News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Anniversary of Atlanta CDC shooting

HHS Secretary Kennedy attends CDC event for anniversary of Atlanta shooting

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. marked the one-year anniversary of a shooting that locked down the CDC for hours and killed a police officer.

Interstate 285

Next round of I-285 closures planned this weekend

Interstate will close in both directions from Paces Ferry Road to South Atlanta Road, but detours will be in place.

Atlanta Fire Rescue’s Dive/Swift Water Team performed welfare checks on residents on Hanover West Drive in Atlanta, after Helene entered Georgia as a Category 2 hurricane Sept. 27, 2024 and then was downgraded to a tropical storm. It brought a lot of problems to Atlanta with numerous water rescues and incessant rain. (John Spink/AJC)

Home insurance costs grow in Georgia. What’s behind the increase?

According to a recent LendingTree analysis, home insurance costs in Georgia increased by an average of 7.3% in 2025, slightly more than the national average.

Georgia News
Stewart Detention Center

No way out: ICE detainees in Georgia increasingly have no access to bond

Georgia immigration judges are denying bond to detained immigrants at higher rates, leaving families in despair.

Alpharetta OKs $67K license plate reader contract

Flock camera abuse allegations mount after company rolls out audit tool

Flock Safety's license plate reader system has been praised by police and credited with helping solve crimes. But it has also caught its alleged misuse, officials say.

Houses on Sapelo Island tend to be modest cottages and mobile homes. (Justin Taylor for the AJC)

New zoning, same dissatisfaction over law dictating Sapelo Island home size

A new zoning ordinance on Georgia's Sapelo Island means no big vacation homes, but Gullah Geechee residents opposed to development say the law's wording gives room for abuse.

Crime & Public Safety
Clayton County PD

After weekend search, Clayton police find missing boy dead in pond

‘There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak of losing a child,’ a police spokesperson said.

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Stewart Detention Center

No way out: ICE detainees in Georgia increasingly have no access to bond

Georgia immigration judges are denying bond to detained immigrants at higher rates, leaving families in despair.

Alpharetta OKs $67K license plate reader contract

Flock camera abuse allegations mount after company rolls out audit tool

Flock Safety's license plate reader system has been praised by police and credited with helping solve crimes. But it has also caught its alleged misuse, officials say.

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Odessey causes all-nighters at Atlanta theater

‘Odyssey’ causes all-nighters at Georgia theater, bookstore sales increase

Justice for Jamarion Robinson press conference

Judge dismisses case against officers charged in man’s 2016 death in Fulton

Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams hugs a supporter during a break in a City Council work session in Stockbridge on Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Stockbridge council initiates process that could lead to mayor’s removal

Anniversary of Atlanta CDC shooting

HHS Secretary Kennedy attends CDC event for anniversary of Atlanta shooting

Colin Gray sentencing hearing

Apalachee High School shooter’s father seeks new trial in his novel case

Interstate 285

Next round of I-285 closures planned this weekend

Amazon Prime drone delivery

Amazon delivery drones are coming to metro Atlanta

Hennessy Lexus of Atlanta photographed on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
THE STEERING COLUMN

Atlanta’s Hennessy dealers sold for $1.3B. It’s part of a car-buying sea change.

Winnifer Thomas-Cox

New leader named for Atlanta office of technology consulting giant Accenture

Rivian HQ tour

Rivian designed an urban playground for its Atlanta employees. Take a look.