Atlanta talks voting rights; Man fatally shot by police after pointing gun at officers during traffic stop; Atlanta United, Gabriel Heinze part ways after 13 MLS games; Cobb cities weighing options for American Rescue Plan spending
Jul 19, 2021•4 min
I-16 shut down after bridge damage; Georgia prepares to take requests for big-money COVID-19 relief grants; Georgia unemployment rate falls to a pandemic low as hiring accelerates; ‘Help is here.’ Democrats tout start of child tax credit payments in Georgia
Jul 16, 2021•3 min
Body of drowning victim missing since April found in Lake Lanier; Atlanta court upholds CDC eviction moratorium; Special election runoff keeps Cobb-based House seat in Republican hands; Atlanta’s Colony Square finishes 4-year, $400M redevelopment effort
Jul 15, 2021•3 min
Rob Manfred: Atlanta an option ‘at some point’ for future All-Star game; Atlanta mayor returns $413,000 in campaign refunds; Atlanta on track to see 450 arrests averted this year through diversion program; Golf course shooting suspect knew 2 of the victims, friend says
Jul 14, 2021•3 min
Drop box use soared in Democratic areas before Georgia voting law; Despite pandemic, Georgia ends fiscal year with a record $3.2 billion jump in revenue; Massive Georgia plant to turn plastic into fuels, chemicals; 6 charged with murder in Decatur gas station shooting death, police say
Jul 13, 2021•3 min
Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner to go on trial; Defense attorney warns against ‘rush to judgment’ in triple killing; Construction worker killed after mishap throws him in front of dump truck; Falcons terminate contract of Barkevious Mingo after accused of sex crime; $2 million in grants from the state will help arts organizations
Jul 12, 2021•3 min
Coronavirus cases among the unvaccinated are on the rise in Georgia; Jobless claims fall to lowest level since December; Christening of John Lewis naval ship will mark one year after his death; Local, state mayors stress need for passage of $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan
Jul 09, 2021•3 min
Housing prices in Atlanta soar; Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms calls attention to homelessness issue in Atlanta; Iconic Krispy Kreme catches fire once more; Judge rules against voting rights lawsuit.
Jul 08, 2021•4 min
Trump sees Walker as ‘unstoppable’ candidate, but many in GOP are wary; Cobb community on edge as cops search for triple homicide suspect; Cobb County to serve as test case for national pharmacies being tried for opioid crisis; Hartsfield-Jackson’s new manager Bheodari to get $310,000 salary
Jul 07, 2021•4 min
Groups seek increase in language access to Georgia redistricting process; 1 teen killed, 2 others injured after massive ‘melee’ leads to gunfire in Atlanta; Marietta considers speed cameras in school zones, slower speed limits; Triple homicide probed after shooting on Cobb golf course
Jul 05, 2021•3 min
Supreme Court ruling on Arizona voting law could affect Georgia challenges; Atlanta officer ‘doing well’ after high-rise shooting, chief says; Toddler’s remains found in Chattahoochee River in Cobb, police say; Georgia governor sets record-setting fundraising pace in 2022 bid
Jul 02, 2021•4 min
Kemp ends Georgia’s pandemic emergency declaration as state gets ‘back to normal;’ Officer shot, suspect killed inside Midtown apartment building; Requirements of Georgia voting law begin Thursday; Complaints against Cobb schools target school board, COVID-19 spending
Jul 01, 2021•4 min
New Georgia laws going into effect Thursday; Trump: Herschel Walker will run for Senate in Georgia; Kemp names panels to recommend how to use $4.8B in COVID-19 relie; Georgia did not do infection-control inspections of hospitals during pandemic
Jun 30, 2021•4 min
July moratorium end could mean flood of evictions; Georgia State’s incoming president to get $950,000 starting salary; Gwinnett sheriff settles bond company suit, allows business to reopen; Georgia restaurant business being sold
Jun 29, 2021•4 min
State representatives are demanding answers for unpaid unemployment; Another triple shooting in Atlanta over the weekend; The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit seeking to strike down Georgia's new elections law; The new statue outside State Farm Arena
