News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Six Flags rides in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey to get seat belts after death
The Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia will get a new restraint when the ride reopens. An Atlanta man was ejected from the popular coaster midride Oct. 12.

All released from hospitals after Salem High football team bus crash
More than 20 Salem High School students and staff were taken for medical treatment following a school bus crash. All have now been released from hospital.
The good, the bad and the future of I-285 toll lanes
Officials recently approved a record-setting deal to build and collect on new I-285 toll lanes, but what about transit?
Georgia News

The future Audi plant in Georgia could get much bigger, docs show
Documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show a potential second phase of the future Audi plant.

Thousands in Georgia expected to drop ACA plans as open enrollment begins
This is the second year of major premium increases. Enrollment in Georgia Access is down one-third since Jan. 1. Open enrollment began Sunday.
Thousands of Catholics travel from afar as Georgia Martyrs beatified
Five Franciscan missionaries killed in 1597 along what is today Georgia's coast moved closer to Catholic sainthood Saturday at a beatification ceremony in Savannah.
Crime & Public Safety

Former High Museum executive gets 1-year sentence for embezzlement
A former High Museum of Art executive was sentenced to 12 months in prison in federal court Monday after stealing over $600,000 from the museum.

2 DeKalb officers shot after ‘domestic incident’ leads to gunfire, police say
Two DeKalb County police officers were shot and injured Sunday night while responding to a domestic incident, officials say.
Boy, 4, found dead in Atlanta suffered injuries, past abuse, warrant says
Two women are charged with murder after a 4-year-old boy’s body was found under a pile of clothes at an Atlanta home, arrest warrants say.
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Apalachee High School shooter loses attempt to appeal sentence
The Georgia Supreme Court will not review the life-without-parole sentence of the 16-year-old who pleaded guilty in the Apalachee High School shooting.

What Americans should know about Chinese cars
Chinese automakers are largely blocked from selling cars in the United States. But that may not be true forever.

A.M. ATL: Boo to you
Morning, y’all. Your Oct. 30 update: A podcast series about Georgia elections, free coffee, Georgia's haunted places and more.
Still no timeline for Moores Mill bridge reopening
Traffic has been rerouted since last Tuesday's bridge closure, causing heavier-than-usual delays in the area.

Tom Houck — raconteur, civil rights activist and former driver for MLK — dies at 79
Tom Houck, former driver for Martlin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist, political consultant and media pundit, has died at age 79.
Angelo Fuster, press secretary for Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson, dies at 80
Angelo Fuster had a long and storied career in Atlanta politics, working on campaigns with Democratic Party heavy-hitters. He also helped to save Manuel's Tavern.

G20 foreign ministers are coming to Atlanta. Here’s what to know.
The two-day event will feature the Group of 20, an international forum composed of leaders from more than a dozen countries along with the African and European Unions.

2 Fulton rental housing projects sought tax breaks. The results differed.
Develop Fulton gave preliminary approval to a $5.2 million tax break for GuildHouse at Upper Westside, but failed to progress a $2.9 million tax break for the Grove at Zephyr.

Atlanta’s Star Bar, a Little Five Points staple, to close after 35 years
Atlanta's Star Community Bar, a longtime Atlanta live music venue, will close at the end of 2026, with Red Light Cafe taking over the space.

Medley opens in Johns Creek
The first phase of the $560 million Medley at Johns Creek project opens on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, an anchor for the suburban city's new downtown.




