News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Gwinnett County officer, 25, shot to death responding to call
The 25-year-old officer, who had been on the job less than a year, was fatally shot and another was critically injured responding to a fraud call at an Atlanta hotel.
Snow, extreme cold keep northeast Georgia students home Monday
Several northeast Georgia school systems canceled Monday in-person classes after heavy snowfall. Schools in Gwinnett County, in northern metro Atlanta, also will be closed.
Atlanta settles lawsuit over pollution released into Chattahoochee River
Atlanta and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit the nonprofit filed over pollution the city released into the river.
Neo-Nazi sentenced for hate crime, antisemitic mail to rabbi, lawmaker
A neo-Nazi from North Carolina was sentenced for a hate crime after mailing antisemitic postcards to Georgia state Rep. Esther Panitch and Macon Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar.
Debate heats up over how to protect Georgians from data center energy costs
A big Gold Dome debate is beginning over data centers, rising energy costs and consumer protections.
Decatur Library shooting suspect arrested; site to reopen next week
A man accused of shooting another man in the normally quiet Decatur Library has been taken into custody, police said.
Flags to fly at half-staff for Gwinnett police officer’s funeral
The service for officer Pradeep Tamang takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville. Members of the community are invited to line the procession route.
4 killed in DeKalb house fire near I-20 identified
Four people are dead after a fire ripped through a DeKalb County home late Wednesday, officials said.
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