5 things to know: Baby found outside Atlanta home

Five things you should know for Tuesday, August 25:

1. Police are searching for the mother of a newborn baby found abandoned this morning outside a southwest Atlanta home. [For more information, click here]

2. A second Georgia contractor, this one from Peachtree City, was among the dead in a recent suicide car bombing in Afghanistan. [Read more about retired Col. Richard P. McEvoy here]

3. A hit-and-run driver tried to flee on foot and was hit by a tractor-trailer, shutting down part of Interstate 285. [Read the full story here]

4. Most people don't live to be 95. These triplets reached that milestone together. [Read about their birthday celebration here]

5. Did you feel it this morning? That little nip in the air that signals summer won't last forever? [Get today's forecast here]

About the Author

Staff reports

Brookhaven removes colored glass from City Centre dome after uproar

Some say the colors were too bright, the dome looked like ice cream with sprinkles and the hues distracted from the building’s muted design.

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ strikes fear in Georgia’s clean energy, EV sectors

If the Senate's One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes, it would eliminate tax credits for EV purchases and installing solar panels and end subsidies for clean energy companies

Sneaker Con draws masses to Atlanta for shoes and status

One Sneaker Con attendee Saturday in Atlanta said: 'Once you have that rush of buying, buying, buying, it’s like a drug. You can’t stop.'

The Latest

Credit: Ben Hendren for the AJC

A.M. ATL: Energy zap

Brookhaven removes colored glass from City Centre dome after uproar

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ strikes fear in Georgia’s clean energy, EV sectors

Featured

Credit: Reed Williams/AJC

Brookhaven removes colored glass from City Centre dome after uproar

Some say the colors were too bright, the dome looked like ice cream with sprinkles and the hues distracted from the building’s muted design.

Confederate group sues to stop Stone Mountain’s ‘truth-telling’ exhibit

The Sons of Confederate Veterans allege the park’s changes to its Civil War history exhibits violate state law.

2h ago

Georgia student going to court after being expelled for warning of threat

The middle school student was expelled after he sent messages to friends about a video he'd seen with someone threatening to shoot up area schools.