Metro Atlanta News

Johnathan Hamby, the accused killer of a man on the Atlanta Beltline, could have been helped and his victim could have been spared had he been institutionalized.

The commitment is contingent on the city’s ability to match that funding with another $50 million in philanthropic donations.

YFORE, a Chinese auto parts maker, opens a new U.S. HQ in metro Atlanta.

Georgians have spent an extra $1.4 billion on gasoline since the start of the Iran war six months ago.

The settlement is for far less than the city has argued MARTA owed — $70 million. But it’s a lot more than the $865,000 that MARTA officials and its auditor argued was due.

Parts of the Downtown Connector were closed early Thursday amid the morning commute after a pedestrian was fatally struck, officials say.

The execution will take place Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

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The Atlanta Board of Education will cast the deciding vote on Mayor Dickens’ idea to extend taxing districts, sacrificing revenue for revitalization. They are in no hurry.

Georgia tends to rank in the middle on topics like academics, teacher pay and spending, but has made recent steps toward improvement.