News for Metro Atlanta and Region
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.
2 DeKalb officers shot after ‘domestic incident’ leads to gunfire, police say
Two DeKalb County police officers were shot and injured Sunday night while responding to a domestic incident, officials say.
Automakers, marketers should nudge us more often to slow down on busy roads
Commercials and movies glamorize holding a throttle wide open on the public roads, but drivers could use more cultural nudges to slow down.
Georgia News
‘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.
8 face murder charges in Ga. party shooting that killed 2, injured dozens
Authorities updated the number of injured to 44 from 35 in the Oct. 4 mass shooting and said 8 people face murder charges tied to a neighborhood block party in Vienna, Ga.
Nikki Porcher elected Georgia’s first Black female labor commissioner
As Democrats dominated Georgia’s election results, a nonprofit leader made her own history by being elected the state's first Black female labor commissioner.
Crime & Public Safety
‘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.
8 face murder charges in Ga. party shooting that killed 2, injured dozens
Authorities updated the number of injured to 44 from 35 in the Oct. 4 mass shooting and said 8 people face murder charges tied to a neighborhood block party in Vienna, Ga.
How a $140M verdict is shaping landlord liability in Georgia
In a case shaping landlord liability statewide, the Georgia Supreme Court is considering whether to restore a $140 million jury verdict against an Atlanta apartment complex.
