News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Road signs honoring Captain Herb Emory, Royal Marshall give comfort in traffic
Georgia named roads and intersections after WSB radio figures Captain Herb Emory and Royal Marshall, turning everyday Atlanta traffic into moments of memory and reflection.

Giant pandas are coming back to Zoo Atlanta after 2-year hiatus
The zoo had been without pandas since 2024, after a 25-year period.
Georgia officials weigh triggering drought response plan to help save water
Almost 90% of Georgia faces drought conditions rated “severe” — the third level on the five-level drought intensity scale — or worse by the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Covington’s Bridgestone Golf facility to close after 36 years
The Bridgestone Golf plant in Covington will shut down in June, citing supply chain challenges and shifting production overseas.
Double amputee released after 15 months in Georgia ICE detention
Rodney Taylor faced deportation to Liberia but has instead been reunited with this family.
Zelma Redding: ‘I only had one love in my life … Otis.’
Zelma Redding, widow of Otis Redding, reminisces about her life with the legendary Georgia soul singer, including how they met, and all that's happened since his 1967 death.

Police, fire officials hold active shooter training at Centennial Olympic Park
Human rights activists applaud the training but hope police make more use of the diversion center for minor offenses.
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Raissa Kengne was found guilty but mentally ill at trial Monday in the shooting deaths of two men in Midtown in August 2022. She was sentenced to life in prison.
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‘Very emotional’: SCAD students lose mementos, portfolios in Atlanta dorm fire
An April 27 fire at a SCAD Atlanta dorm caused smoke and water damage, forcing 143 students to relocate and leaving many without portfolios and personal keepsakes.
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South Georgia wildfires: Storms aid fire efforts as Brantley schools plan to reopen Monday
Saturday rain helped firefighting efforts but was not enough to fully quash the Highway 82 blaze, which could grow as conditions dry.

After protests and clashes, Atlanta police training center quietly marks its first year
A year later, police say Atlanta’s public safety training center has led to better recruitment and training. Opponents say their concerns were ignored.
Grandmere favored a simple car. Like lessons she taught me, she wanted it to last.
From Marietta back roads to steering clear of the freeway, Doug Turnbull recalls how his grandmother’s love of simple cars shaped life lessons that reached beyond the wheel.

Spirit Airlines shutdown, storms cause disruption at Hartsfield-Jackson
Spirit Airlines represented a little more than 2.2% of Atlanta flights last year. On Saturday, the low-cost carrier's closure canceled 25 flights in and out of the airport.

Georgia’s recent drought, wildfires could impact wildlife for years
The severe drought and wildfires gripping much of Georgia will likely have impacts on the state’s wildlife for years to come — but it’s not all doom and gloom.
Fired professor sues Emory after Charlie Kirk comments, alleges ‘jawboning’
Anna Kenney sued Atlanta's Emory University after it fired the cancer researcher and professor for her critical social posts about Charlie Kirk following his assassination.

Cuban immigrant dies in ICE’s Stewart Detention Center
Denny Adan Gonzalez, a Cuban man detained in ICE's Stewart Detention Center, died by an apparent suicide on Tuesday, according to the agency.

Atlanta leads country in Wall Street-owned rental homes, new report says
Institutional investors own more homes in Atlanta than any other metro area, a new report says. Wall Street owners made Atlanta a top market after housing crisis.

Can your home handle an EV? What home charging really requires
As interest in EVs grows, one question comes up consistently: How does charging actually work?
‘An essential role’: Fulton jurors honored by chief judges
Jurors called to serve in Fulton County courts, which held 250 trials last year, were celebrated Thursday by chief judges Ural Glanville and Jane Morrison.







