News for Metro Atlanta and Region

SCAD fire

‘Very emotional’: SCAD students lose mementos, portfolios in Atlanta dorm fire

An April 27 fire at a SCAD Atlanta dorm caused smoke and water damage, forcing 143 students to relocate and leaving many without portfolios and personal keepsakes.

US Wildfires

South Georgia wildfires: Storms aid fire efforts as Brantley schools plan to reopen Monday

Saturday rain helped firefighting efforts but was not enough to fully quash the Highway 82 blaze, which could grow as conditions dry.

Paula Turnbull taught some traffic lessons
GRIDLOCK GUY

Grandmere favored a simple car. Like lessons she taught me, she wanted it to last.

From Marietta back roads to steering clear of the freeway, Doug Turnbull recalls how his grandmother’s love of simple cars shaped life lessons that reached beyond the wheel.

Georgia News
Georgia Hyundai EV factory

First hybrid soon to roll out of South Georgia Hyundai EV factory

Hyundai to build a Kia hybrid at its South Georgia EV plant and ramp up overall production by adding a second shift of workers starting in September.

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Soccer Center opening

Sports HQ opens in Fayette, aiming to cement soccer supremacy in Georgia

National Training Center in Fayetteville bolsters metro Atlanta’s ambitions to become the ‘epicenter of soccer’ in America.

Stolen ancient Native American pottery returned to Georgia park

In 1974, ancient pottery was stolen in Georgia. A piece was just returned.

State officials are asking the public for information to recover more artifacts stolen from Kolomoki Mounds State Park.

Crime & Public Safety
Rain in metro atlanta

Severe weather moves out of metro Atlanta as rain chances return for weekend

There’s a chance for rain in metro Atlanta this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Interstate 285

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

Lanes in both directions will be closed south of I-20, from Cascade Road to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, starting Friday night.

Walter F. George Lake is on the border of Alabama and Georgia near Fort Gaines. (Bob Andres/AJC 2020)

Man accused of fudging water pollution reports, fouling Chattahoochee River

Federal prosecutors say a southwest Georgia wastewater facility operator falsified pollution data and discharged excessive bacteria into the Chattahoochee River.

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Polling - Economy

AJC poll: Georgians concerned about inflation, economy as midterms loom

Obit Ted Turner

Ted Turner’s colleagues, friends remember the mogul

Ted's Montana Grill closes restaurants in Midwest, N.C., around D.C.

Ted Turner, CNN founder, business maverick and ‘Mouth of the South,’ dies at 87

Interstate 285

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

How to Escape From a Sinking Car

Why is floodwater so dangerous?

VIDEO: Need to know hurricane facts

Everything you need to know about a flash flood

Stonemont Park 75 South

This large warehouse campus south of Atlanta won’t sit empty much longer

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

Stewart Detention Center

For undocumented immigrants, driving carries big risk of ICE arrest

buc-ee's vs. Teddy's

Buc-ee’s sues Georgia competitor with ‘confusingly similar’ brand