News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Pedestrian killed, struck by multiple vehicles on I-75/85 North in Atlanta
Parts of the Downtown Connector were closed early Thursday amid the morning commute after a pedestrian was fatally struck, officials say.
New execution date scheduled for Georgia death row inmate
The execution will take place Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.
A year later, 2nd arrest made in Edgewood shooting that killed 1, injured 10
More than a year after nearly a dozen people were shot overnight in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood, another suspect is behind bars.
Georgia farm owner wants justice after pet donkey killed by police
The incident caused uproar on social media, and a GoFundMe started to help pay for legal fees to “get justice for HeeHaw” raised over $80,000 in 24 hours as of Monday evening.
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Healthcare team leaves Atlanta law firm for regional competitor
After 18 years at Atlanta law firm Hall Booth Smith, partner Brittany Cone has moved her team of healthcare specialists to regional competitor Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein.
Warnock blasts OpenAI, Effingham for doing data center deal ‘in the dark’
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who grew up in coastal Georgia, called for protections for residents and criticized secrecy surrounding data center deals.
Atlanta-area rapper gets 6 years in $6.5 million check fraud scheme
Shamarri Tache Brooks not only altered checks he stole from the mail; he also sold fraud tutorials online, even though his schemes did not apparently work.
1h agoGeorgia farm owner wants justice after pet donkey killed by police
The incident caused uproar on social media, and a GoFundMe started to help pay for legal fees to “get justice for HeeHaw” raised over $80,000 in 24 hours as of Monday evening.
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5 arrested in fight at high school football game, officials say
A fight broke out at a high school football game Friday night, leading to the arrest of five people and the recovery of a stolen gun, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said.
Politics
Prominent Black Democrats rally behind Keisha Lance Bottoms
Mike Collins struggles to outrun his aides’ problematic posts
Democratic criticism mounts over Hasan Piker comments
