Sonny Perdue does Brian Kemp a solid at GOP rally; Man shot by officer after wielding metal pipe in Midtown; National Guard to help Cobb County hospital at center of COVID storm; Tax break could bring 3,000 new jobs to Cobb’s Lockheed plant
Aug 30, 2021•4 min
As Atlanta’s population changes, so does the race for mayor; City Schools of Decatur aims to require vaccines for students, staff; A Clayton man was the latest from Georgia to be arrested in the Capitol riot probe; Residents file recall petition against Stonecrest mayor
Aug 27, 2021•4 min
Metro Atlanta home prices flat in July; Charges dropped against man cleared by DNA after 30 years behind bars; Atlanta Pride cancels 2021 festival and parade; Iconic Atlanta restaurant Buckhead Diner permanently closes
Aug 26, 2021•4 min
Herschel Walker is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia; Kemp deploys National Guard medical staff to hard-hit hospitals; No COVID-19 mandates planned for Georgia’s Sanford Stadium; The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Long County election where seven people cast illegitimate ballots
Aug 25, 2021•5 min
The Stone Mountain Memorial Association changing it's logo; Herschel Walker registers to vote in Georgia as he weighs U.S. Senate run; Metro Atlanta schools record over 6,300 COVID cases in third week; SE Atlanta neighborhoods: Don’t build police training facility on old prison farm site
Aug 24, 2021•5 min
AJ McCarron out for season with ACL injury
Aug 23, 2021•7 min
Kemp bars local officials from requiring businesses to adopt virus restrictions; Gwinnett science teacher dies after contracting COVID-19, family says; City looks to install more cameras at parks after Piedmont attack
Aug 20, 2021•3 min
In some COVID-stricken Georgia schools, virtual learning is the new norm; Georgia board launches inquiry of Fulton election problems; Georgia courts try to keep jury trials going despite COVID-19 delta surge
Aug 19, 2021•3 min
Georgia governor open to accepting Afghanistan refugees after Taliban takeover; Atlanta to remove ‘Lion of the Confederacy’ statue from Oakland Cemetery; Georgia hits 1 million COVID-19 cases since pandemic’s beginning; Georgia hits 1 million COVID-19 cases since pandemic’s beginning
Aug 18, 2021•2 min
Georgia to boost hospital funding to fight new coronavirus surge; More than 1 million Georgians to see increase in food stamps; Atlanta City Council tables police and fire training center proposal; Almost 500 Clark Atlanta students moved to hotels due to dorm delays
Aug 17, 2021•3 min
‘Person of interest’ in Atlanta bartender’s kidnapping faces murder charge;Clayton County middle school switches to online learning due to COVID;Fed raid of Newton County farm tied to Jan. 6 probe;Georgians tied to Haiti monitor earthquake aftermath
Aug 16, 2021•6 min
2020 Census: Georgia’s minority populations have surged; Atlanta scraps phased reopening plan for new color-coded zone system; Music Midtown to require vaccinations or negative test; Judge strikes down challenge to metro Atlanta’s water supply
Aug 13, 2021•3 min
State lawmakers barred from touring Arrendale prison; Atlanta church requiring proof of vaccination to worship in person; Busy road in NE Atlanta could take 1 year to reopen after bridge fire; Georgia elections chief seeks constitutional ban on voting that’s already illegal
Aug 12, 2021•3 min
Atlanta home rents rising faster than most U.S. cities; New COVID-19 surge overwhelms hospitals across Georgia; CDC investigating source of rare disease that killed Georgian; Two Clayton County coaches charged with murder in teen heatstroke death
Aug 11, 2021•3 min
Oath Keepers conspiracy to storm Capitol now includes a Georgia suspect; Coca-Cola latest to delay Atlanta office returns; Invesco sets mandate; Hartsfield-Jackson’s delayed hotel project set to get another extension; Georgia among worst states for legal representation for immigrants, report finds
Aug 10, 2021•3 min
Suspect in postal worker’s shooting death opens fire on deputies; Georgia Supreme Court returns to remote hearings; Cobb County shuts down COVID call center for COVID call center; Braves’ quarterly revenue hits $216 million
