The high-profile capital murder trial in Fulton County tied to the mass shooting and killing of several Asian women at Atlanta-area spas half a decade ago has stalled again. Meantime, the trial for alleged Apalachee High School shooter in 2024 will now take place outside of Barrow County at the request of the defense. Plus, the Georgia Public Service Commission has approved a deal to lower the rate Georgia Power charges for fuel, and the change is expected to reduce power bills for millions of Georgians. Also, two Georgia students finished top 30 in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee this week.

 

The high-profile capital murder trial in Fulton County tied to the mass shooting and killing of several Asian women at Atlanta-area spas half a decade ago has stalled again. Meantime, the trial for alleged Apalachee High School shooter in 2024 will now take place outside of Barrow County at the request of the defense. Plus, the Georgia Public Service Commission has approved a deal to lower the rate Georgia Power charges for fuel, and the change is expected to reduce power bills for millions of Georgians. Also, two Georgia students finished top 30 in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee this week.
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Each week, WABE's Managing Editor Alex Helmick takes a look at the work from his team of award-winning reporters, producers and hosts. 

Each week, WABE's Managing Editor Alex Helmick takes a look at the work from his team of award-winning reporters, producers and hosts.

WABE's Week In Review

GA Power customers could see lower bills and a high-profile mass shooting trial stalls again

A 16-year-old awaits sentencing after pleading guilty this week to killing four people and injuring several others in a shooting at Apalachee High School nearly two years ago. 

There's more data center news in metro Atlanta, on the other side of the state and in Washington. 

We hear from people who turned out to see President Donald Trump this week when he spoke at a high school in Cobb County and dig into polling in the governor's race ahead of the November election. 

And we visit a metro Atlanta business that's found success making cars that look vintage but have all the trappings of a modern luxury automobile.

A 16-year-old awaits sentencing after pleading guilty this week to killing four people and injuring several others in a shooting at Apalachee High School nearly two years ago.&nbsp;
There's more data center news in metro Atlanta, on the other side of the state and in Washington.&nbsp;
We hear from people who turned out to see President Donald Trump this week when he spoke at a high school in Cobb County and dig into polling in the governor's race ahead of the November election.&nbsp;
And we visit a metro Atlanta business that's found success making cars that look vintage but have all the trappings of a modern luxury automobile.

Trump's visit to Cobb County, data centers and cars that look classic but feel new

President Donald Trump used his Thursday primetime address to raise doubts about the integrity of American elections without providing evidence of illegal voting, --including that Georgia's voter rolls have been compromised by the Chinese government. Plus, Georgia Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and President Trump’s nominee to become the next Director of National Intelligence squared off during Jay Clayton’s hearing before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee this week. And a 45-year-old man died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this week while being transferred between two Georgia detention centers. Also, World Cup matches are over in Altanta after this week's epic semifinal matchup that saw Argentina defeat England 2-to-1. 

President Donald Trump used his Thursday primetime address to raise doubts about the integrity of American elections without providing evidence of illegal voting, --including&nbsp;that Georgia's voter rolls have been compromised by the Chinese government. Plus, Georgia Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff and President Trump&rsquo;s nominee to become the next Director of National Intelligence squared off during Jay Clayton&rsquo;s hearing before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee this week. And a 45-year-old man died in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this week while being transferred between two Georgia detention centers. Also, World Cup matches are over in Altanta after this week's epic semifinal matchup that saw Argentina defeat England 2-to-1.&nbsp;

Trump continues to target elections and Atlanta's World Cup matches end with an epic

A new Civil War exhibit at the Atlanta History Center tells not just the story of the war, but also of the long shadow it cast on the nation. We look at the climate factors behind the heat wave. And the state of Georgia's Wrongful Conviction Fund has begun making payments after it was signed into law last year. We hear from the man who received he first check. 

A new Civil War exhibit at the Atlanta History Center tells not just the story of the war, but also of the long shadow it cast on the nation. We look at the climate factors behind the heat wave. And the state of Georgia's Wrongful Conviction Fund has begun making payments after it was signed into law last year. We hear from the man who received he first check.&nbsp;

GA Power customers could see lower bills and a high-profile mass shooting trial stalls again

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