<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Atlanta - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Atlanta with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:23:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[NEXT weather update: Sunny start to the weekend, showers return by Sunday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meteorologist Orelon Sidney breaks down a pleasant forecast with sunshine and low humidity to kick off the weekend before Atlantic moisture brings showers and storms back on Sunday. Expect highs in the 80s and a typical summertime weather pattern ahead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/next-weather-update-sunny-start-to-the-weekend-showers-return-by-sunday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/next-weather-update-sunny-start-to-the-weekend-showers-return-by-sunday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New I-20 Westbound ramp opens in DeKalb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drivers on I-20 westbound in DeKalb must exit half a mile sooner to reach Wesley Chapel Road, starting tomorrow. Plus, prepare for another full weekend shutdown on I-285 west of the Perimeter between MLK Jr. Drive and Cascade Road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/new-i-20-westbound-ramp-opens-in-dekalb/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/new-i-20-westbound-ramp-opens-in-dekalb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia DA sues state over new election law targeting metro counties]]></title><description><![CDATA[DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston says a new Georgia law making several local races nonpartisan unfairly targets five metro Atlanta counties and violates the state constitution. The lawsuit could determine how millions of Georgians vote beginning in 2028.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/georgia-da-sues-state-over-new-election-law-targeting-metro-counties/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/georgia-da-sues-state-over-new-election-law-targeting-metro-counties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As FIFA World Cup nears, some MARTA riders raise safety concerns after recent attacks on transit system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Multiple recent attacks on MARTA have some riders questioning how safe they will feel using Atlanta's public transit system as the city prepares to welcome thousands of visitors for the FIFA World Cup.The tournament is expected to bring an unprecedented influx of travelers to metro Atlanta, putting additional attention on MARTA's ability to safely move residents and visitors throughout the region.Many Atlantans rely on MARTA every day as their primary mode of transportation.ATLANTA, UNITED STATE]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/as-fifa-world-cup-nears-some-marta-riders-raise-safety-concerns-after-recent-attacks-on-transit-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/as-fifa-world-cup-nears-some-marta-riders-raise-safety-concerns-after-recent-attacks-on-transit-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As World Cup nears, MARTA riders voice safety concerns after attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following several high-profile incidents, including a deadly stabbing aboard a MARTA train, some riders say transit safety should be a top priority as Atlanta prepares for an influx of visitors during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/as-world-cup-nears-marta-riders-voice-safety-concerns-after-attacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/as-world-cup-nears-marta-riders-voice-safety-concerns-after-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ossoff rallies Atlanta supporters with sharp attacks on Trump, GOP rivals ahead of Georgia showdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff used a campaign rally in downtown Atlanta's The Tabernacle on Sunday to sharpen Democratic attacks against President Donald Trump's administration, rising costs and Georgia Republicans, while rallying supporters ahead of what is expected to become one of the nation's most closely watched Senate races.Speaking to a packed crowd at The Tabernacle alongside Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, Ossoff framed the 2026 midterms as a referendum on the Trump admini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/ossoff-rallies-atlanta-supporters-with-sharp-attacks-on-trump-gop-rivals-ahead-of-georgia-showdown/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/ossoff-rallies-atlanta-supporters-with-sharp-attacks-on-trump-gop-rivals-ahead-of-georgia-showdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[D-Day’s 82nd Anniversary: WWII veterans return to France for emotional tribute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty World War II veterans&mdash;many nearing 100&mdash;journey from Atlanta to France to honor D-Day&rsquo;s legacy, retracing their 1944 steps and receiving a hero&rsquo;s welcome along the way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/d-days-82nd-anniversary-wwii-veterans-return-to-france-for-emotional-tribute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/d-days-82nd-anniversary-wwii-veterans-return-to-france-for-emotional-tribute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soccer in the Streets kicks off summer youth clinic ahead of FIFA World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Atlanta, a new program is connecting soccer with STEAM learning for students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/soccer-in-the-streets-kicks-off-summer-youth-clinic-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/soccer-in-the-streets-kicks-off-summer-youth-clinic-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world mourns music giant Peabo Bryson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The legendary R&amp;B balladeer behind major Disney hits and more died Tuesday, June 2, surrounded by loved ones, according to his family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/the-world-mourns-music-giant-peabo-bryson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/the-world-mourns-music-giant-peabo-bryson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No foul play suspected in death of missing East Point man]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Point police now strongly believe that human remains found over the weekend in a heavily wooded area behind an apartment complex belong to Derek Samuel, the 20-year-old man who disappeared in April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/no-foul-play-suspected-in-death-of-missing-east-point-man/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/no-foul-play-suspected-in-death-of-missing-east-point-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver arrested after apparent road rage shooting in Cobb County, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cobb County police are investigating an apparent road rage shooting that sent a driver to the hospital on Wednesday.Officials say the shooting happened shortly before 11:13 a.m. on Woodstock Road near its intersection of Mabry Road.According to investigators, officers received reports at the time that a driver had fired multiple shots at another vehicle. Police say both drivers continued through the intersection, with the victim eventually stopping in the jurisdiction of the Roswell Police Depar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/driver-arrested-after-apparent-road-rage-shooting-in-cobb-county-police-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/driver-arrested-after-apparent-road-rage-shooting-in-cobb-county-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeKalb police officer pleads for answer in 1999 cold case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly three decades after Bridget Lockhart was killed, her daughter&mdash;now a DeKalb County officer&mdash;joins Atlanta police to seek the public&rsquo;s help in finding justice and closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/dekalb-police-officer-pleads-for-answer-in-1999-cold-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/dekalb-police-officer-pleads-for-answer-in-1999-cold-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeKalb police officer pleads for answer in 1997 cold case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly three decades after Bridget Lockhart was killed, her daughter&mdash;now a DeKalb County officer&mdash;joins Atlanta police to seek the public&rsquo;s help in finding justice and closure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/dekalb-police-officer-pleads-for-answer-in-1997-cold-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/dekalb-police-officer-pleads-for-answer-in-1997-cold-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Georgia enjoying stretch of nice, warm weather through the week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgia is feeling the benefits of an unusual cold front keeping things cooler than normal and dry, with no signs of rain until Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/georgia-enjoying-stretch-of-nice-warm-weather-through-the-week/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/georgia-enjoying-stretch-of-nice-warm-weather-through-the-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gwinnett County child ejected from vehicle; Georgia's gas tax returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gwinnett Police cam catches the moment a child is rescued after being ejected from their vehicle. And, Georgia's gas tax returns. See how Georgia drivers are feeling about it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/gwinnett-county-child-ejected-from-vehicle-georgias-gas-tax-returns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/gwinnett-county-child-ejected-from-vehicle-georgias-gas-tax-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlanta hotels aren't seeing the FIFA World Cup booking boom many expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're less than two weeks away from the first FIFA Men's World Cup match in Atlanta.&nbsp;New numbers from the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau are showing hotels aren't seeing the surge in bookings they expected from the more than 300,000 people expected to come to Atlanta for the matches."When the tickets were released, everybody expected to be sold out immediately. But that didn't happen," said Alfonce McKinney, the general manager of the Moxy Downtown Hotel.&nbsp;McKinney says a room a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/atlanta-hotels-arent-seeing-the-fifa-world-cup-booking-boom-many-expected/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/atlanta-hotels-arent-seeing-the-fifa-world-cup-booking-boom-many-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel bookings falling below expectations ahead of FIFA World Cup]]></title><description><![CDATA[New numbers from the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau are showing hotels aren't seeing the surge in bookings they expected from the more than 300,000 people expected to come to Atlanta for the matches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/hotel-bookings-falling-below-expectations-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/hotel-bookings-falling-below-expectations-ahead-of-fifa-world-cup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of Atlanta crews hard at work finishing renovations before 2026 Men's World Cup begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first FIFA Men's World Cup match in Atlanta is just around the corner, and road work and MARTA renovations are still underway."They're constructing everything at one time, so it's like frustrating," said Atlanta local Tee Lindzee.Lindzee wonders how Atlantans will get around with the more than 300,000 people expected to visit during the World Cup."When people come from the places, they're going to be confused because it's like a maze in there, and right here they're going to be like, 'This i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/city-of-atlanta-crews-hard-at-work-finishing-renovations-before-2026-mens-world-cup-begins/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/city-of-atlanta-crews-hard-at-work-finishing-renovations-before-2026-mens-world-cup-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fani Willis ally sues Georgia over law changing elections in Fulton, DeKalb and other metro counties]]></title><description><![CDATA[A legal battle over who controls local elections in some of Georgia's most populous counties is now headed to court.DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston announced a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a new state law that would strip party labels from several local races in five metro Atlanta counties, arguing the measure is unconstitutional and unfairly singles out Democratic-leaning communities.The lawsuit, filed in Fulton County Superior Court, seeks to overturn House Bill 369, a measure s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/fani-willis-ally-sues-georgia-over-law-changing-elections-in-fulton-dekalb-and-other-metro-counties/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/fani-willis-ally-sues-georgia-over-law-changing-elections-in-fulton-dekalb-and-other-metro-counties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Atlanta ready for the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first FIFA Men's World Cup match in Atlanta is just around the corner, and road work and MARTA renovations are still underway.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/is-atlanta-ready-for-the-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/atlanta/is-atlanta-ready-for-the-2026-fifa-mens-world-cup/</guid></item></channel></rss>