News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Brian Rickman
EXCLUSIVE

‘It’s time’: Georgia Court of Appeals judge stepping down

Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Brian Rickman is stepping down midterm to return to private practice, creating a second vacancy for Gov. Brian Kemp to fill.

Georgia vs Texas

Alpharetta man whose fraud included fake UGA tickets sentenced to 4 years

Matthew Neet must pay nearly $1 million in restitution for fake tickets to UGA sports and a Taylor Swift concert, false real estate opportunities in Costa Rica, other fraud.

Freemanville Road Bridge replacement

Milton drivers face 5 months of detours for bridge construction, GDOT says

A bridge that opened more than 60 years ago on Freemanville Road in Milton will be closed for at least the next five months because of a $2.9 million project to replace it.

Georgia News
lake Oconee murders

Sheriff hunts for new leads in 2014 Dermond murders at Lake Oconee

Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills chases scant tips and DNA traces in the unsolved 2014 double slaying of the Dermond couple in an upscale Georgia community near Atlanta.

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A tiny Georgia county is getting a huge solar farm

One of Georgia’s biggest solar farms is dividing one of its smallest counties

A huge solar project more than 200 miles southeast of Atlanta has laid bare rifts in many rural communities over development of farmland.

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Lawyer Solicitation

Georgia high court to decide lawyers’ alleged criminal solicitation of clients

The Georgia Supreme Court will consider reviving a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against personal injury attorneys accused of illegally soliciting clients.

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Crime & Public Safety
lake Oconee murders

Sheriff hunts for new leads in 2014 Dermond murders at Lake Oconee

Putnam County Sheriff Howard Sills chases scant tips and DNA traces in the unsolved 2014 double slaying of the Dermond couple in an upscale Georgia community near Atlanta.

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Lawyer Solicitation

Georgia high court to decide lawyers’ alleged criminal solicitation of clients

The Georgia Supreme Court will consider reviving a first-of-its-kind lawsuit against personal injury attorneys accused of illegally soliciting clients.

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Spalding County Courthouse

He says he killed a man and got away with it. Then, he found Jesus.

Joseph Quiros-Soto followed the advice of a pastor to turn himself in to the Locust Grove Police Department for a crime that happened across the river from New York City.

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Now Playing

Should trains run on the Atlanta Beltline? Residents speak out.

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Beltline Beep
EXCLUSIVE

Atlanta Beltline study biased toward autonomous shuttles, complaint alleges

MARTA Series

Robb Pitts calls out Brian Kemp for his transportation appointments

Charlie Brown

Charlie Brown, developer who reshaped the city and Atlanta suburbs, dies

Interstate 285

I-285 will close dozens of times for construction. Round 2 is this weekend.

Decatur Square

Headed to Decatur WatchFest to celebrate FIFA World Cup? Here’s what to know.

A winding road, a bottle of wine and a crash that keeps punishing Oak Grove

aajc 060326 dekalb data centers

Some DeKalb leaders want to double distance required between data centers, homes

The Georgia World Congress Center Authority spent $612,000 on tickets to World Cup matches at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, which the agency owns. With prices starting at $596,000, the agency debated if it cost too much to book a suite in its own facility, before deciding to split the cost. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Even Mercedes-Benz Stadium’s owner had World Cup ticket sticker shock

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OBITUARY

Peabo Bryson, Atlanta R&B singer, dies after a stroke

Gas prices in Atlanta and Cobb

As Georgia’s gas tax pause ends, here’s what motorists can expect to pay