News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Scientists expect a slightly less active hurricane season in 2026

A quieter hurricane season may be coming. That’s not all good news for Georgia.

The slightly less active hurricane season scientists predict is partly due to the El Niño climate pattern they expect to develop. Drought relief may also be less likely.

Metro Atlanta students (from left) Jaylyn Fehr, Jackson Mobley and Charlotte Martin were killed Monday in a Florida car crash. (Photos from GoFundMe, Horizon Christian Academy Facebook, GoFundme)

3 metro Atlanta students killed in Florida spring break crash identified

The water tower in Cumming will be lit in the school colors of Horizon Christian Academy, where the four teens involved in the crash were students.

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UGA student dies in hiking accident

A hiking accident in Connecticut claimed the life of a 23-year-old student scheduled to graduate from the University of Georgia next month.

Georgia News
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In football country, Athens Rock Lobsters hockey finds unlikely foothold

The University of Georgia's Bulldogs will always take top billing in Athens. But the Rock Lobsters of the Federal Prospects Hockey League are the hottest new ticket in town.

Sniper Competition Story at Fort Benning

At this sniper competition, ‘death from afar’ is only part of the job

What makes a great sniper? A reporter went to the International Sniper Competition at Georgia's Fort Benning to find out.

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Hyundai battery plant in Georgia set to open months after ICE raid

The battery factory is a joint operation between the Korean carmaker and Korean battery giant LG.

Crime & Public Safety
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Trial set in Midtown shooting suspect’s case

The man accused of fatally shooting one woman and injuring four others at a Midtown medical building in 2023 is scheduled to stand trial in Atlanta in June.

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Fulton Commission unanimously approves $1.3B jail financing plan

County officials say they are weighing short-term housing solutions, including sending Fulton inmates to private prisons.

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Woman killed in DeKalb shooting spree was a federal employee, DHS says

Lauren Bullis was walking her dog in a residential area off Flat Shoals Road just north of I-285 when she was fatally shot and stabbed Monday, DeKalb police said.

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Coca-Cola to sell part of corporate campus to Georgia Tech

Midtown Alliance meeting / park update

This 4-acre hole in Midtown will become Atlanta’s newest park. Take a look.

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This metro Atlanta medical company agrees to be sold in $1.3 billion deal

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The tiny RFID chip has revolutionized how UPS ships packages

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FBI releases new details about Offset shooting, requests public’s help