News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Winter is coming? Georgia braces for steep temperature drop after storms
Tornadoes and damaging winds are possible as the storm moves in from the west, according to the Weather Service.

Hall County teacher’s tragic death is a somber reminder cars are not toys
Roughly 40,000 people die in crashes in the U.S. each year. In no demographic is an ignorance of the gravity of operating a vehicle more profound than among teen drivers.

UGA alum killed in Old Dominion shooting remembered as leader, mentor
UGA grad and former Savannah‑based Army aviator Brandon Shah died in an Old Dominion shooting. Former students and Georgia service members remember his impact.

At world’s busiest airport, unpaid TSA workers weigh showing up or staying afloat
TSA staffing shortages have driven hourslong wait times at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and other airports around the country.
46m agoGeorgia monk who lost leg in peace walk takes first steps since crash
Buddhist monk Bhante Dam Phommasan, abbot at a Georgia temple who was badly injured during a peace walk last fall, took his first steps this week with a prosthetic leg.
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How Georgia facility factors into natural gas crisis triggered by Iran war
A Savannah-area LNG terminal opened in 1972. Now, with the Iran war threatening the world's natural gas supply, the Georgia export facility is playing a key global role.
46m agoIranians in Atlanta scale back Nowruz celebrations as war rages back home
The 13-day Persian new year festivities coincide with the start of spring, but Iranians in Atlanta are scaling back celebrations amid ongoing war.
46m agoAtlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial
Bond conditions have been eased for suspended Atlanta-area lawyer Bryan Schmitt ahead of his road rage retrial in the 2019 death of a real estate developer.
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Social worker dies after shooting at Jasper VA clinic, GBI says
A VA employee has died after being shot Tuesday afternoon at a Pickens County clinic, officials said. The man who opened fire at the clinic died after a shootout.
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Live airport security wait times and today’s trends
The AJC gathers real-time wait-time data from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to show what security lines look like right now.

Murphy Crossing redevelopment plans get a fresh start on the Beltline
Two redevelopment efforts for the former home of the Georgia State Farmers Market failed before getting off the ground. But Beltline officials have high hopes for the site.

DeKalb’s plans for new public safety training center could spark familiar fight
Nearly a year after Atlanta opened a highly contested public safety training center in southern DeKalb County, officials there are now developing a plan for their own.
Georgia urges high court to allow executions of nine inmates
Georgia is asking the state's highest court to clear the way for nine inmates to be executed, while another condemned prisoner seeks death by firing squad.
Dickens calls on business community to help tackle neighborhood disparities
In his State of the City address, the mayor urged businesses to "say yes" and help invest in underserved areas.

Metro Atlanta lands health care tech HQ with 500 jobs
Glytec, a software firm focused on insulin management technologies, will leave its corporate home in Boston for Cobb County, adding 500 jobs in metro Atlanta.

Delta extends suspension of flights to Israel
The airline had planned to restart its Atlanta-Israel route in April. The route was last flown on Oct. 6, 2023, when it was paused amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Gov. Kemp suspends Hall County sheriff for 2 months after DUI charge
Sheriff Gerald Couch was arrested Feb. 27 and charged with DUI, failure to maintain a lane and open container, officials said. He was booked into his own jail.

Meet the Atlanta Harlem Globetrotter playing for the team’s 100-Year Tour
Rock “Wham” Middleton comes from a family of performers; his father was a rapper, and his cousin is actor and comedian Chris Tucker.

2 teens killed in South Fulton ID’d as police search for shooter
Officials said late Tuesday no information on the suspected gunman was available and that it was “unclear” what led to the shooting.



