News for Metro Atlanta and Region

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.

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.

Northwest Georgia voters want accountability from ‘forever chemicals’ polluters
Questions about forever chemicals were featured among the slate of high-profile primary contests in Dalton, Georgia, the center of PFAS contamination in the state.
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Line speeds at poultry plants could surge under Trump, spurring safety concern
Workers at poultry plants suffer some of the highest rates of occupational injury in the U.S., and advocates worry things could get worse.
1h agoThe Voting Rights Act changed Georgia. Now Black officials fear ‘the worst.’
Georgia state senator calls the gutting of much of what remained of the Voting Rights Act a “wake-up call” requiring return to the political unity of the Civil Rights Movement
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Former Alpharetta officer sentenced to 7 years for child pornography
John Hagen Allen, a former Alpharetta police officer, was indicted in 2024 and pleaded guilty in February.
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Flash flood warning hits Atlanta after downpours during rush hour
Flash flooding hit the Downtown Connector in downtown Atlanta. Areas near Freedom Parkway, Peachtree Street and the Pine Street exits were impacted by flooding.

Supreme Court justices defeat election challenges from attorneys
Georgia Supreme Court justices Sarah Hawkins Warren and Charlie Bethel defeated election challenges Tuesday from attorneys Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin in nonpartisan races.
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Home Depot: Consumer ‘remarkably resilient’ despite rising costs, uncertainty
Home Depot grew its sales in the first quarter even as consumers wrestle with elevated costs and broader uncertainty.

DeKalb high school student shot at bus stop, police say
The Stone Mountain High School student suffered minor injuries, a DeKalb police spokesperson said.

Two DeKalb schools leaders were suspended, demoted. Now they’re suing.
Kia Billingsley and Michelle Dillard say the DeKalb County School District violated their contracts and the Fair Dismissal Act.
We full? What Atlanta hotel bookings for World Cup look like.
Atlanta is faring better than most World Cup host cities in terms of hotel bookings, an industry group says. But broadly, the "economic lift may fall short of expectations."
Volunteers needed for 2026 Peachtree Road Race
Jobs range from greeters to setup and breakdown at 57th running of ‘world’s largest 10K race.’

How Atlanta fits into hypersonic plane startup Hermeus’ future
Hermeus is developing unmanned aircraft for the U.S. military and its allies.

Supreme Court challengers violated judicial rules, state watchdog alleges
Georgia Supreme Court candidates Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin violated judicial conduct rules in promising to restore abortion rights, the state's judicial watchdog says.

Krog Street Market owner targets Virginia-Highland with $17.3M acquisition
Atlanta real estate firm 26th Street Partners is adding more popular intown Atlanta shops and restaurants to its portfolio, this time in Virginia-Highland.

Atlanta mayor introduces scaled-back tax district extension plan
One of the new pieces of legislation that Andre Dickens introduced Monday proposes to renew only six of Atlanta’s eight tax allocation districts.
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