News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Ring camera alert leads to killing at vacant dental office, warrants say
A Ring camera alert prompted dentist David Mays to travel 20 miles to his vacant dental office to confront an intruder, warrants say.

Gridlock Guy: If NASCAR drivers can’t drive in sleet, then neither should you
Rain and sleet sent drivers sideways during NASCAR's Clash race, further proving why civilians should stay off roads in winter weather.

Pedestrian killed after illegal tint prompts DeKalb police pursuit, officials say
A 59-year-old man was fatally struck during the chase. The Georgia State Patrol is now investigating.

Marietta police department signs ICE partnership, will help arrest immigrants
Marietta is the biggest local law enforcement agency in metro Atlanta to sign up to date, expanding the program’s reach into the state’s most immigrant-heavy region.
In Georgia, Trump returns to a familiar theme — the 2020 election
The president’s stop in Rome comes amid tensions from last month’s FBI raid on a Fulton County election warehouse and several high-profile primary races.
First, FanDuel Sports Network lost the Atlanta Braves; now come layoffs
Main Street Sports Group, which owns FanDuel Sports Network, said it will permanently close its offices in Midtown’s Colony Square and Doraville.
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.”

Dad arrested in child’s shooting death left gun in bed during nap, warrants say
A man was charged Wednesday after his 2-year-old child was fatally shot at a Sandy Springs apartment complex, officials said.
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Sushi kiosk, cheese counter part of major redo at this Atlanta area Kroger
After closing a handful of metro Atlanta stores last year, Kroger says its revamping a key location in affluent East Cobb.
‘Heated Rivalry’ sparks Atlantans to connect over queer romance novels
"Heated Rivalry," HBO Max's hit hockey romance series, is sparking Atlantans to connect over queer romance novels. Authors of these books are feeling the love, too.
Statehouse bill would hamper Mayor Dickens’ tax district extensions
The so-called TAD extensions are a key component of the second-term mayor’s lofty $5 billion plan to revitalize underserved neighborhoods.
Apalachee students describe shooting scene, aftermath in second day of trial
Bullet scars. Bad dreams. Anxiety about school and loud noises. One by one, students took the witness stand Tuesday in Barrow County to describe what happened to them since a ...
Fulton Commission Dems mistrust colleague listed as witness for FBI raid
Republican Commissioner Bridget Thorne’s affidavit was used by the FBI to convince a magistrate judge to sign a search warrant for 2020 election ballots.
On trial: A woman wanted to save her daughter. She killed someone’s son.
A woman is on trial for vehicular homicide after killing a 5-year-old boy in Decatur. She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity after a landmark Georgia court ruling.

Court orders Sandy Springs to share police documents in open records lawsuit
The judge's orders does not yet bring an end to the lawsuit that a media ethicist calls one of the most important open records cases he has seen in Georgia in a long time.

Atlanta, DeKalb County parks to get $3.5M boost
ParkPride grants doled out this year will fund playground upgrades, new gathering areas, restored parking lots and more.

Georgia high court overturns day care murder conviction a second time
Supreme Court justice calls the complicated case ‘a bit of a mess.’

Cobb man with loaded shotgun arrested near U.S. Capitol, federal police say
Capitol police said Carter Camacho of Smyrna is facing charges of unlawful activities, carrying a rifle without a license, unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition.





