A Georgia sheriff who is up for re-election this year is facing backlash after body camera videos released last week show deputies coming to the sheriff’s aid after he got the wrong order at Burger King last year.

Authorities say heavy smoke is causing low visibility along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta from chemicals spewing from a beleaguered chlorine facility.

A chemical plant fire southeast of Atlanta is still causing trouble two days later.

A weekend chemical plant fire that sent a massive plume of dark smoke into the Georgia sky has led to complaints about a strong chemical smell and haze several miles away across metro Atlanta.

Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated and others told to shelter in place after a fire at a chemical plant.

Authorities in Georgia are hunting for a man suspected of gunning down three men and a woman in a suburban neighborhood south of Atlanta.

Brian Kemp said he plans to announce new guidance soon about Georgia businesses closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of 7 p.m. Wednesday, Georgia had 39,801 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health. The Georgia Department of Public Health reported at least 1,687 people had died as of Wednesday evening, including 33 deaths that were reported in the last 30 hours. Of the six Southeast Georgia counties tracked by News4Jax, Ware County has been hit the hardest, with 191 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths, including one that was reported Monday night. In the region, there have been 482 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths.

Nine former guests at a prominent Atlanta hotel have now been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, but medical investigators have not yet found the exact source of the bacterial infection, officials said. (CNN) - Nine former guests at a prominent Atlanta hotel have now been diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease, but medical investigators have not yet found the exact source of the bacterial infection, officials said. Nydam said Tuesday that all nine cases of Legionnaires' disease have been confirmed by testing. Guests who complained of lung problems and were later diagnosed with Legionnaires' had attended a convention at the Atlanta hotel a couple of weeks ago. Thousands infected each yearAbout one in 10 people who get sick from Legionnaires' disease will die, a recent government report found.

WSB via CNN(CNN) - Three guests who stayed at a prominent downtown Atlanta hotel have become sick with Legionnaires' disease, prompting an investigation of the hotel on Monday, officials said. Guests who complained of lung problems and were later diagnosed with Legionnaires' had attended a convention at the Atlanta hotel a couple of weeks ago. The bacterium causing Legionnaires' has not yet been confirmed at the hotel, which has hired outside experts to conduct testing. Thousands infected each yearAbout one in 10 people who get sick from Legionnaires' disease will die, a recent government report found. The hotel is working with the state health department as well as Fulton County Board of Health and environmental specialists to test for the bacteria, Georgia's health department said.