News for Metro Atlanta and Region

Father charged in son’s Buckhead death released from jail months after shooting
A man charged with killing his son outside a Buckhead apartment complex was released from Fulton County Jail on bond with strict conditions.

Severe weather moves out of metro Atlanta as rain chances return for weekend
There’s a chance for rain in metro Atlanta this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Ted Turner, CNN founder, business maverick and ‘Mouth of the South,’ dies at 87
Ted Turner, visionary Atlanta businessman, died peacefully Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a spokesperson for the family.

First Liberty founder pleads guilty in $140M fraud case
First Liberty founder Brant Frost IV pleaded guilty in federal court in Newnan to wire fraud tied to a $140 million Ponzi scheme that rocked Georgia GOP circles.
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Georgia Power strikes deal that could slightly lower customers’ bills
The deal reached by Georgia Power would resolve two major cases the PSC has heard in recent weeks.
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Let’s try this again: I-285 to close this weekend for roadwork after weather delay.
GDOT plans a full westside I-285 closure this weekend after weather postponed the work, warning of major traffic impacts across metro Atlanta.

Raffensperger says he faced ‘active threat’ at Macon campaign stop
Bomb disposal crews found a suspicious object but no hazardous device as the Republican candidate for governor campaigns in the final days before the primary.
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Tiffany Haddish says DUI charges should be dropped over case delay
Comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish is accusing a Fayette County judge of needlessly delaying the criminal case stemming from her 2022 arrest in Peachtree City.
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Man pleads guilty in Atlanta theft of Beyoncé’s unreleased music
Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing unreleased Beyoncé music and more in Atlanta last July, a court spokesperson said. Evans was sentenced to two years in prison.
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Can’t get World Cup tickets? An immersive alternative is coming to Atlanta.
Cosm, a 70,000-square-foot dome that uses the same technology as planetariums, announced it will showcase World Cup matches at its forthcoming Centennial Yards location.

Questions dog the $4B Forge Atlanta project. Neighbors wonder what’s next.
Forge Atlanta Asset Management and its parent company, Webstar Technology Group, contend their development plans are feasible. But neighbors have doubts.
Top elections lawyer starts new firm in calm before storm
Bryan Tyson, a top elections lawyer for the state and other clients, has left Clark Hill to form his own litigation boutique with trial specialist David Younker.

Beauchamp Carr, who helped save Atlanta’s Fox Theatre, dies at 82
Beauchamp Carr, who joined a successful grassroots effort to save the historic Fox Theatre from demolition, died of natural causes.

A surprise trip to a small European country yields new lessons about traffic
Atlanta traffic could benefit from Slovenia’s commitment to multiple modes of travel, and to keeping its pathways clean and maintained.

I-285 to remain open this weekend after construction closure plans halted
The GDOT’s plans to close part of I-285 in Atlanta were canceled after weather forecasts raised concerns the work couldn’t be finished before Monday morning.
Atlanta mayor takes neighborhood reinvestment pitch to the King Center
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens took his $5 billion Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative to the King Center as debate continues over extending the city’s tax allocation districts.

Hantavirus is rare. Here’s why Georgia health officials are watching it.
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Atlanta-based owner of Arby’s, Dunkin’ files for IPO
Inspire Brands, the Atlanta-area owner of Arby’s, Dunkin’ and Sonic, filed for an IPO that could raise billions, according to reports.





