News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Tiger Woods’ excuse for DUI charge shows flaw in our driving-sins hierarchy
Golfer Tiger Woods said he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station before a crash last week in Florida, according to law enforcement.

What Georgians should know before taking off on spring break trips
Spring Break begins Monday for public schools across metro Atlanta.

Sleeping 7-year-old boy injured in drive-by shooting, Atlanta police say
The incident happened early Thursday morning at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta that has been the scene of previous shootings.
Battery recycler with plant east of Atlanta files for bankruptcy
The company filed for Chapter 11 protection Thursday in the Southern District of Texas’ bankruptcy court.

Prominent Georgians make Forbes list of 250 self-made Americans
Among those recognized are Georgians and people with ties to Georgia whose lives represent inspiring stories of surmounting adversity to reach the heights of their fields.

New robotic tech at Emory offers alternative to surgeries
A joystick-like robot lets Emory doctors guide a tiny wire to blocked blood vessels, offering precise, minimally invasive treatment through a simple pinhole incision.

Offset out of hospital after Florida shooting, says ‘life’s a gamble’
Atlanta rapper Offset, who was shot while in Florida earlier this week, has been released from a hospital and says in a statement, "I’m good … but I’m planning to be better."

Gucci Mane drops song seemingly dissing Pooh Shiesty amid kidnapping case
Last week, federal officials said Pooh Shiesty forced the Atlanta rap veteran to release him from the 1017 label.

Alpharetta company hit with $58M verdict in fight over consultant’s arrest
An Alpharetta company that makes medical adhesive products has been hit with a $58 million jury verdict in a yearslong fight with a Stanford professor of emergency medicine.
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Edible Brands opens its first THC retail store along Atlanta Beltline
A short stroll from the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail, a company known for fruit bouquets is opening a shop selling a different edible: the intoxicating kind.
Coke rival Pepsi climbs up among top U.S. soda brands, besting Sprite
Coca-Cola Classic continues to reign as the top carbonated soda brand in the United States. But longtime rival Pepsi has climbed back up the ranks.

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.
Nuisance neighbor? Polarizing Atlanta property pro draws scrutiny in Savannah.
Georgia real estate investor Jeff Notrica attracted both praise and scorn in Atlanta’s intown neighborhoods. His business activities are stirring new critics in Savannah.
ICE said ‘Worst of the Worst’ were on streets. Many were already in jail.
Experts: List doesn’t give `reliable or neutral picture’ of dangerous immigrants allegedly removed from metro Atlanta neighborhoods.

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.

Downtown Atlanta’s top cheerleader says it’s time to hang up his hat
A.J. Robinson will step down as president and CEO of downtown’s main civic organization, Central Atlanta Progress.

Rapper Lil Tjay arrested in connection with Offset shooting; calls him a ‘rat’
Atlanta’s Offset, of Migos fame, was shot near a Florida casino and remains hospitalized.

Delta expects more than $2 billion in extra jet fuel costs from Iran war
“We’ve seen $100 oil prices in the past, but not within the time horizon we’re seeing here so quickly,” Delta CEO Ed Bastian said.

DoorDash launches drone delivery in metro Atlanta
Takeout food can arrive by air in one metro Atlanta city.



