News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Man arrested after woman found dead at luxury hotel in Midtown Atlanta
A man was arrested Monday after a 45-year-old woman was found dead at the luxury Loews Atlanta Hotel last month, Atlanta police said.
Georgia mom sues over arrest tied to son’s small-town walk
Brittany Patterson made national headlines when deputies arrested her for reckless conduct after her 10-year-old son walked less than a mile from home near Mineral Bluff.
Former High Museum executive gets 1-year sentence for embezzlement
A former High Museum of Art executive was sentenced to 12 months in prison in federal court Monday after stealing over $600,000 from the museum.
Georgia News
America’s largest port was planned near Savannah. It’s now dead on the water.
A planned mega-port terminal on Savannah River has been abandoned after 20 years. Insiders say the joint effort between Georgia and South Carolina was doomed from the start.
Political ads surged in Georgia during the midterms. Here’s who benefited.
Georgia television stations enjoyed a substantial boost from the flood of campaign cash.
Bishop Bill Harris, member of the Freedom Singers and activist, dies at 82
William C. “Bill” Harris died on Dec, 9, after a recurrence of cancer. The civil rights activist was 82.
Crime & Public Safety
Tipster gave cops ‘heads-up’ on 110-kilo stash of meth disguised as cabbage
Mexican man illegally in the U.S. arrested in Georgia as part of alleged drug-smuggling cartel that hid methamphetamine in cabbage leaves, according to federal authorities.
Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case
A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.
‘It’s a mess’: In flood-ravaged North Georgia town, more devastation
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties.
