News for Metro Atlanta and Region

The family of deceased two year old Messiah Harris speaks to the media

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.

Friday Hot Weather

North Georgia sizzles under heat advisory; feels-like temp up to 109 in forecast

The National Weather Service expects the feels-like temperature to top triple digits this weekend and into the start of the work week.

Detour
GRIDLOCK GUY

Road work delays during weekday rush often triggered by two big culprits

The Georgia Department of Transportation says weather and equipment failures are among the reasons road work lingers past scheduled cutoff times.

Georgia News
Frank Rubio, a NASA astronaut, is helped out of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft minutes after he and Roscosmos cosmonauts landed near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. Rubio safely returned to Earth after spending 371 days in space, a record in spaceflight for American astronauts. He will return to orbit next year aboard the Orion spacecraft. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via The New York Times)

He delivered 100 Georgia babies. Soon, he’ll return to space on Artemis III.

Artemis III astronaut Frank Rubio, also a doctor and a helicopter pilot, served at Georgia's Fort Benning and Hunter Army Airfield before notching a U.S. space trip record.

110622 watch party photos

Longtime GOP utility regulator to leave post early

This year’s Public Service Commission races have drawn heightened attention after Democrats flipped two seats on the five-member panel last year.

Coming soon to rural Georgia: Thousands more acres of new solar projects

Coming soon to rural Georgia: Thousands more acres of new solar projects

Three new energy projects could cover thousands more acres of rural Georgia with solar panels.

Crime & Public Safety
The Villages of Castleberry Hills

Man found dead in vehicle at SW Atlanta apartments

A man was found dead early Friday at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex that was hit by gunfire just 24 hours prior, police said.

Dunwoody City Council Flock discussion
GUEST COLUMN

Flock camera resistance is just the beginning. Let’s avoid a ‘1984′ scenario.

More cities are rejecting Flock cameras because of concerns over privacy, errors, wrongful arrests and abuse. The solution is to regulate the mass surveillance industry.

Sean Kipe

Marietta podcaster Sean Kipe explores mysterious death of Natalie Jones

Sean Kipe of Marietta went from L.A. musician to Atlanta location scout to true crime podcaster. His latest is about the mysterious death of Georgia mom Natalie Jones.

More Metro News
Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams

Stockbridge mayor faces ‘sexual misconduct’ allegation

Cox Merger

Charter plans to establish Southeast offices in Atlanta after Cox deal

James Laney
OBITUARY

James Laney, former ambassador to Korea and Emory University president, dies at 98

Atlanta's DNC bid

Atlanta falls short again in Democratic convention sweepstakes

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: Fire and brimstone

Mary Margaret Murphy
AJC HER+STORY

Need help building something complex in Georgia? That’s her team’s specialty.

Weinermobile visits Atlanta

Get in, we’re going for a ride in the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile

Fire on Fair Street SW

Ex-fire union leader gets biblical in fight over reassignment

North River Shopping Center

Public park, housing and shops to replace aging Sandy Springs retail center

Newsletter - AM ATL

A.M. ATL: Waffle music