News for Metro Atlanta and Region
After weekend search, Clayton police find missing boy dead in pond
‘There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak of losing a child,’ a police spokesperson said.

Flock camera abuse allegations mount after company rolls out audit tool
Flock Safety's license plate reader system has been praised by police and credited with helping solve crimes. But it has also caught its alleged misuse, officials say.
AJC Summer interns reflect on journalism, friendships and storytelling
The 2026 AJC inters shares the stories they’re most proud of, the lessons they’ll carry and the advice they have for the next generation of journalists.
Trump tries to broker truce between Jackson, Jones after bitter GOP primary
Donald Trump is hoping to help mend a rift between the two Republican rivals who clashed during the GOP primary for governor. But two lawsuits are complicating things.
Migrant workers at Georgia factories get multimillion-dollar settlement
Mexican migrants with legal status said they were misled into manual labor in Georgia and paid less than promised.
Georgia judge gives up federal bench seat for state service
Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Epps was sworn in Tuesday at the State Capitol, ending a 13-year stint as a federal magistrate judge in Augusta.
Leader of Alpharetta firm accused in $380M Ponzi scheme gets 4 years in prison
The first of three executives of an Alpharetta firm accused of operating what was likely Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme was sentenced to just over four years in prison.
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Attorney says mother in Lawrenceville hot car death made ‘good faith’ mistake
Deja Coleman, who is accused in her baby's death after he was left in a car outside her workplace, was described by her attorney as a sleep-deprived, single mother of three.
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It’s flesh-eating bacteria season. Here’s what to know about vibrio.
Summer's warmer waters bring a coast-dwelling potentially deadly bacteria to Georgia’s shores and shellfish, and to other coastal states..
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The technology to prevent hot car deaths exists. Why isn’t it standard?
The Georgia lawyer for Deja Coleman, who is charged in the hot car death of her infant, is making the latest attempt to require automakers to include child safety features.

Georgia data centers use more than power and land. They need warehouse space.
From 2022 to 2025, companies tied to data centers leased more than 9 million square feet of floor space in metro Atlanta, the equivalent of six Lenox Square malls.

‘Be a good partner’: Fulton commission offers $56.5 million for Atlanta jail
The offer is the latest negotiation in what is shaping up to be a public letter-writing campaign to determine future of the Atlanta City Detention Center.

Search for new MARTA leader comes down to 3 candidates
MARTA interim CEO Jonathan Hunt joins transit leaders from Jacksonville and Washington, D.C., as finalists.
Atlanta has lost nearly 150 acres of tree canopy a year, study finds
Between 2008 and 2023, Atlanta lost an average of nearly 150 acres of its urban forest each year, according to a new tree assessment by Georgia Tech researchers.
After weekend search, Clayton police find missing boy dead in pond
‘There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak of losing a child,’ a police spokesperson said.

A.M. ATL: Ups and downs
Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 10 update: gains on state math exams, unwinding data center tax breaks, one man's 28,000-plus roller coaster rides and more.
Can a bakery owner-turned-artist help transform Atlanta into a country music hub?
Cody Bolden is trying to create a community for country music in Atlanta with his Roadhand Roundup showcase at East Atlanta's 529.

Empty suits aren’t welcome at Atlanta’s new bank HQ, CEO says
Pinnacle emerged in January as the result of an $8.6 billion merger between Columbus-based Synovus and Nashville-based Pinnacle, keeping the name of the latter.
From runways to highways, her Atlanta construction firm has blazed paths
In an industry where Hispanic women are rarely CEOs, Guiomar Obregón built a multimillion-dollar firm.





