocate and leaving many without portfolios and personal keepsakes.

US Wildfires

South Georgia wildfires: Storms aid fire efforts as Brantley schools plan to reopen Monday

Saturday rain helped firefighting efforts but was not enough to fully quash the Highway 82 blaze, which could grow as conditions dry.

Georgia News
Democrat and Republican candidates for governor debate

In Georgia governor’s race, Republicans spend big while Democrats scrape for cash

The four main Republican candidates have more than $13.5 million in cash on hand, more than five times their Democratic counterparts.

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Georgia Hyundai EV factory

First hybrid soon to roll out of South Georgia Hyundai EV factory

Hyundai to build a Kia hybrid at its South Georgia EV plant and ramp up overall production by adding a second shift of workers starting in September.

Soccer Center opening

Sports HQ opens in Fayette, aiming to cement soccer supremacy in Georgia

National Training Center in Fayetteville bolsters metro Atlanta’s ambitions to become the ‘epicenter of soccer’ in America.

Crime & Public Safety
55 Pharr fatal

Father charged in son’s Buckhead death released from jail months after shooting

A man charged with killing his son outside a Buckhead apartment complex was released from Fulton County Jail on bond with strict conditions.

Rain in metro atlanta

Severe weather moves out of metro Atlanta as rain chances return for weekend

There’s a chance for rain in metro Atlanta this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Interstate 285

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

Lanes in both directions will be closed south of I-20, from Cascade Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, starting Friday night.

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The strange story behind Georgia's first removed Confederate monument

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Rain in metro atlanta

Severe weather moves out of metro Atlanta as rain chances return for weekend

Fulton sheriff

Bipartisan group on Fulton commission wants Kemp to consider suspending sheriff

Grady Hospital ambulance bay

Busy metro Atlanta ERs leave ambulance patients waiting outside, data shows

Local officials blindsided by reported plan to detain migrants in warehouse

States are suing to foil ICE’s warehouse detention plan. Not Georgia.

Polling - Economy

AJC poll: Georgians concerned about inflation, economy as midterms loom

Obit Ted Turner

Ted Turner’s colleagues, friends remember the mogul

Ted's Montana Grill closes restaurants in Midwest, N.C., around D.C.

Ted Turner, CNN founder, business maverick and ‘Mouth of the South,’ dies at 87

Interstate 285

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

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VIDEO: Need to know hurricane facts

Everything you need to know about a flash flood