News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Scientists expect a slightly less active hurricane season in 2026

A quieter hurricane season may be coming. That’s not all good news for Georgia.

The slightly less active hurricane season scientists predict is partly due to the El Niño climate pattern they expect to develop. Drought relief may also be less likely.

Metro Atlanta students (from left) Jaylyn Fehr, Jackson Mobley and Charlotte Martin were killed Monday in a Florida car crash. (Photos from GoFundMe, Horizon Christian Academy Facebook, GoFundme)

3 metro Atlanta students killed in Florida spring break crash identified

The water tower in Cumming will be lit in the school colors of Horizon Christian Academy, where the four teens involved in the crash were students.

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UGA student dies in hiking accident

A hiking accident in Connecticut claimed the life of a 23-year-old student scheduled to graduate from the University of Georgia next month.

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Hyundai battery plant in Georgia reportedly set to open months after ICE raid

The battery factory is a joint operation between the Korean carmaker and Korean battery giant LG.

Trump visits North Georgia today but has eyes on Atlanta

Trump endorses Republican front-runners in Georgia races for U.S. House

President Donald Trump has endorsed Jim Kingston and Houston Gaines in the Republican primaries for two open congressional seats in Georgia.

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JD Vance in Georgia criticizes pope, says Iran should ‘join world economy’

Vice president speaks at Turning Point USA event in Athens; Erika Kirk skips the event after reportedly facing unspecified ‘threats.’

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Woman killed in DeKalb shooting spree was a federal employee, DHS says

Lauren Bullis was walking her dog in a residential area off Flat Shoals Road just north of I-285 when she was fatally shot and stabbed Monday, DeKalb police said.

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Man accused in DeKalb shooting spree had convictions in Savannah, California

The family of one victim, who was walking her dog early Monday when she was fatally shot and stabbed, is now searching for her pet.

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FBI releases new details about Offset shooting, requests public’s help

The Atlanta rapper was shot after being assaulted outside a Florida casino April 6, agency says.

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Members of NPU-V vote to recommend against a City of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park during a long and contentious meeting Monday, April 13, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Data center pitch highlights divide in changing SW Atlanta neighborhoods

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Are we being watched? Dunwoody approves controversial Flock contract.

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Coca-Cola’s new CEO names key exec as he shuffles leadership team

Buford Highway water main break

Buford Highway closed between Duluth and Suwanee for water main repair

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Ex-exec pleads not guilty to theft from High Museum of Art

Meet the new neighborhood watch: License-plate reading cameras

Police credit cameras, tech in catching suspect after shootings left two dead

Retired federal judge and mediator Clay Fuller plays lead guitar with Allgood during a show in Roswell on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Retired judge’s rock star era helps him resolve legal cases

Metro Atlanta school systems want to add more pre-K classrooms

Metro Atlanta pre-K waitlists push school systems to expand early learning

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Police searching for suspect after woman shot, stabbed to death in DeKalb

How Delta plans to make maintenance a $5 billion business

Inside Delta’s next $5 billion business