Metro Atlanta News

A.M. ATL: Bills, bills, bills

Morning, y'all! Your Sept. 18 update: $236M in unpaid Atlanta water bills, female festival headliners, airport sewage spills and more.

THE STEERING COLUMN

What a first-time EV driver learned, and what shoppers should know

I’d ridden in a few EVs, but I’d never had the chance to spend time driving one myself. With the help of a 2026 Nissan Leaf, I set out to change that. Here's what I learned.

BILL TORPY

Decatur denies liability for crash at dangerous intersection

The intersection at North Decatur Road and Superior Avenue has seen so many accidents that someone once painted a skull and crossbones on the pavement.

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Atlanta Hemphill Water Treatment Plant

Atlanta is owed $236M in water bills. Some very big names are on the list.

HeeHaw the donkey

‘Justice for HeeHaw’? Donkey shooting may shift how courts view police searches.

GSP fatal chases
UPDATE

2 dead after Amazon truck crashes into work vehicle on Georgia interstate

Amsterdam Walk rendering

Amsterdam Walk project poised to get tax break for new Beltline apartments

Georgia Tech and drivers agree on a contract

Georgia Tech finds student reported missing

Pedestrians walk along Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, just two days after one person was killed and 10 others were injured in an area shooting. A third suspect was arrested Wednesday in the case. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

FBI: Last suspect tied to Edgewood shooting that killed 1, injured 10 arrested

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: Fly with us

raphael bostic economic inequality

Raphael Bostic is ‘looking for the next chapter’ after leading Atlanta Fed

farmer

Threats, violence used to keep migrant farmworkers in line, indictment says

CDC director’s first public appearance

In first public appearance, new CDC director vows to rebuild trust