News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Man arrested after woman found dead at luxury hotel in Midtown Atlanta
A man was arrested Monday after a 45-year-old woman was found dead at the luxury Loews Atlanta Hotel last month, Atlanta police said.
Georgia mom sues over arrest tied to son’s small-town walk
Brittany Patterson made national headlines when deputies arrested her for reckless conduct after her 10-year-old son walked less than a mile from home near Mineral Bluff.
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.
Georgia News
Bishop Bill Harris, member of the Freedom Singers and activist, dies at 82
William C. “Bill” Harris died on Dec, 9, after a recurrence of cancer. The civil rights activist was 82.
Jimmy Carter loved turkey hunting. Soon his hunting land may be open to you.
The Conservation Fund acquired more than 1,500 acres of farming and hunting land belonging to former President Jimmy Carter's family near Plains.
Georgia Democrats poised to push Medicaid expansion in 2027
Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms made Medicaid expansion a central focus of her campaign. She's hoping Republicans will get on board.
Crime & Public Safety
Tipster gave cops ‘heads-up’ on 110-kilo stash of meth disguised as cabbage
Mexican man illegally in the U.S. arrested in Georgia as part of alleged drug-smuggling cartel that hid methamphetamine in cabbage leaves, according to federal authorities.
Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case
A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.
‘It’s a mess’: In flood-ravaged North Georgia town, more devastation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties.
