News for Metro Atlanta and Region

2 teens killed in South Fulton ID’d as police search for shooter
Officials said late Tuesday no information on the suspected gunman was available and that it was “unclear” what led to the shooting.

VA employee hurt, suspect dead after shooting at Jasper clinic, officials say
Officers confronted the suspected shooter outside of the Pickens County veterans' clinic and was "killed on site," officials said.
Metro Atlanta braces for more frigid temps before midweek warmup
“This is March in Georgia,” meteorologist says of the nearly 30-degree temperature swing in just a little over 12 hours.
What’s 100 years old and ‘best’ it’s ever been? Savannah Bananas’ ballpark.
Savannah's Grayson Stadium marks its centennial this year. The ballpark has hosted baseball greats, a president, legendary musicians and now a sports sensation, the Bananas.
32m agoShe inherited the family business. And her mother’s juice obsession.
Arden's Garden is where Leslie Zinn and her mother helped redefine Atlanta’s health food scene while steadily growing more alike.
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ICE spent $200 million on two Georgia warehouses. Did the feds overpay?
The price tag of Trump administration’s massive real estate purchases in the metro Atlanta market has drawn criticism, and conspiracy theories.
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ICE is coming to Atlanta’s airport starting today, mayor says
Federal employees from the Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be deployed to Atlanta’s airport starting Monday morning, the mayor said....

Social worker killed at VA clinic remembered as ‘devoted’ father, servant
Nicholas “Nic” Crews, a Veterans Affairs social worker, was fatally shot at a Jasper clinic. A close friend remembered him as a mentor.

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.
A woman who allegedly told hospital staff she'd taken abortion medication and wanted her baby to die could become the first criminal case involving Georgia's abortion law.
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Grady confirms plans to build new south Fulton hospital, CEO to retire
Grady Health System is partnering with Fulton County to add a more than $1 billion hospital facility to Union City.
Republican nominees lose fight to sit on Fulton election board
Fulton County commissioners can refuse to seat two Republican nominees on the county’s election board, the Georgia Court of Appeals decided Friday.
DeKalb changes which schools are slated for closure in updated plan
Based on community feedback, some DeKalb schools could stay open. More public discussion is planned.

Latest: Airport security delays at peak times continue with no end in sight
As spring break travel ramps up, Hartsfield-Jackson expects nearly 350,000 people to pass through Atlanta airport security checkpoints from Thursday through Sunday.

In praise of convertibles
With affordable drop-tops dwindling, today’s convertible market is smaller than ever. But the open-air driving experience is hard to beat.
Atlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial
Bond conditions have been eased for suspended Atlanta-area lawyer Bryan Schmitt ahead of his road rage retrial in the 2019 death of a real estate developer.
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Social worker dies after shooting at Jasper VA clinic, GBI says
A VA employee has died after being shot Tuesday afternoon at a Pickens County clinic, officials said. The man who opened fire at the clinic died after a shootout.
Fulton jail launches drone to stop contraband — from drugs to chicken sandwiches
A first-of-its-kind jail drone is being used by Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and his team to combat drone-delivered contraband at the Rice Street jail.





