Metro Atlanta News

A.M. ATL: All aboard the kid hack

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 7 update: the "coolest" electric bus, DeKalb DA Sherry Boston's fight against a county judge, Brian Kemp and Rick Jackson's united front and more.

Judge in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial resigns to join Atlanta law firm

Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley, who handled the Ahmaud Arbery murder trial, is joining an Atlanta litigation firm as its first Savannah-based attorney.

Home insurance costs grow in Georgia. What’s behind the increase?

According to a recent LendingTree analysis, home insurance costs in Georgia increased by an average of 7.3% in 2025, slightly more than the national average.

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Teachers project Part 2

8th graders’ math scores dip on Georgia test. See your school’s score.

Feeding the hungry at First Presbyterian Church in Marietta

Seen at a drive-through food pantry: Lyft tag, landscaping truck, luxury car

Robert Sinners Election

Home of Raffensperger spokesman struck by gunfire

Workers check produce plants at a vertical farm greenhouse that was operated by a different company in Cleburne, Texas, Aug. 29, 2023.  (LM Otero/AP)

Vertical farming startup shuts down metro Atlanta operations

Data Surge, Revenue and Taxes

Microsoft works to unwind tax breaks for its metro Atlanta data centers

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Former GSU football player killed in shooting during robbery, officials say

DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston (center), pictured speaking to reporters in June alongside some of her counterparts, is escalating her fight against a county judge accused of threatening to jail her. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

DeKalb DA gets statewide support in fight against judge

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Westside Paper

West Midtown project lands a big furniture showroom

Seeing the sights

They’re not slowing down. They’re living life to the fullest.