News for Metro Atlanta and Region
He faced felony charges. Now, DeKalb is giving him a second chance.
Fifteen young people celebrated their completion of the STRIDE program, which stands for “Stopping Trends of Repeat Incarceration with Diversion and Education,” on Monday.
Woman found dismembered in Smyrna was shot in the head, police say
Nearly a week after a woman’s dismembered body was found at a Smyrna apartment complex, police said Tuesday that an autopsy revealed she had been shot.
Where are the hurricanes? Storm-weary Georgia seeing abnormally quiet year.
A powerful El Nino weather pattern is smothering hurricane activity in the Atlantic even as nor'easters churn. Still, experts are urging Georgians to stay vigilant.
New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds
Ten of the 35 injured at mass shooting in Vienna, Georgia suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.
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Georgia breast cancer care: How mobile mammography expands access
Breast cancer care can be harder to access for rural, Black and underserved Georgians. Here's what experts and community groups are doing to close the gaps.
2 girls walked into the woods in 1976. The kidnapper is still on death row.
Virgil Presnell is Georgia’s longest-serving death row inmate after killing a young girl 50 years ago. His other Atlanta kidnapping victim still lives with the consequences.
New details in Georgia mass shooting: 10 of 35 injured had no gunshot wounds
Ten of the 35 injured at mass shooting in Vienna, Georgia suffered non-gunshot wounds as some were hit by cars while fleeing, others were trampled and one ran into tree limb.
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Buffalo man arrested, accused of threatening to kill Mike Collins, sheriff says
Georgia officials traveled to New York on Friday and arrested a man accused of threatening to kill U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, the Republican Senate nominee, and his son-in-law.
Tropical Storm Isaias could bring heavy rain, tornadoes to North Georgia
Tropical Storm Isaias, expected to become a hurricane by Thursday, could bring severe weather to North and Middle Georgia over the weekend.
Politics
Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks for herself after Tuesday’s debate
5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s governor’s race debate
