News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Powerball Jackpot

What you could buy if you win tonight’s $1.6 billion Powerball drawing

With the Powerball jackpot reaching $1.6 billion ahead of tonight’s drawing, there are many ways a lucky winner could spend that seemingly endless cash.

Handcuffs, placed by Columbia campus security, seal the main doors to Butler Library after student protestors occupied part of the library at Columbia University in New York, May 7, 2025. (Bing Guan/The New York Times)

Fight between dogs ends with homicide in Hall County park, police say

Man shoots and kills a man and his dog, according to sheriff’s office.

Growing FAA Cuts ATL Impact

Man charged after shooting himself in arm at airport terminal, officials say

A Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport spokesperson said that police were called after a man was found shot in the South Terminal on Sunday afternoon.

Georgia News
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DISPATCH

Holiday mystery solved: How orbs of light hover above Decatur neighborhood

A Decatur couple started hanging large, lighted spheres high up in trees several Christmases ago. This year more than 250 fill up the sky of their Parkwood neighborhood.

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WILD GEORGIA

Nature’s sounds in winter may be louder and clearer

Nature resonates with distinct sounds during the cold season.

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Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress?

Now that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced her plans to resign, attention turns to who might replace her in Georgia's 14th Congressional District.

Crime & Public Safety
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2 arrested after nearly 40 dogs found dead, starving at Gwinnett home, police say

Investigators said they discovered 13 plastic bags with dead dogs in refrigerators at a Gwinnett County residence, leading to the arrests of two women.

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Kennesaw councilman quits over Wildman’s permit renewal

Judge orders Wildman’s store manager to explain $835K stock sale

Ex-trustee must hand over records, including an accounting of the sale and where the proceeds ended up.

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Atlanta law firm founder disbarred for abandoning clients

The co-founder of an Atlanta-area law firm has been disbarred by the Georgia Supreme Court for abandoning six immigration clients seeking to remain in America.

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Ciara and Russell Wilson help feed Atlanta families with $500K donation

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2 hurt in tractor-trailer crash that closed I-285 for hours in DeKalb

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Lessons from the past pushed Steve Selig to shape Atlanta’s future

PITTSBURGH YARDS

A once abandoned terminal changed Southwest Atlanta. Its future is still unfolding.

DeKalb Escapees

Convicted killer, murder suspect among 3 inmates who escaped DeKalb jail

Powerball Jackpot

What you could buy if you win tonight’s $1.6 billion Powerball drawing

Terrorist Plan

Kenyan man sentenced after planning 9/11-style terrorist attack on Atlanta

Handcuffs, placed by Columbia campus security, seal the main doors to Butler Library after student protestors occupied part of the library at Columbia University in New York, May 7, 2025. (Bing Guan/The New York Times)

Fight between dogs ends with homicide in Hall County park, police say

Growing FAA Cuts ATL Impact

Man charged after shooting himself in arm at airport terminal, officials say