News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Body found on the roof of Walter's Soul Food Cafe

Officials ID man found dead inside Atlanta restaurant vent system

The owner of the Walter’s Soul Food Cafe told officers an employee discovered the man’s body, Atlanta police confirmed.

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Death row inmate seeks to avoid execution under new law for abuse survivors

Attorneys for Stacey Humphreys, a convicted murderer next in line on Death Row, are making a last-ditch effort to halt his execution in the final days before it is scheduled.

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Clayton inmate’s death ruled homicide tied to ‘medical neglect,’ examiner says

Scott Clyde Worthy, 57, died last year from complications of a bacterial infection and experienced ‘significant’ deterioration in jail, the medical examiner’s office said.

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Social Security’s financial future is on voters’ minds for the midterm

Members of Georgia's congressional delegation say they know Social Security is headed toward insolvency and voters are worried, but there is no clear plan to fix it.

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Ga. Democrats call sudden adjournment in US House ‘outrageous,’ ‘desperate’

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson sent Congress home early ahead of the midterms.

Gay, Georgia aerial

Buy a town? Much of historical Gay to hit the market.

An unusual offering is hitting the market: the chance to own a controlling interest in a tiny Georgia town known for festivals, hospitality and scenes from TV and movies.

Crime & Public Safety
HeeHaw the donkey

‘Justice for HeeHaw’? Donkey shooting may shift how courts view police searches.

HeeHaw, a petting zoo miniature donkey at Elsberry Riding and Farm in Rockmart, was shot by a Cedartown police officer who is now facing a federal lawsuit.

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2 dead after Amazon truck crashes into work vehicle on Georgia interstate

Two workers were killed Monday on I-95 in southeast Georgia in a crash involving an Amazon delivery truck, officials say.

Georgia Tech and drivers agree on a contract

Georgia Tech finds student reported missing

A first-year Georgia Tech student who had been missing since Sunday has been found safe, school officials say.

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Amsterdam Walk project poised to get tax break for new Beltline apartments

Georgia Tech and drivers agree on a contract

Georgia Tech finds student reported missing

Female Shaky Knees

At Atlanta’s Shaky Knees, why have there been so few female headliners?

Pedestrians walk along Edgewood Avenue in Atlanta on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, just two days after one person was killed and 10 others were injured in an area shooting. A third suspect was arrested Wednesday in the case. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

FBI: Last suspect tied to Edgewood shooting that killed 1, injured 10 arrested

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Threats, violence used to keep migrant farmworkers in line, indictment says

CDC director’s first public appearance

In first public appearance, new CDC director vows to rebuild trust

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry plans to relocate to Puerto Rico. What about his Atlanta studio?

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Raphael Bostic is ‘looking for the next chapter’ after leading Atlanta Fed

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Georgia man’s scheduled execution will not take place Wednesday