Atlanta breaking news headlines from the AJC

Zachary Foster, 25, was fatally shot by a co-worker in 2022 while on the job. His mother, Leslie Foster, said she only found four pictures of her son alone, claiming he was always surrounded by people. (Courtesy of the Alcovy Judicial Circuit)

She waited years for justice in her son’s death. A guilty but mentally ill plea came.

Just before jury selection, Jalen Ivan Brown pleaded guilty but mentally ill in Zachary Foster’s deadly shooting at the Covington General Mills plant where he worked.

Raffensperger campaign says threatening ‘manifesto’ received before Macon scare

Bomb disposal crews found a suspicious object but no hazardous device as the Republican candidate for governor campaigns in the final days before the primary.

Let’s try this again: I-285 to close this weekend for roadwork after weather delay.

GDOT plans a full westside I-285 closure this weekend after weather postponed the work, warning of major traffic impacts across metro Atlanta.

Emory takes in 2 passengers from cruise in deadly hantavirus outbreak

One of the cruise passengers showed symptoms of hantavirus and is receiving care in Emory’s biocontainment unit. The other is being monitored.

I-285 to remain open this weekend after construction closure plans halted

The GDOT’s plans to close part of I-285 in Atlanta were canceled after weather forecasts raised concerns the work couldn’t be finished before Monday morning.

Hantavirus is rare. Here’s why Georgia health officials are watching it.

Two Georgia residents were on board a cruise ship where hantavirus killed three people, and health officials are monitoring the situation.

ABC’s ‘20/20’ to spotlight killing of Georgia teen tied to ex-Doraville officer

The new two-hour episode includes interviews with Susana Morales’ family and Gwinnett police investigators.

Father charged in son’s Buckhead death released from jail months after shooting

A man charged with killing his son outside a Buckhead apartment complex was released from Fulton County Jail on bond with strict conditions.

Severe weather moves out of metro Atlanta as rain chances return for weekend

There’s a chance for rain in metro Atlanta this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Ted's Montana Grill closes restaurants in Midwest, N.C., around D.C.

Ted Turner, CNN founder, business maverick and ‘Mouth of the South,’ dies at 87

Ted Turner, visionary Atlanta businessman, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a spokesperson for the family.

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

Lanes in both directions will be closed south of I-20, from Cascade Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, starting Friday night.