News for Metro Atlanta and Region
How Georgia’s economy will look in blue
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
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.
Political ads surged in Georgia during the midterms. Here’s who benefited.
Georgia television stations enjoyed a substantial boost from the flood of campaign cash.
America’s largest port was planned near Savannah. It’s now dead on the water.
A planned mega-port terminal on Savannah River has been abandoned after 20 years. Insiders say the joint effort between Georgia and South Carolina was doomed from the start.
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.
