Monday, February 2, 2026

Good morning! On this day in 2002, retired Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank finalized his purchase of the Atlanta Falcons for $545 million.

Georgians snapped plenty of photos of the weekend snow. You can find some here and in Top Stories.

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Officer Killed and Another Wounded

A Gwinnett County police officer died and a second officer was hospitalized after both were shot during an investigation at a hotel near Stone Mountain on Sunday morning.

The suspect, Kevin Andrews, 35, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated and jailed. His criminal history includes convictions for guns, violent crimes, and narcotics.

Police identified the officers as Officer Pradeep Tamang, 25, who died of his wounds at the hospital, and Master Police Officer David Reed, who was hospitalized in stable condition.

Authorities said the shooting was unprovoked and took place after the officers began talking with the suspect about a fraud case at a Holiday Inn Express.

Snow Extends to South Georgia

Southern and central Georgia received a rare blast of snow over the weekend, with Savannah getting about an inch that kept street crews busy overnight Saturday.

In north Georgia, the storm and arctic air combined to turn the mountains and parts of metro Atlanta into a snowy scene. Buford received 6 inches of snow.

An extreme cold warning was in effect for much of north and central Georgia until early Sunday afternoon. The forecast called for a warming trend starting today.

You can see photos of the snowfall from around the state here.

Bobsledder Mom Set for Italy Games

Douglasville native Elana Meyers Taylor is heading to another Winter Olympics, and this time she's taking her 5- and 3-year-old sons along for the ride.

"They don't want to sit on planes. They don't want to stay still. They don't want to sit for meals or anything like that. So it is absolute chaos," she said.

The veteran bobsled pilot and past medal winner is Georgia's lone representative on Team USA for this year's Winter Olympics in Italy.

She faces an unexpected new challenge related to a dispute over the selection of her brakeman. She's since referred questions over the dispute to U.S. Olympic officials.

Meyers Taylor, 41, seeks her first gold medal after winning a total of five bronze and silver medals in the 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022 games.

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➤ Jackson: General Beauregard "Beau" Lee will make his annual Groundhog Day prediction at Dauset Trails Nature Center this morning. (More)

➤ Valdosta: State Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, became the third member of the legislature charged with fraud over collecting pandemic unemployment benefits. (More)

➤ Cusseta: A water main break early Sunday left residents in the old Cusseta city limits without water service. (More)

➤ Atlanta: The number of homicides in the city dropped below 100 last year, a first since before the pandemic. (More)

➤ Statewide: More than 100 parents and their young children from around the state gathered at the state Capitol during the ninth annual Strolling Thunder event, pressing lawmakers on child care and preschool policies. (More)

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➤ Former New York Jets offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand landed a new role in Atlanta, joining Kevin Stefanski's staff as the Falcons' passing game coordinator. (More)

➤ No. 7 Georgia men's swimming and diving ended its regular season Saturday with a 191-112 Senior Day win over Division III No. 2 Emory. (More)

➤ No. 16 Georgia women's swimming and diving closed its regular season Saturday with a win over Division III No. 2 Emory, sweeping all 17 events. (More)

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➤ Alpharetta officials cut the ribbon on Evernex Operations' new North American tech center, a 15,000-square-foot facility expected to create about 20 jobs this year. (More)

➤ Women's clothing chain Francesca's will close all its U.S. stores, including seven in Georgia, and liquidate its inventory after about 25 years in business. (More)

➤ Presenters at an economic outlook forum in Valdosta cited the community's diverse economy as a strength while noting housing affordability challenges. (More)

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➤ A North Atlantic right whale named Division, partially untangled from fishing gear off Georgia's coast in December, died off the North Carolina coast. (More)

➤ The $392 million renovation of the state Capitol will resume after the current legislative session. So far, crews have replaced some of the gold atop the dome and renovated offices. (More)

➤ Author and Sean of the South columnist Sean Dietrich will give the opening address of the 19th Savannah Book Festival that runs Thursday through Sunday. (More)

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