News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Metro police on alert for Halloween Flock vandalism amid more misuse claims
Metro agencies are on alert over online calls to disable Flock cameras on Oct. 31 as the technology continues to draw criticism and more officers face misuse allegations.

Family sues security guard acquitted of murder at Buckhead senior home
The daughters of the 90-year-old victim are suing after a jury found security guard Janet Denise Williams not guilty after just over an hour of deliberations.

He faced felony charges. Now, DeKalb is giving him a second chance.
Fifteen young people celebrated their completion of the STRIDE program, which stands for “Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education,” on Monday.

Tropical Storm Isaias could bring heavy rain, tornadoes to North Georgia
Tropical Storm Isaias, expected to become a hurricane by Thursday, could bring severe weather to North and Middle Georgia over the weekend.
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New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds
Ten of the 35 injured at Georgia mass shooting in Vienna suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.

2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.
Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.

Gas leak prompts road closure, evacuation in Sandy Springs, police say
Residents are being evacuated from their homes Wednesday afternoon after a gas main was struck on Johnson Ferry Road, according to the Sandy Springs Police Department.
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DNA from federal arrest ties ex-DeKalb officer to cold case rape, DA says
Two women waited for 15 years for an arrest after reporting as teens they were sexually assaulted. On Wednesday, officials said a former DeKalb officer had been indicted.
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New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds
Ten of the 35 injured at Georgia mass shooting in Vienna suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.
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2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.
Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.

‘Robots with guns’: Atlanta Council member proposes autonomous weapons ban
An Atlanta council member has proposed a measure that would prohibit police from acquiring AI tools capable of using lethal force without human oversight.

Georgia breast cancer care: How mobile mammography expands access
Breast cancer care can be harder to access for rural, Black and underserved Georgians. Here's what experts and community groups are doing to close the gaps.

Decatur Book Festival ends relationship with store amid racism allegations
An attendee of the festival made a Threads post warning others to avoid Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop, after they “spoke and acknowledged everyone but the Black shoppers."

At long last: Skydance deal closes, beginning new era for CNN, TNT
This is the fifth deal CNN and the former Turner properties have endured in the last 30 years.

A.M. ATL: Governor hopefuls meet, finally
Here's your Oct. 6 update: midterm election debates, Georgia-bound migrants, SpelHouse and more.

Federal prosecutors, defenders ask Dickens to hold detainees in Atlanta jail
Federal prosecutors and defense attorneys are asking Atlanta's mayor to allow federal pretrial detainees to fill vacancies in the city's detention center.

A data center upside
Georgianomics brings you updates on the next Costco coming to metro Atlanta, airfare increases and how AI is changing job candidates’ behavior.

‘It’s life-altering’: Mass shooting leaves small Georgia town reeling
A mass shooting in the small South Georgia town of Vienna left two people dead and injured at least 35 early Sunday morning, according to the GBI.
DeKalb school board makes Sauce its permanent superintendent
The DeKalb County School District has been through 10 superintendents since 2010. Sauce was the sole finalist.





