News for Metro Atlanta and Region

DeKalb’s plans for new public safety training center could spark familiar fight
Nearly a year after Atlanta opened a highly contested public safety training center in southern DeKalb County, officials there are now developing a plan for their own.

Gov. Kemp suspends Hall County sheriff for 2 months after DUI charge
Sheriff Gerald Couch was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with DUI, failure to maintain a lane and open container, officials said. He was booked into his own jail.

2 teens killed in South Fulton ID’d as police search for shooter
Officials said late Tuesday no information on the suspected gunman was available and that it was “unclear” what led to the shooting.
Tariff uncertainty throttles trade, but not expansion, at Georgia’s ports
Georgia's ports are increase infrastructure, including adding 60 acres of storage space at Savannah terminal, even as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty stunt trade.
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‘It’s how we compete’: Georgia business recruiters plead to keep tax breaks
Tension over economic development incentives has risen in recent years, especially as affordability dominates political discourse.
Go pound sand? Eroding federal beach repair funds worry Georgia vacation mecca.
Georgia's Tybee Island has lost more than half its sand since its last beach renourishment. Cutbacks in federal funding mean it could get much worse, putting locals on edge.

Homeless people shelter at MARTA stations. A program helps them find housing.
While MARTA HOPE was created with the goal of helping homeless people rather than increasing ridership, both aims are connected, particularly with the World Cup coming up.

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.
A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.

Chief justice presses Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist
DA’s office given 10 days to explain made-up case law included in judge’s order.
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Swollen feet, friendly card game: Longest morning at world’s busiest airport
The lines were very, very long in Atlanta at the world's busiest airport on the busiest day of the week. But there also was hope, and camaraderie, and a good cheeseburger.

Fire engulfs historic Rome courthouse, collapsing bell tower
A fast-moving fire tore through a historic courthouse that had anchored Rome's downtown for more than a century.

Delta is the largest carrier at LaGuardia. How the crash disrupted flights.
Including its regional partners, Delta is LaGuardia's largest carrier. The airport reopened Monday afternoon, but significant delays are expected.

Atlantan shares journey to China after adoption in new documentary
In "Year of the Rabbit," Abigail Kemp offers another perspective on adoption, one that doesn't revolve around a search for her birth parents.

Two major financial tech groups are merging. What that means for Georgia.
The merger comes as the payments industry is in a period of rapid innovation.

Live airport security wait times and today’s trends
The AJC gathers real-time wait-time data from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to show what security lines look like right now.
ICE agents are working at Atlanta airport
Federal personnel were called in to help with hourslong wait times and will not be engaging in immigration enforcement, Mayor Andre Dickens said.

Chief justice presses Clayton prosecutor about citing cases that don’t exist
DA’s office given 10 days to explain made-up case law included in judge’s order.

What your body fat says about your cancer risk
New research led by an Emory oncologist links obesity to rising cancers in young adults and shows that losing 10% of body weight could make a difference.

ICE spent $200 million on two Georgia warehouses. Did the feds overpay?
The price tag of Trump administration’s massive real estate purchases in the metro Atlanta market has drawn criticism, and conspiracy theories.