Jun 28, 2021•3 min
16 suspected sex trafficking victims among 20 children rescued in metro Atlanta; Ethics panel to pursue case against former Georgia Senate GOP leader; Black farmers disappointed by court ruling halting federal debt relief program; Atlanta testing redesign of Peachtree Street downtown; Traffic returning to metro Atlanta toll lanes
Jun 25, 2021•3 min
Prosecutors blame ‘extraordinary amounts of evidence’ for slow pace in Jan. 6 case; Atlanta mayor calls Fulton sheriff’s latest jail request ‘perplexing;’ Business travel faces long road to recovery from pandemic; Doraville strip club ordered to pay $1.9M contempt fee to city
Jun 24, 2021•3 min
Senate Republicans block Democrats’ federal voting rights bill; Georgia governor to end public health state of emergency on July 1; King books find a new old home; Fourth of July expected to bring near record travel volumes; Delta hiring as air travel bounces back from COVID-19
Jun 23, 2021•2 min
Judge deciding whether to dismiss case alleging Fulton election fraud; Clayton County sheriff’s attorney asks Kemp to reinstate Victor Hill; Cobb, DeKalb recover legal costs in Trump election lawsuit
Jun 22, 2021•2 min
As federal jobless payments cut, Georgians still wait on claims; Judge to decide fate of Fulton absentee ballot inspection; South Fulton police investigate 2 cases of human remains found burning in 1 week; Stone Mountain holds first Juneteenth celebration
Jun 21, 2021•4 min
Affordable Care Act survives; A Holly Springs police officer was killed; Georgia’s unemployment rate dipped last month; Student petition calling for “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in schools has been delivered
Jun 18, 2021•2 min
Georgia to put I-285 tolls in private hands; Two more Georgians have been arrested for their involvement in the January 6th Capitol riot; Metro Atlanta home prices surged in May amid tight supply; After chaotic meeting, activist group still excluded from Stone Mountain’s Juneteenth event.
Jun 17, 2021•2 min
Hugs, tears at supermarket where cashier was fatally shot after mask dispute; Emory University partners on COVID-19 vaccine booster shot study; Petition launched to reinstate Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill; Groups work to educate Georgians on redistricting process
Jun 16, 2021•2 min
Marjorie Taylor Greene apologizes; A Lenox Square Security guard was shot; Fulton County’s ballot drop box transfer forms in November's election under investigation; Reality Leigh Winner has been released from prison
Jun 15, 2021•2 min
Suspect shot, killed after being sought in Cobb cop’s shooting; Cobb County schools set new social media, public comment rules; Georgia makes history with new track and field coach
Jun 14, 2021•3 min
Alpharetta man and former Marine latest arrested in Jan. 6 Capitol riot; Unemployed Georgians will see less financial support, more rules; Judge denies request to return MLB All-Star game to Atlanta; Atlanta enters phase 4 of coronavirus reopening plan
Jun 11, 2021•2 min
Former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed files paperwork for mayoral election bid; Police: 827 guns stolen from cars in Atlanta since January; Atlanta rapper sought in Dunkin’ stabbing posts arrest video to Instagram; Request to return All-Star game to Atlanta gets court hearing Thursday
Jun 10, 2021•3 min
Suspected gang leader dead, 3 hostages freed after Sandy Springs SWAT standoff; With the economy strong, state of Georgia headed for a record tax surplus; Church leaders protest Georgia voting law and seek federal oversight; New I-285/Ga. 400 interchange to open by the end of the year
Jun 09, 2021•3 min
Georgia chief justice: COVID-related judicial emergency to end June 30; Teen recovered, 5 taken into custody in Georgia ‘human smuggling’ investigation; Following weekend violence, Atlanta police chief announces department restructuring; After outcry, Atlanta Public Schools changes high school start time
Jun 08, 2021•3 min
‘Some sort of miracle’: Man injured in Buckhead shooting spree; At GOP meeting, Georgia Republicans look backward to 2020; He’s outta there: Falcons trade Julio Jones to Titans
Jun 07, 2021•4 min