News for Metro Atlanta and Region

NBA

The Hawks are looking to ‘nail the draft.’ What will they do at No. 23?

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Home Depot: Consumer ‘remarkably resilient’ despite rising costs, uncertainty

DeKalb school bus drivers’ concerns: raises, retirement, respect

DeKalb high school student shot at bus stop, police say

‘Survivor’ winner Savannah Louie returns to Atlanta’s WANF with a new job

Two DeKalb schools leaders were suspended, demoted. Now they’re suing.

We full? What Atlanta hotel bookings for World Cup look like.

WSB-TV adds 3 p.m. newscast, bumps ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ to 1:05 a.m.

Emory takes in 2 passengers from cruise in deadly hantavirus outbreak

One of the cruise passengers showed symptoms of hantavirus and is receiving care in Emory’s biocontainment unit. The other is being monitored.

Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, offers a picturesque setting for walking tours or bike rides, June 5, 2024. (Susan Wright/The New York Times)

GRIDLOCK GUY

A surprise trip to a small European country yields new lessons about traffic

Atlanta traffic could benefit from Slovenia’s commitment to multiple modes of travel, and to keeping its pathways clean and maintained.

I-285 to remain open this weekend after construction closure plans halted

The GDOT’s plans to close part of I-285 in Atlanta were canceled after weather forecasts raised concerns the work couldn’t be finished before Monday morning.

Georgia News

The CMA CGM Brazil Sail Up The Savannah River

Hurry up and deepen? Study funded to ‘fast track’ dredging at Savannah port.

Georgia Ports Authority has agreed to invest $8 million or more for a feasibility study on deepening and widening the 33-mile-long Savannah River shipping channel.

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New $125M plant to serve Georgia’s booming data center, aerospace sectors

Unified Legacy, a metal fabrication and manufacturing firm, announced Friday it is building a $125 million facility in Bibb County near Macon.

GOP urges Kemp to call a special session to redraw maps after court ruling

Supreme Court challengers violated judicial rules, state watchdog alleges

Georgia Supreme Court candidates Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin violated judicial conduct rules in promising to restore abortion rights, the state's judicial watchdog says.

Crime & Public Safety

DeKalb high school student shot at bus stop, police say

The Stone Mountain High School student suffered minor injuries, a DeKalb police spokesperson said.

Supreme Court challengers violated judicial rules, state watchdog alleges

Georgia Supreme Court candidates Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin violated judicial conduct rules in promising to restore abortion rights, the state's judicial watchdog says.

Man charged with murder in Beltline stabbing has criminal history, records show

Officials on Friday identified the 23-year-old woman killed in a Thursday stabbing on the Atlanta Beltline.

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