News for Metro Atlanta and Region
2 missing girls kidnapped by babysitter found safe, Atlanta police say
The girls, ages 4 and 11 months, were abducted by their babysitter, and found in a private trailer in southwest Atlanta, Monday afternoon.
Officer injured while responding to mental health crisis call, Atlanta police say
A police officer is expected to recover after he was shot while exchanging gunfire with a man having a mental crisis in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood, officials say.
Mother’s boyfriend charged with murder after missing boy found dead
A man is now facing murder charges days after he was arrested and accused of concealing the death of 2-year-old Messiah Harris in the woods in Marietta, court records show.
Coca-Cola heirs feuding over family’s Cumberland Island retreat
A proposed land swap over a nearly century-old family retreat on Georgia's Cumberland Island pits cousin against cousin, dividing descendants of Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler.
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‘Nightmare doesn’t end’: Indian grandmother faces deportation despite green card
Venkata Vasamsetty’s case shows how immigrants with years of lawful status can become subject to detention and deportation.
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Gov. Kemp picks familiar face to replace PSC regulator who stepped down early
Stan Wise, a Republican who previously served on the Public Service Commission for more than two decades, will replace Tricia Pridemore.
Woman killed in hit-and-run car wreck on I-75, police say
Atlanta police say they responded early Sunday morning to a hit-and-run wreck on I-75 that left one woman dead and the other driver on the run.
DeKalb judge admits wrongdoing, seeks reprimand in misconduct case
A DeKalb County judge admits she was wrong to briefly jail a lawyer and threaten to jail prosecutors, including District Attorney Sherry Boston.
Man found dead in vehicle at SW Atlanta apartments
A man was found dead early Friday at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex that was hit by gunfire just 24 hours prior, police said.
