Metro Atlanta News

Heads up, commuters: Metro Atlanta under tornado, flood watch as storm hits

Ted's Montana Grill closes restaurants in Midwest, N.C., around D.C.

Ted Turner, CNN founder, business maverick and ‘Mouth of the South,’ dies at 87

Road closed: I-285 closure to impact metro Atlanta traffic all weekend

This large warehouse campus south of Atlanta won’t sit empty much longer

For undocumented immigrants, driving carries big risk of ICE arrest

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

Buc-ee’s sues Georgia competitor with ‘confusingly similar’ brand

In a fight over cartoon animal mascots, Texas-based convenience store chain Buc-ee's is suing Georgia competitor Teddy's Market for trademark infringement.

Kemp signs Georgia high school cellphone ban and literacy expansion bills

Cellphone ban proponents say the devices are a distraction in classrooms, while lawmakers hope the literacy changes will help address low scores in statewide exams.

DeKalb school closure conversations slow down after community pushback

Schools could still close in DeKalb County, but the district plans to work more closely with individual communities to make decisions.

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Delta Air Lines flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport that will be affected by the airline's food and beverage service changes include nonstop flights to Jacksonville, Florida, and Memphis, Tennessee. (John Spink/AJC 2023)

Hungry? Plan ahead. Delta to end snack, drink service on shorter flights.

Delta Air Lines is cutting food and beverage service for Delta Comfort and main cabins on all flights shorter than 350 miles.

Want to work in Atlanta’s 5th tallest tower? Here’s what it will look like.

The 60-story skyscraper at 1072 West Peachtree St. in Midtown is the tallest building to join Atlanta’s skyline in three decades.

Stonecrest settles lawsuit over Metro Green recycling plant. What’s next?

A south DeKalb County city recently settled a lawsuit with a recycling company that built a controversial concrete-crushing plant near residential neighborhoods.

INSIDE CITY HALL

City Council president withdraws request for car, driver after public backlash

`I hear you loud and clear,' Marci Collier Overstreet said.

If the CNN Center redo needs public funding, here’s what it could look like

Here's how the city of Atlanta and Fulton County could become partners in the redevelopment of the former CNN Center.

Is it AI? DeKalb’s wrong map shows potential pitfalls of government tech use

When DeKalb County sent out a satellite map illustrating locations where recent alleged arsons took place, it meant to inform the public with some facts. The problem? The map ...

Atlanta expands open drinking near stadiums, tourist spots during World Cup

The Atlanta City Council also passed legislation making historic South Downtown the city’s first open container neighborhood.

Workers sort mail-in and drop-off ballots at the Fulton County sorting center at State Farm Arena on Tuesday evening, Nov. 3, 2020, just before polls closed. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Fulton seeks to block federal subpoena targeting 2020 election workers

The subpoena seeks personally identifying information for thousands of paid and volunteer election workers.

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.

Guilty: Midtown shooter’s insanity defense fails at trial

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.