Metro Atlanta News

Home Depot swings to profit, boosted by consumer spending on small projects

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A.M. ATL: Fire queen

Georgia man sues over false election fraud accusation in ‘2000 Mules’

’2000 Mules’ maker settles defamation case with Gwinnett man on eve of trial

Atlanta mayor thinks Olympic cauldron should stay in Summerhill

Sam Tunick, who is charged federally with destruction of property to prevent its seizure after authorities say he gave customs officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport a code that erased his phone's contents, poses for a photo at his lawyers' office in Atlanta on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Customs asked for his phone passcode. Now he faces a felony.

Zola Cooper, 4, (left) and her sister, Norah Cooper, 11 months, were found on Monday after they were abducted by their babysitter. (Courtesy of Atlanta Police Department)

2 missing girls kidnapped by babysitter found safe, Atlanta police say

Officer injured while responding to mental health crisis call, Atlanta police say

A.M. ATL: Beluga society

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 17 update: the Georgia Aquarium's new beluga whales, a failed mall redevelopment plan, Georgia Power's data center controversy and more.

AJC HER+STORY

Welding school leader seeks more women in trades as modern Rosie the Riveters

Tamekia Morris has become an outspoken advocate for getting more women into skilled trades, which she says could help close a growing labor shortage.

Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after missing boy found dead

A man is now facing murder charges days after he was arrested and accused of concealing the death of 2-year-old Messiah Harris in the woods in Marietta, court records show.

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GRIDLOCK GUY

Road work delays during weekday rush often triggered by two big culprits

The Georgia Department of Transportation says weather and equipment failures are among the reasons road work lingers past scheduled cutoff times.

DeKalb to pay charter schools $29.5 million in settlement

The lawsuit was first filed in 2020.

Deja Coleman hearing at the Gwinnett Detention Center

Mom charged in son’s hot car death may leave jail for funeral, Gwinnett judge says

A mother charged in the July 29 hot car death of her son will be allowed to leave jail to attend his Saturday funeral, according to a court order.

Head of Georgia firm accused in massive Ponzi scheme gets 20 years in prison

Drive Planning founder and CEO Todd Burkhalter was sentenced to prison Friday for what federal prosecutors say was Georgia’s largest Ponzi scheme.

THE STEERING COLUMN

Electric vehicles: An abrupt end or a new beginning?

The shifting geopolitical landscape and volatile energy prices have created a complicated EV outlook.

A.M. ATL: Sealing deals

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 14 update: Paramount eyes Georgia for an HQ move, Atlanta leaders scrutinize Flock cameras, the new MARTA CEO and more.

Torpy at Large: Will a new tree law make Atlanta more leafy?

BILL TORPY

Intown living boom is hurting Atlanta’s leafy image

Atlanta’s trees are taking it right in their cambium.

Amid growing scrutiny, Atlanta police look to root out Flock misuse

Mayor Andre Dickens orders ‘comprehensive review’ of city’s Flock surveillance system, policies.

I-285 shutdown: Another round of construction scheduled for SW Atlanta

Interstate will close in both directions between Exit 7 (Cascade Road) and Exit 9 (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive).

Potbelly is rolling out sandwich shops in Georgia. Here’s where.

A Chicago-born sandwich shop is for the first time entering the Peach State, where its new owner, RaceTrac, is based.