News for Metro Atlanta and Region

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UPDATE

Up to 5 inches of rain recorded in parts of North Ga. in last 24 hours, NWS says

Areas of North Georgia, including parts of Fulton County, got 3 to 5 inches of rain between Friday and Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

Measles Deaths

2 new measles cases tied to metro Atlanta daycare outbreak, officials say

An unidentified metro Atlanta daycare at the center of a measles outbreak is now up to 10 confirmed cases, the Georgia Department of Public Health said late Friday.

Dekalb County District Attorney announces charges on Jamal Toliaferro

DeKalb DA says DNA ties one man to 3 cold cases. Are there more victims?

A man was arrested and charged after officials said DeKalb’s cold case task force linked his DNA to cases dating as far back as 2014.

Georgia News
MARTA Series - Hyosub

MARTA CEO joins transit leaders asking feds for more safety dollars

MARTA CEO Jonathan Hunt joined the leaders of the nation's largest transit agencies to push for more federal funding to address safety and security.

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Georgianomics

Georgianomics: Office tower obstacles

The woes of a see-through tower in Midtown. Record-high diesel prices. A new milestone for Atlanta's airport. All that and more in Georgianomics.

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‘I failed’: Atlanta lawyer quits state job after judges reject subpar work

A metro Atlanta attorney, saying she is embarrassed and apologetic, has resigned from the Georgia Public Defender Council after Georgia's top judges criticized her work.

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Crime & Public Safety
Courtroom at the court of appeals

‘I failed’: Atlanta lawyer quits state job after judges reject subpar work

A metro Atlanta attorney, saying she is embarrassed and apologetic, has resigned from the Georgia Public Defender Council after Georgia's top judges criticized her work.

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Georgia man convicted of killing 2 real estate agents in 2003 clemency hearing

No clemency for Georgia man convicted of killing 2 real estate agents in 2003

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles denied granting clemency to Stacey Humphreys, who was sentenced to death in 2007 for the 2003 killings of two real estate agents.

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Judge weighs halting execution under new Georgia law

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.

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More than $1.4 million given to programs for Atlanta women and girls

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A.M. ATL: Powering up

An Airbus A320 jetliner, belonging to low-cost Mexican carrier Volaris, lands at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas in 2024. The discount airline announced it will launch service to Atlanta starting next month, adding to the competition on flights to Mexico. (Larry MacDougal/AP)

A new discount airline is launching flights to Atlanta

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Downtown Atlanta civic group taps prominent nonprofit CEO as next leader

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A.M. ATL: Big jobs

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Blight tax talk on Midtown’s skeletal tower threatens project, Dewberry says

100-year-old Atlanta woman’s rules for the road and life
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This 100-year-old Atlanta woman hasn’t given up her Mustang or her zest for life

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Stockbridge City Council votes to remove mayor from office

flash flood 091226
UPDATE

Up to 5 inches of rain recorded in parts of North Ga. in last 24 hours, NWS says

Measles Deaths

2 new measles cases tied to metro Atlanta daycare outbreak, officials say