Asia Simone Burns

Asia Simone Burns is a rapid response reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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Train cuts through tractor trailer on tracks in DeKalb County

No one in the tractor trailer or CSX train was injured in the crash, which happened near Decatur High School and Beacon Hill Middle School.

Keisha Lance Bottoms and her husband have a history of late tax payments

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and her husband, Derek, have faced hefty tax liens in the years since she assumed elected office in Atlanta.

After divorce filing, South Georgia man killed wife, 3 others, police say

A man fatally shot his wife, two adult sons and a girlfriend of one of his sons in an apparent South Georgia murder-suicide, Douglas police say.

5 face murder charges in DeKalb jail attack as victim’s family seeks answers

An inmate was killed after he was in the jail for roughly one day and had been granted bond, records show. GBI investigators said 5 inmates attacked him in one of the cells.

Isaias rolls through Georgia

Top Georgia officials and weather authorities across the state are urging people to take precautions as they continue to monitor the impacts of Hurricane Isaias.

Heavy rain, power outages in Georgia as Isaias moves

17-year-old charged in Georgia shooting that killed 2, injured 35

A 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with last weekend's shooting in Vienna that 2 and injured, the GBI says.

‘We warehouse people’: Fulton sheriff makes case for buying Atlanta facility

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat said a deal to buy the Atlanta City Detention Center would help the county comply with a legal agreement to improve jail conditions.

Atlanta mayor proposes new rules for Flock, surveillance tools

The mayor’s office says it’s possible to have a robust system of the technology while protecting civil rights.

Atlanta City Council pushes to revive Beltline rail plans

The resolution comes amid widespread public debate over the future of Beltline rail and questions about city leaders’ commitment to seeing the project through.