News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Social worker dies after shooting at Jasper VA clinic, GBI says
A VA employee has died after being shot Tuesday afternoon at a Pickens County clinic, officials said. The man who opened fire at the clinic died after a shootout.
Fulton jail launches drone to stop contraband — from drugs to chicken sandwiches
A first-of-its-kind jail drone is being used by Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and his team to combat drone-delivered contraband at the Rice Street jail.

DeKalb’s plans for new public safety training center could spark familiar fight
Nearly a year after Atlanta opened a highly contested public safety training center in southern DeKalb County, officials there are now developing a plan for their own.

Environmental groups take PSC to court over Georgia Power data center expansion
Environmental and faith groups are asking a court to review whether regulators broke state law by approving Georgia Power’s plan to add a slew of new power resources.
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Trump says he is ready to support deal to pay TSA workers
The details are being finalized, but Trump said if Senate Republicans tell him it’s the best way forward he is willing to go along, even if he is not fully happy.
Tariff uncertainty throttles trade, but not expansion, at Georgia’s ports
Georgia's ports are increase infrastructure, including adding 60 acres of storage space at Savannah terminal, even as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty stunt trade.

‘It’s very hard.’ FBI raid on Atlanta family stumps federal judge.
A federal judge had a hard time Wednesday deciding if claims against FBI agents who raided the wrong Atlanta house can proceed to trial in what could be an influential case.
Alpharetta firm executive pleads guilty in $380M Ponzi scheme
An executive of Drive Planning, the Alpharetta investment firm allegedly operated as Georgia’s largest Ponzi scheme, has pleaded guilty to money laundering.

Video, GPS tie South Fulton officer to sexual assault, officials say
The alleged incident occurred Saturday, and Micheal Cockran has since been fired from the police department.
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Ahead of Atlanta visit, Cory Booker casts Georgia as key political battleground
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Delta suspends major travel perk for members of Congress

Margareta Martin, Scandinavian culture expert, dies at 95
Finnish native Margareta Martin helped establish a wide variety of cultural, business, artistic and culinary links between the Nordic world and Atlanta.

Video, GPS tie South Fulton officer to sexual assault, officials say
The alleged incident occurred Saturday, and Micheal Cockran has since been fired from the police department.

$2 billion biopharmaceutical facility coming to Gwinnett County
A global biopharmaceutical giant plans to invest $2 billion in Gwinnett County, the largest deal in the county’s history, officials said Tuesday.

Female DJs of color run Atlanta’s nightlife. Here’s how they make the party pop.
Meet six female DJs of color who’ve helped shape Atlanta’s nightlife by prioritizing a shared vision for communal belonging and acceptance.

Gwinnett County has a new superintendent. Here are 3 things to know about her.
The Gwinnett County Board of Education unanimously voted to hire Alexandra Estrella. Her two-year contract will begin on July 1.

Home Depot CEO Ted Decker saw his total compensation rise in 2025
Ted Decker, who has served as the company's top executive since 2022, is navigating Home Depot through a challenging economic environment.

Should the Atlanta airport privatize security? TSA woes raise the question.
The conservative think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute posted that the partial government shutdown woes “show why it is time to privatize TSA.”

At world’s busiest airport, travelers whipsawed by crowd chaos, uncertainty
At about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, employees estimated standard wait times were about 2 1/2 hours. Some travelers breezed through checkpoints today with no wait at all.

Homeless people shelter at MARTA stations. A program helps them find housing.
While MARTA HOPE was created with the goal of helping homeless people rather than increasing ridership, both aims are connected, particularly with the World Cup coming up.
‘They can’t do anything’: ICE largely standing around at the Atlanta airport
The White House deployed ICE officers to help unpaid TSA workers, but they aren’t trained to actually help with security screening.





