News for Metro Atlanta and Region
I-285 shutdown: Another round of construction scheduled for SW Atlanta
Interstate will close in both directions between Exit 7 (Cascade Road) and Exit 9 (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive).
Atlanta’s Equifax to pay $100M after miscalculating credit scores
The settlement is “by far the largest class-action settlement ever achieved under the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” and provides compensation for around 4 million people.
Inside the online realm where the Apalachee school shooter spent his time
How parents and teachers can identify children who may be developing an unhealthy obsession with mass killers, like the Apalachee school shooter.
Battery storage company to build $141M manufacturing hub east of Atlanta
Korean battery storage firm DeltaX announced Friday it will invest $141 million to establish its North American manufacturing headquarters in Walton County.
A voting rights suit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?
A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County a decade ago. Could it now slide back in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights decision?
At Georgia Square Mall, back to square one after major redevelopment fizzles
Athens-Clarke County weighs rezoning to help developer in wake of stalled $660 million project to revitalize struggling Georgia Square Mall.
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.
