News for Metro Atlanta and Region

WNBA

Dream set to face Liberty in semifinals starting Sunday

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Atlanta media group Rough Draft expands to Athens, including a print edition

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A.M. ATL: Data dump

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Security guard accused in 90-year-old man’s Buckhead stabbing goes to trial

Family sues security guard acquitted of murder at Buckhead senior home

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PART 14

How one Georgia city went from considering a data center to banning them

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City Council members are delaying the sale of the Atlanta City Detention Center, citing questions about funding and what might happen to the city’s 182 corrections employees. (Christina Matacotta/AJC 2019)

Citing unanswered questions, City Council delays vote to sell Atlanta’s lockup

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Heavy rain, flash flooding could drench Georgia this weekend

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The ‘Panda Express’ has arrived! Giant pandas land in Atlanta.

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early Sunday morning, Zoo Atlanta announced.

Tree crushes pickup in southeast Atlanta

GRIDLOCK GUY

A tree fell on his truck. The tale is a lesson for all Atlanta drivers.

After a large pine fell and crushed a pickup truck, the tree debris blocked a southeast Atlanta road, and other drivers crashed into the mess left behind.

Smyrna Police investigate homicide park valley apartments

Teen now charged with murder in Smyrna dismemberment case; victim identified

The teenager who was arrested after a dismembered body was found this week in Smyrna is now charged with murder amid new discoveries in the case, police say.

Georgia News

THE STEERING COLUMN

A Subaru Ascent, 2,200 miles and an empty nest

The Subaru Ascent is not flashy, a mountain climber or a rocket ship, and it doesn’t aspire to be. It’s safe, reliable, practical and comfortable.

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Something on Fulton’s accountability courts

Saving lives and money: Fulton court programs earn state honor

Georgia has recognized the success of mental health and addiction court programs in Fulton County, which people say are saving lives and money.

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Georgia scraps window-shopping period for 2027 ACA plans

Expect significant price hikes when Georgia Access open enrollment begins Nov. 1.

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Crime & Public Safety

Family sues security guard acquitted of murder at Buckhead senior home

The daughters of the 90-year-old victim are suing after a jury found security guard Janet Denise Williams not guilty after just over an hour of deliberations.

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Citing unanswered questions, City Council delays vote to sell Atlanta’s lockup

Negotiations are still underway, but if the sale goes through, city leaders would likely keep a reduced staff and continue housing Atlanta’s detainees at the facility.

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Saving lives and money: Fulton court programs earn state honor

Georgia has recognized the success of mental health and addiction court programs in Fulton County, which people say are saving lives and money.

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Education

Thomas Fanning, the former CEO of Southern Co., will take over Jan. 1 as chancellor of the University System of Georgia. (Vino Wong/AJC 2012)

University System of Georgia appoints new chancellor

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Georgia high school diplomas should mean something, but playing field is not level

Georgia public school students ahead of their peers nationwide on SAT scores

Business

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Atlanta media group Rough Draft expands to Athens, including a print edition

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Politics

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Ten seats away from history: Georgia Democrats are flipping the state House

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Why did Ossoff oppose congressional stock trading limits? It’s complicated.

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Why would anyone attack a self-made American like Rick Jackson?

Nation & World

Steve Hilton faces steep odds in bid for California governor after 20-year GOP drought

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Russian aerial strikes snarl traffic on 3 Kyiv bridges in a new disruption tactic

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Man City case impacts 'integrity' of the game, the Football Association says

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More Metro News

‘A defining milestone’: Beltline finalizes land deals to finish trail loop

The process to assemble one of the country’s largest rails-to-trails corridors took about two decades, spanning four mayoral administrations.

A.M. ATL: Atlanta v. Atlanta

Morning y'all! Here's your Oct. 1 update: Shark Tank, gas prices, SAT scores and more.

Her firm was targeted by the anti-DEI movement. Now she’s telling her story.

In a new book, Simone, the CEO of the Fearless Fund, lays out how the case was the start of an anti-DEI movement in the U.S.

As Ed Sheeran returns to Atlanta, 6 things to know about the controversy

Ed Sheeran's tour stops at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday. We answer some questions about his upcoming concert and controversy.

Georgianomics: Playing the long game

Highlights for this week include Italian opportunities, a Georgia winning streak and a pipeline battle.

From forests to flight, new commission to study Georgia’s biofuel potential

The Georgia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition launched Wednesday to evaluate the economic viability of a homegrown biofuel industry.

Chastain Park group says planned Halloween night show more trick than treat

The Chastain Park Civic Association wants a Steve Lacy concert on Halloween night moved to another day because of concerns about safety issues with trick-or-treaters.

NEDRA RHONE

Michelle Obama Park offers lessons about land swaps and the price of promises

Michelle Obama Park is a long-awaited addition to DeKalb County, but its history offers lessons about public land, land swaps and what communities can lose along the way.

A.M. ATL: Pipe dream

Morning y'all! Here's your Sept. 30 update: A gas pipeline, legal settlements and a recipe.

Metro Atlanta governments grapple with exiting executives

Final ethics complaint against Fulton county manager withdrawn

The bad blood in the gated Roswell community stemmed from a dispute pitting Dick Anderson and his wife, Maureen, against members of the homeowners association board.