News for Metro Atlanta and Region
FBI: Last suspect tied to Edgewood shooting that killed 1, injured 10 arrested
Ze’kevious Perry was taken into custody in Alabama by the FBI. He’s the third suspect to be apprehended in the 2025 shooting in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood.
Georgia man’s scheduled execution will not take place Wednesday
Stacey Ian Humphreys’ attorneys argue the death row prisoner should not be executed because years of childhood physical and sexual abuse led to him killing two people in 2003.
1 dead of West Nile virus in Georgia as officials expect infections to rise
Eight people have tested positive and one person has died of West Nile virus in Georgia so far this year, according to the state health department.
Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face-lift, paid partly by Google
Google, a major data center operator, has agreed to pay a premium for that new electricity as part of a new program to upgrade four nuclear reactors in Georgia.
Black, gay and young, Everton Blair finds a warm welcome in Washington
U.S. Rep. Everton Blair Jr., D-Lilburn, has been celebrated for being Georgia's first openly gay member of Congress. He is also the delegation's youngest member.
OpenAI’s massive Georgia data center project faces legal challenges
The Southern Environmental Law Center, a large nonprofit, filed a lawsuit challenging OpenAI's giant planned data center in coastal Georgia's Effingham County.
Atlanta 911 restored overnight after ‘technical difficulties,’ police say
Atlanta operators are taking 911 calls as normal again after “technical difficulties” disrupted the city’s ability to receive and dispatch calls Monday evening, police say.
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2 kids dead, 2 women injured in DeKalb shooting
Two boys, 11 and 12, were killed, and two women were in stable condition after a Sunday shooting at a DeKalb County apartment complex, police said.
Musty water again? As Atlanta enters fall, smelly tap water is back
Although perfectly safe to drink, the smell and taste can be off-putting. But it’s merely a byproduct of the slow autumn churning of Lake Lanier.
