News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Georgia ice storm: Road conditions, warnings and closures live updates
A menacing storm is bearing down on North Georgia. In metro Atlanta, an ice storm warning went into effect at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Bitter cold will test Georgia’s power grid. Utilities say they’re ready.
Georgia's electric utilities will face a second test of their power grid this week as freezing temperatures could strain power plants and grid infrastructure.
Georgia steels itself for more challenges this week amid winter storm
The National Weather Service warns of more power outages and ‘impossible travel,' with dangerous cold possibly lasting until Thursday.

Winter storm watch expands to metro Atlanta as Georgia preps for weekend snow
The watch starts Friday evening and runs through Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
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Is there a ‘super flu?’ Everything to know about the strain taking over Georgia
Learn how Subclade K, a variant of the influenza A virus, is affecting immune responses and contributing to this year’s intense flu season.

Bird flu detected in another Georgia poultry facility, third case this month
Another Georgia commercial poultry flock has tested positive for bird flu, the third such case in less than a month in the state, agriculture officials said.

Cobb police shoot woman who pointed gun at officer outside HQ, GBI says
The GBI has been asked to investigate the incident, which left a 26-year-old Marietta woman in critical condition.

Georgia man accused of shooting at utility workers restoring power from storm
Suspect faces five charges, including aggravated assault, Rabun County sheriff says.

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A woman who died at a Fulton County hospital in 2024 remains unidentified, and Roswell police are asking for the public's help.
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ICE opens new satellite field office in College Park
The College Park office will likely play a supporting role to ICE’s existing Atlanta field office, located downtown on Ted Turner Drive.

800-bed student housing project progresses at Morehouse, Spelman colleges
The development is designed to address a lack of student housing options near Atlanta’s cluster of HBCUs.
Council members urge transparency around More MARTA project decisions
Council members questioned why a vote to stop work on the Eastside Beltline light rail project didn’t go to the MARTA board for approval.
DeKalb defers ICE resolution as residents condemn violence by agents
Commissioners want to hear from the county attorney before voting on legislation demanding that ICE cease operations in residential areas of DeKalb County.

Herschel Bloom, prominent Atlanta attorney, dead at 82
Herschel Bloom, an Atlanta attorney with a passion for baseball, has died. Bloom was a longtime assistant coach of the East Cobb Yankees team for older high school players.

Georgia man accused of shooting at utility workers restoring power from storm
Suspect faces five charges, including aggravated assault, Rabun County sheriff says.

Lawsuit targets exemptions Trump granted to Georgia plants using toxic gas
Environmental groups claim President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, overstepped their legal authority.

She died in a Fulton hospital in November 2024. But no one knows her name.
A woman who died at a Fulton County hospital in 2024 remains unidentified, and Roswell police are asking for the public's help.
Atlanta has to consider World Cup security risks. Does that list include ICE?
Public safety is a paramount concern when hosting events like the World Cup, when hundreds of thousands of international soccer fans are expected to flock to Atlanta.

CMA Award winners among headliners for inaugural Atlanta Braves fest
The June 13 festival, merging mainstream and rising country acts, will be headlined by Cody Johnson, Mackenzie Carpenter, Ella Langley and Ernest.




