Metro Atlanta News

Delta has high hopes for 2026, but there’s a caveat

4-vehicle crash closed I-285 East in Cobb during morning commute

Man arrested after fatally shooting neighbor at Gwinnett home, police say

Jeffrey Sprecher, CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, speaks to the Rotary Club of Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Top Atlanta CEO: U.S. action in Venezuela ‘massive pivot’ in energy

Atlanta dermatologist speaks on TikTok’s slimiest skincare trend

aajc 011426 fairburn council appointment

Fairburn may have violated its code by replacing ousted council member

Georgia baby is state’s first 2026 measles case

The case is not related to South Carolina’s massive outbreak, officials say.

Legislative bills Atlanta supports — and fears — as the new session begins

A weekly roundup of the most important things you need to know from Atlanta City Hall.

Morris Brown College president announces he’s been terminated from position

In the midst of what appeared to be a promising resurrection campaign, Morris Brown College has unexpectedly fired its president, Kevin E. James.

More Metro News

3 injured in shooting at East Point MARTA station

Two men and one woman men were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after the gunfire, which police responded to at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Woman saved grandkids before she was killed at funeral home, family says

A Georgia grandmother saved children from injury before she was shot to death at Gus Thornhill’s Funeral Home in East Point, her family says.

People join in a chant on the 17th Street Bridge in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, while protesting the ICE shooting of Renee Good and the U.S. military action in Venezuela. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Atlanta demonstrators join ICE protests breaking out across the nation

Demonstrators in metro Atlanta filled the streets for the fourth day of protests after an ICE officer shot and killed a Minneapolis woman.

Atlanta rapper Cash Out ordered to pay $40 million in federal sex trafficking suit

Atlanta rapper Cash Out, who was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison, has been ordered to pay $40 million to one of his alleged sex trafficking victims.

Atlanta leaders want transit expansion. Will suburban voters ever agree?

Mayor Andre Dickens says regional transit expansion is a second-term priority.

John Lambis, longtime radio producer and advertising executive, dies at 76

Bob Lacey — one half of Radio Hall of Fame duo Bob & Sheri — credits the late John Lambis with helping lauch his career when they were both 19 in Massachusetts.

Will Georgia expand school cellphone ban? Most state bans include high schools.

Georgia's K-8 ban will take effect in the 2026-2027 school year.

OPINION

Gridlock Guy: Bright headlights spark reader complaints, advice

Modern glare is the result of user-error and poor maintenance, some readers suggest.

A Gwinnett County deputy was fired after being arrested on child molestation charges, the sheriff's office said. (AJC file)

Gwinnett deputy accused of sending nude photos, videos of himself to minors

Rylee Willis, 21, charged with 2 counts each of child molestation, enticing a child, according to police.

Georgia gets $219 million to ‘transform’ rural health

The grant is to be the first of five annually, and is meant to offset health care cuts in the federal spending plan.