Atlanta Journal-Constitution Briefing

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

‘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