It doesn't look like the Georgia heat will ease up in time for the July 4th holiday weekend; The Georgia Environmental Protection Division is investigating a fish kill in the South River in DeKalb County; MARTA says more than 1.5 million passengers have traveled across the transit system during the first two weeks of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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The long-delayed trial of the man accused of carrying out the 2021 Atlanta spa shootings could be delayed even further; drone fliers find out that temporary flight restrictions near World Cup sites do – yes – apply to them too; and for America 250, we hear about an exhibit at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library that’s out of the world.

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A double-amputee who says he had to crawl across filthy bathroom floors while in ICE custody in Georgia gets the attention of top lawmakers; a half-decade after a killing spree at area spas, the accused shooter gets closer to trial in Fulton County; and why you'll want to get to Atlanta's airport early if you're celebrating the 4th somewhere else.

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Atlanta led the nation this year in new storage unit construction. So why did the mayor just pump the brakes on any more new ones, at least for now?; Time is on the side of "Cop City" protesters; and what the United Way has to say about inflation's effect on Atlanta.

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Fulton County opens schools for non-residents (just have a check made out to:...); Georgia has a shortage of skilled workers; and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta sees an overwhelming response to a grant offering--what that might say about the local non-profit sector's needs.

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Special legislative session, called in part to address QR codes on Georgia ballots, ends with extension of status quo until 2028; City of Atlanta expands free public WiFi (thank you, FIFA); and why East Lake's place in professional golf could decline under new PGA rules.

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Surprise addition during Georgia special legislative session would force hand counting of ballots; Gwinnett forms homeless task force; and why farmland is under threat, and what a new state fund hopes to do to keep it away from developers.

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Moving beyond QR codes to count votes advances with plenty of opposition; throwing money at Fulton County Jail's recruitment efforts fails to pay off; and how Atlanta welcomes LGBTQ World Cup fans.

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