News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Weather downtown Atlanta

Severe thunderstorms coming through metro Atlanta, but sunny days ahead

Forecasters predict a 20% chance of rain during Monday’s commute and into the evening. Central Georgia could see gusts of wind up to 60 mph and scattered showers.

Brian Rickman
EXCLUSIVE

‘It’s time’: Georgia Court of Appeals judge stepping down

Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman is stepping down midterm to return to private practice, creating a second vacancy for Gov. Brian Kemp to fill.

Georgia vs Texas

Alpharetta man whose fraud included fake UGA tickets sentenced to 4 years

Matthew Neet must pay nearly $1 million in restitution for fake tickets to UGA sports and a Taylor Swift concert, false real estate opportunities in Costa Rica, other fraud.

Georgia News
The downtown drag in Thomasville on March 15, 2024. (Mark Wallheiser/The New York Times)

South Georgia county sheriff’s office rocked by chief deputy arrest

A former chief deputy arrested, charged with stealing guns. Allegations of misuse of funds. Excessive force accusations at the jail....

Lawyer Solicitation

Georgia high court to decide lawyers’ alleged criminal solicitation of clients

The Georgia Supreme Court will consider reviving a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against personal injury attorneys accused of illegally soliciting clients.

A tiny Georgia county is getting a huge solar farm

One of Georgia’s biggest solar farms is dividing one of its smallest counties

A huge solar project more than 200 miles southeast of Atlanta has laid bare rifts in many rural communities over development of farmland.

Crime & Public Safety
Roswell High school photos

Ex-Roswell High employee’s texts show sexual contact with student, warrant says

A former Fulton County Schools employee is accused of sexual contact with a student in Roswell, Georgia, with texts and trips detailed in a warrant.

2h ago
Spalding County Courthouse

He says he killed a man and got away with it. Then, he found Jesus.

Joseph Quiros-Soto followed the advice of a pastor to turn himself in to the Locust Grove Police Department for a crime that happened across the river from New York City.

The downtown drag in Thomasville on March 15, 2024. (Mark Wallheiser/The New York Times)

South Georgia county sheriff’s office rocked by chief deputy arrest

A former chief deputy arrested, charged with stealing guns. Allegations of misuse of funds. Excessive force accusations at the jail....

Now Playing

Georgia’s rising power demand fuels debate over solar farm expansion

More Metro News
One Musicfest Day One
REVIEW

Atlanta’s Latto, with new album and baby, can do better than ‘Big Mama’

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

After Spirit exit, other airlines flood into its former Atlanta routes

Beltline Beep
EXCLUSIVE

Atlanta Beltline study biased toward autonomous shuttles, complaint alleges

MARTA Series

Robb Pitts calls out Brian Kemp for his transportation appointments

aajc 060326 dekalb data centers

Some DeKalb leaders want to double distance required between data centers, homes

Decatur Square

Headed to Decatur WatchFest to celebrate FIFA World Cup? Here’s what to know.

A winding road, a bottle of wine and a crash that keeps punishing Oak Grove

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown, developer who reshaped the city and Atlanta suburbs, dies

Interstate 285

I-285 will close dozens of times for construction. Round 2 is this weekend.

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority spent $612,000 on tickets to World Cup matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which the agency owns. With prices starting at $596,000, the agency debated if it cost too much to book a suite in its own facility, before deciding to split the cost. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Even Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s owner had World Cup ticket sticker shock