News for Metro Atlanta and Region
All released from hospitals after Salem High football team bus crash
More than 20 Salem High School students and staff were taken for medical treatment following a school bus crash. All have now been released from hospital.
The good, the bad and the future of I-285 toll lanes
Officials recently approved a record-setting deal to build and collect on new I-285 toll lanes, but what about transit?
Social media celeb who flaunted lavish life indicted on $4M Georgia SNAP fraud
An Atlanta social media celebrity with millions of followers was federally indicted for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in SNAP benefits, authorities say.
Georgia News
Thousands in Georgia expected to drop ACA plans as open enrollment begins
This is the second year of major premium increases. Enrollment in Georgia Access is down one-third since Jan. 1. Open enrollment began Sunday.
The future Audi plant in Georgia could get much bigger, docs show
Documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution show a potential second phase of the future Audi plant.
Thousands of Catholics travel from afar as Georgia Martyrs beatified
Five Franciscan missionaries killed in 1597 along what is today Georgia's coast moved closer to Catholic sainthood Saturday at a beatification ceremony in Savannah.
Crime & Public Safety
2 DeKalb officers shot after ‘domestic incident’ leads to gunfire, police say
Two DeKalb County police officers were shot and injured Sunday night while responding to a domestic incident, officials say.
Boy, 4, found dead in Atlanta suffered injuries, past abuse, warrant says
Two women are charged with murder after a 4-year-old boy’s body was found under a pile of clothes at an Atlanta home, arrest warrants say.
Apalachee High School shooter loses attempt to appeal sentence
The Georgia Supreme Court will not review the life-without-parole sentence of the 16-year-old who pleaded guilty in the Apalachee High School shooting.
