News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Antitrust case reportedly has Paramount eyeing Georgia, others for HQ move

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Potbelly is rolling out sandwich shops in Georgia. Here’s where.

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Thousands of Georgians heading back to offices Monday, but many aren’t

Atlanta’s Equifax to pay $100M after miscalculating credit scores

A.M. ATL: That’s rich

Dinosaurs attack quiet Southwest Atlanta neighborhood in big-budget film

MARTA CEO finalists Cleveland Ferguson, Jonathan Hunt and Leroy Jones

MARTA CEO search: What each finalist said they would bring to the job

Georgia school schooter was “obsessed” with Parkland shooting

Inside the online realm where the Apalachee school shooter spent his time

A meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower in Spruce Knob, W.Va. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP 2021)

Perseid meteor shower in Georgia: What to know, where to watch

The Perseid meteor shower will peak late Wednesday into Thursday and line up with a new moon, providing dark skies for better viewing opportunities. But expect some clouds.

The technology to prevent hot car deaths exists. Why isn’t it standard?

The Georgia lawyer for Deja Coleman, who is charged in the hot car death of her infant, is making the latest attempt to require automakers to include child safety features.

Georgia sheriff’s deputies arrested, charged with stalking, misusing Flock

Three Bibb County sheriff's deputies were jailed Monday in Middle Georgia for allegedly stalking people with the Flock camera system, which monitors license plates.

Georgia News

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.

State BOE recommends suspension of entire Dublin school board

The decision now rests with Gov. Brian Kemp after state officials recommend removal over financial mismanagement.

Your in-flight life is getting higher tech. And we’re ‘only at the beginning.’

Your digital life on terra firma has almost been replicated in the sky.

Crime & Public Safety

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.

Students leave Warner Robins High School as Houston County Sheriff's vehicles remain on the scene after a shooting on campus left one injured at the Middle Georgia school on Aug. 12, 2026, officials said. Police have a suspect in custody. (Joe Kovac/AJC)

Suspect in custody after shooting at Warner Robins High School, officials say

A 14-year-old is in custody and an injured student was taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting at Warner Robins High School.

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Robert A. Mason, who opened HBCU doors for thousands, dies at 66

Robert A. Mason, who died Aug. 2, nearly missed out on college. He created the Common Black College Application, which has helped more than 500,000 students apply to HBCUs.

DeKalb is restarting the school closure process. Here’s how to give input.

Join a Community Advisory Team, fill out a survey or attend an in-person meeting to get involved in DeKalb’s school redistrict process.

Leader of Alpharetta firm accused in $380M Ponzi scheme gets 4 years in prison

The first of three executives of an Alpharetta firm accused of operating what was likely Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme was sentenced to just over four years in prison.

Attorney says mother in Lawrenceville hot car death made ‘good faith’ mistake

Deja Coleman, who is accused in her baby's death after he was left in a car outside her workplace, was described by her attorney as a sleep-deprived, single mother of three.

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Barry Manilow belts ballads and classics at final concert in metro Atlanta

After several postponed tour dates, Barry Manilow took the stage at Gas South Arena in Duluth to sing hits that included "Mandy" and "Copacabana."

A.M. ATL: Big payouts

Morning, y'all. In your Aug. 12 update: City, county officials at odds over a jail's price tag, student loans still weigh heavily, Trump plays peacemaker and more.

Mexican engineers say they were misled into manual labor in Ga. factories

Migrant workers at Georgia factories get multimillion-dollar settlement

Mexican migrants with legal status said they were misled into manual labor in Georgia and paid less than promised.

It’s flesh-eating bacteria season. Here’s what to know about vibrio.

Summer's warmer waters bring a coast-dwelling potentially deadly bacteria to Georgia’s shores and shellfish, and to other coastal states..

Georgia judge gives up federal bench seat for state service

Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Epps was sworn in Tuesday at the State Capitol, ending a 13-year stint as a federal magistrate judge in Augusta.

Perseid meteor shower in Georgia: What to know, where to watch

The Perseid meteor shower will peak late Wednesday into Thursday and line up with a new moon, providing dark skies for better viewing opportunities. But expect some clouds.