Aug 09, 2021•4 min
Notices mailed to 185K registered Georgia voters who might have moved; Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill pleads not guilty to new federal charge; Teen arrested in Texas, accused of killing transgender woman in Brookhaven; Most Fulton County schools to require masks when school opens
Aug 06, 2021•3 min
Pentagon stabbing suspect had a criminal record in metro Atlanta; Kemp is called on to ban school mask mandates; Gang investigation leads to 2nd arrest in Secoriea Turner’s killing; Former Atlanta mayor faces new accusations of illegal campaign funding
Aug 05, 2021•3 min
Mayor: No evidence of serial killer, hate crime in Piedmont Park deaths; New Georgia absentee ballot request forms require more ID; Atlanta mayor advocates for vaccinations after city returned to mask mandate; Spirit Airlines flight cancellations leave passengers in limbo
Aug 04, 2021•3 min
Virus surge threatens local back-to-office plans; Even with record surplus, Kemp tells state agencies to hold the line; Morehouse, Savannah State clear student account balances; Georgia judges urged to test for COVID-19 after conference
Aug 03, 2021•2 min
Tens of thousands of Georgians face eviction; Man sought after robbing armored truck; Kemp the first to set up newly legal unlimited donation committee; Within 4 hours, Atlanta police respond to 4 shootings
Aug 02, 2021•3 min
Facing rising coronavirus cases, Kemp wants to stay the course; Atlanta school quarantines more than 100 students in first week of classes; Georgia National Guard avoids ‘draconian’ cuts, Congress approves funding; WSB’s Jovita Moore has an aggressive brain cancer
Jul 30, 2021•3 min
Spa shooter booked into Fulton County Jail; arraignment set for next month; The CDC issued new mask guidance, but Kemp’s pandemic approach hasn’t changed; Woman stabbed to death, dog killed in Piedmont Park; Beloved Midtown Krispy Kreme to be demolished, rebuilt after 2nd fire
Jul 29, 2021•3 min
‘Swift justice’: Spa shooter gets 4 consecutive life sentences in Cherokee plea deal; Gwinnett school district reimposes mask mandate amid new CDC guidance; Justice Department permits Pak to testify to congressional panels; Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sues Pelosi over mask fine
Jul 28, 2021•3 min
Takeover of Fulton elections considered by Georgia Republicans; Georgia ports post record fiscal year for traffic; Georgia trying to lure new Rivian electric vehicle factory; Two Atlanta officers suspended over video of woman being kicked in the head
Jul 27, 2021•3 min
Atlanta closes all public pools for ‘operational assessment’; Pregnant woman, child killed in head-on crash in Clayton County; Kanye West living at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, reports say; Vaccinated state school superintendent tests positive for COVID-19
Jul 26, 2021•2 min
Defense drops bid to exclude press from jury selection in Arbery trial; Georgia health experts, influencers raise alarm about low COVID vaccination rate; Atlanta Public Schools to require masks as classes resume; Metro Atlanta economy accelerates in June
Jul 23, 2021•3 min
2 bodies found in Stockbridge could be linked to DeKalb woman’s death; Ralston proposes $1,000 bonus for local law enforcement, more police, mental health funding; Fulton DA, sheriff say it’s more money or criminals could walk; Georgia film business bounces back from pandemic with record-setting 12 months: $4 billion in direct spending
Jul 22, 2021•3 min
Frontier Airlines to expand in Atlanta, include international flights; Cops: Mother put toddler in Chattahoochee River to hide death; Kemp appoints Colvin to fill vacancy on Georgia Supreme Court
Jul 21, 2021•3 min
COVID-19 surge looms in Georgia; Senate Democrats target Georgia law to push voting bills in Congress; Kemp wants Georgia lawmakers to tackle Atlanta crime in fall special session; Judge dismisses lawsuit that sought to overturn Georgia Senate elections
Jul 20, 2021•4 min