News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport centennial finale ceremony

Atlanta mayor proposes new rules for Flock, surveillance tools

The mayor’s office says it’s possible to have a robust system of the technology while protecting civil rights.

Atlanta 911 Center Tour
UPDATE

Atlanta 911 restored overnight after ‘technical difficulties,’ police say

Atlanta operators are taking 911 calls as normal again after “technical difficulties” disrupted the city’s ability to receive and dispatch calls Monday evening, police say.

Double fatal shooting at Nissan Golding Gates apartment that left two children dead.

2 kids dead, 2 women injured in DeKalb shooting

Two boys, 11 and 12, were killed, and two women were in stable condition after a Sunday shooting at a DeKalb County apartment complex, police said.

Georgia News
Atlanta jurors return $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial

Atlanta jurors reach $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial

The former owner of a Super 8 hotel near Atlanta's airport must pay $164 million to a young woman who says she was sex trafficked there as a minor, a federal jury decided.

Georgia’s election workers brace for a tense midterm season
UPDATE

Georgia House candidate voted in 2026 primaries in two states, records show

A Democrat running for a Georgia House seat near Savannah appears to have cast ballots in both the Georgia and Nevada primaries in 2026, state voting records show.

Planned Greenspace and Development District,

Former North Georgia wildlife preserve eyed for development to be saved

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced a deal Thursday to acquire the former Pine Log Wildlife Management Area site.

Crime & Public Safety
Smyrna Homicide investigation into the death Shintia Mosley

DNA testing ongoing after dismembered body found in Smyrna, police say

No one has been charged in the killing of a woman whose dismembered body was found in Smyrna, police said, though a teen arrested is considered a “person of interest."

39m ago
Dekalb County officials hold a press conference addressing youth violence, school safety and the need for coordinated prevention and intervention.
UPDATE

After a fight, gunfire left 2 boys dead in DeKalb. A teen is now charged.

An 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday, accused in a shooting that left two boys dead and two women injured in DeKalb County days earlier, police say.

Atlanta jurors return $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial

Atlanta jurors reach $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial

The former owner of a Super 8 hotel near Atlanta's airport must pay $164 million to a young woman who says she was sex trafficked there as a minor, a federal jury decided.

More Metro News
Republic Lounge shooting

Atlanta ‘Most Wanted’ suspect tied to club owner’s death arrested in Florida

ICE Shooting Austin

Georgia migrant ‘pinned’ under ICE vehicle, GSP report says

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: On the move

Judge Aaron Mason

Clayton Superior Court judge accidentally fires gun in restaurant, police say

Atlanta City Council, Fulton County discuss pending sale of detention center

‘We warehouse people’: Fulton sheriff makes case for buying Atlanta facility

Her+Story on Melanie Wolfe
AJC HER+STORY

Atlanta commercial real estate can be insular. Here’s how she broke in.

Ethics trial Shermela Williams

Embattled ex-judge escapes punishment after resigning

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: Power hour

Funeral for Dave Fiji

Widow hires Kobe Bryant-linked attorney in Georgia helicopter crash suit

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport centennial finale ceremony

Atlanta mayor proposes new rules for Flock, surveillance tools