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Trial begins for security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing
Trial began this week for Janet Williams, who is accused of the fatal stabbing of 90-year-old Chun-ki Kim inside his apartment at a Buckhead senior center.

Officials ID 7-year-old killed in Atlanta shooting as police search for suspect
A 7-year-old girl was killed and her mother injured in a shooting in northwest Atlanta late Tuesday, according to police, who implored the suspect to turn himself in.
MARTA to launch revamped bus network, ‘last-mile’ van service
MARTA officials hope that revamped bus network, van service will better serve existing passengers and attract new ones.

Rick Jackson promises to ‘unwind’ his company’s state contracts if elected
Republican Rick Jackson's lucrative health care contracts with the state have come under fire now that he is running for governor in Georgia.
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Kristi Noem confronted over ‘inhumane’ treatment of Georgia ICE detainee
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath raised the issue of Rodney Taylor’s declining health inside the Stewart Detention Center. Taylor, a double amputee, has spent over a year in detention.
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Planetarium-like sports and entertainment venue sets Atlanta opening date
A large new entertainment venue is set to open this summer in downtown Atlanta, and its timing couldn’t be better.

Hall County sheriff charged with DUI was over twice legal limit, GSP says
Sheriff Gerald Jay Couch admitted to drinking Four Loko and his blood alcohol level was 0.212, according to a Georgia State Patrol report. Georgia's legal limit is 0.8.
1h agoFulton commissioner says private papers stolen from her office
Commissioner Mo Ivory is calling for a second investigation of the incident after Fulton County Police closed the case without identifying a suspect.

‘It’s a mess:’ Chief justice asks lawmakers to fix criminal court rules
Georgia's "broken" criminal appeal process needs a legislative fix, the state's chief justice said Tuesday while acknowledging his court is largely to blame.
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‘Dominoes are beginning to fall.’ How Iran war could hit Georgians’ wallets.
More disruption to the global economy is on the horizon, injecting increased uncertainty for Georgians already grappling with questions about the economy.

T.I. and 50 Cent’s rap beef proves no one needs them in a Verzuz battle together
For the bulk of February, New York’s 50 Cent and Atlanta’s T.I. found themselves at the center of 2026’s first major rap beef.
Atlanta’s data center rush hits new peak. But growth has started to slow.
The amount of data center space under construction in metro Atlanta hit a record high in 2025, but the rate of expansion waned.

Immigrant detention in ICE Atlanta field office basement continues at higher rate
The latest available data shows 1,759 immigrants spent more than a day at the Atlanta field office — a facility not built for long-term detention.
2 arrested in 7-year-old Atlanta girl’s shooting death
Two men are arrested in the shooting death of 7-year-old Zoey Price in Atlanta. The girl was injured when gunfire struck the house where she and her mother were, on Feb. 24.

Dr. Guy Riekeman, former Life University president and chancellor, dies at 76
An innovator in the chiropractic profession, he increased student enrollment to full capacity.

Former DeKalb Sheriff Sidney Dorsey, who had his rival killed, dies in prison
The Augusta State Medical Prison inmate, who confessed to his 2000 crime in prison in 2007, died of natural causes at 86, the Georgia Department of Corrections says.
School safety bills scarce in 2nd Ga. legislative session since Apalachee shooting
Required weapons detectors, high school cellphone ban could become law this year.

Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole parodies her bankruptcy filing on Instagram
Pinky Cole filed for bankruptcy Feb. 12. She owes $1.2 million to the Small Business Administration and $192,000 in state taxes, according to court documents.
How speed puzzling is quietly becoming Atlanta’s new pastime
Speed puzzling is quietly becoming Atlanta’s new pastime. From breweries to bookstores, puzzlers are racing against the clock to finish first.





