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Man arrested after woman found dead at luxury hotel in Midtown Atlanta

A man was arrested Monday after a 45-year-old woman was found dead at the luxury Loews Atlanta Hotel last month, Atlanta police said.

Georgia mom sues over arrest tied to son’s small-town walk

Brittany Patterson made national headlines when deputies arrested her for reckless conduct after her 10-year-old son walked less than a mile from home near Mineral Bluff.

Former High Museum executive gets 1-year sentence for embezzlement

A former High Museum of Art executive was sentenced to 12 months in prison in federal court Monday after stealing over $600,000 from the museum.

Georgia News

‘My wounds are invisible.’ Ex-soldiers help scores of vets — and themselves.

Former soldiers Dominique Williamson and Jon Jackson help military veterans with PTSD at Comfort Farms and Tranquility Gardens in Georgia.

Private shipping terminal planned along Savannah River moves forward

Construction is slated to begin next year on the privately owned SeaPoint shipping terminal. One concern is what it will mean for traffic in the area.

GEORGIANOMICS

How Georgia’s economy will look in blue

This week's edition of Georgianomics delves into what’s fueling fast-growing restaurant chains, how to get a job in tech and the outlook for online holiday shopping.

Crime & Public Safety

Tipster gave cops ‘heads-up’ on 110-kilo stash of meth disguised as cabbage

Mexican man illegally in the U.S. arrested in Georgia as part of alleged drug-smuggling cartel that hid methamphetamine in cabbage leaves, according to federal authorities.

Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case

A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.

‘It’s a mess’: In flood-ravaged North Georgia town, more devastation

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency in Fannin, Gilmer, Murray and Union counties.

More Metro News

DeKalb schools owed state $1.2 million in unpaid employee benefits

Study finds ‘no need’ to privatize security at Hartsfield-Jackson

Sherron Berg, Georgia pancreatic cancer advocate, dies at 66

This used to be an Atlanta elementary school. It could become housing.

A.M. ATL: Aftershocks

GRIDLOCK GUY

Daily checks of police scanners, traffic cameras reveal work zone dangers

Woman killed in North Georgia was swept away by floodwaters, officials say

After 20 years, Atlanta’s Sugarland is still here to ‘enjoy the ride’

CONCERT REVIEW

Usher and Chris Brown deliver a very late, underwhelming concert in Atlanta

A.M. ATL: Lunchtime reading