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Georgia Aquarium will be getting two beluga whales from a shuttered theme park in Canada. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week approved an emergency request to move 28 whal
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Out on Film, Atlanta’s LGBTQ+ film festival, has announced the theme for its 2026 event as well as a few of the films that will be screening. The theme of the 39th annual festival is “The World We’re Making.” The festival will run from Sept. 24 – Oct. 4, according to a press release. The ...
Did you know that your Instagram account may be acting as a muse for Meta’s artificial intelligence image generator?Read more trending news Meta unveiled its AI image creation system, Muse Image, this week and it allows people to create images using other people’s Instagram photos, The New York T...
Ariana Grande does not tour often. So when she does, her fans, understandably, flip out. The overall ticket buying experience for The Eternal Sunshine Tour echoed that of other big-name artists, with long online queues on Ticketmaster and resellers immediately snatching up the goods. Grande a...
(Aging Untold) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we take a closer look at inflammation — what it is, when it’s helpful and when it can become a long-term health problem. Plus, how to shop for safer, more supportive shoes as your feet change with age. Then, an inspiring reset story of one man reb...
As part of its centennial celebration, the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead is opening “More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era” on Friday, July 10. The expansive new exhibition debuts in the fully renovated DuBose Gallery and serves as the first phase of Atlanta History Center’s new ...
An 18-year-old has been indicted in connection with a deadly police chase that killed a DeKalb County grandmother and injured her grandson.
The week-long preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk concludes Friday. Prosecutors will continue to present evidence against Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial.
An 18-year-old woman had to be rescued while exploring an abandoned missile silo in Colorado. Read more trending news She had been with two other teens who climbed down into the silo, KUSA reported. They were able to get out, but she wasn’t, so South Metro Fire Rescue and its technical rescue tea...
Georgia Aquarium will be getting two beluga whales from a shuttered theme park in Canada. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week approved an emergency request to move 28 whales still living at Marineland of Canada to the U.S. The park in Niagara Falls, Ontario, closed...
DeKalb County police are searching for a driver who fled after a police chase ended in a crash early Friday morning.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two young men were shot in Stone Mountain on Thursday night, DeKalb County police said. Police said the shooting happened near the intersection of Redan Road and Fieldgreen Drive in unincorporated Stone Mountain at around 9:08 p.m. The victims were taken to the...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is rolling out a new weekly podcast built around the newsroom’s biggest stories, with veteran journalist AJ Willingham as host. “AJC Flagship” debuts on Thursday, July 16, and a trailer is available online now. The AJC has covered Atlanta and the South for ...
Atlanta-based DOSSIER Real Estate named Valerie Levin as Senior Vice President of Operations. Levin will lead operational strategy for DOSSIER as the firm continues its growth trajectory, with plans to expand its agent roster over the next two years. Valerie Levin (Photo by Bryan Rucker, ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A pattern of afternoon and evening storms is moving into north Georgia, bringing the potential for heavy rain, lightning, gusty winds and isolated street flooding through Monday.Today’s forecastExpect a hot day with temperatures climbing into the 90s across mos...
A 60-year-old man drowned at a Lake Lanier campground on Thursday.Hall County first responders and Georgia Department of Natural Resources game wardens were called to the Shoal Creek campground on Lake Lanier at 3:30 p.m.Witnesses told them the man was in the water when he went under and never re...
Officials recovered the body of a 60-year-old man from Lake Lanier on Thursday evening following a reported drowning.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person was arrested and another is on the run after an SUV crashed into a DeKalb County neighborhood backyard on Friday morning, marking the end of a police chase. The white car slammed into a parked vehicle, hit a mailbox and narrowly missed homes as it cr...
WSB-TV Channel 2 presents a special program celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Family 2 Family initiative, highlighting decades of service, storytelling, and commitment to the communities of North Georgia.[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Launched in 1986 during a piv...
Atlanta police are searching for who killed a 16-year-old whose body was found days after he was shot. Officers in another city meanwhile say they had been searching for the teen for months as part of another shooting investigation. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]Atlant...
Caroline King can trace her roots back to the theater. She’s always loved performing – there’s a photo of her as a little girl, standing on a picnic table and putting on a show for a rapt audience of stuffed animals and American Girl dolls. Her parents, she says, would always say: that girl n...
Costco is being sued over protein powder sold in its warehouse clubs. Read more trending newsThe class action alleges that Orgain protein powders contain toxic heavy metals, including lead, arsenic, and cadmium, Fox Business reported.The lawsuit was filed on July 7 in the U.S. District Court for ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 60-year-old man died in an apparent drowning in Lake Lanier on Thursday.Around 3:30 p.m., game wardens with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Hall County first responders were called to a reported drowning at the Shoal Creek campground on ...
An 18-month-old Gilbert boy was found breathing in a hospital morgue nearly five hours after being declared dead following a pool incident.
Atlanta police notified FOX 5 Atlanta around 8:40 a.m. Friday that the missing 11-year-old has been found and is safe.
On Saturday, July 18, hundreds of survivors, patients, and their families will take to Piedmont Park for the 22nd annual Sisters By Choice Pink Ribbon 5k Run/Walk.1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Sisters By Choice is wo...
“There is not a day that goes by that I don’t think about ‘The Wizard of Oz.’” David Lynch once said this during a Q&A at the New York Film Festival. And looking through his filmography, pretty much every single film can be connected back to the 1939 classic, in ways both obvious and subtle. ...
The Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of millions of bottles of eye drops because they may contain a foreign substance. Read more trending newsThe agency classified the recall as a Class II, meaning it is "a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause te...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Aging Untold) — Ten years after a motorcycle crash left him paralyzed below the waist, Mingo Graham has found a way to rebuild — one Lego brick at a time. Graham said he was riding his motorcycle when he struck a pole at 110 miles per hour. He broke his C6 vertebra and woke up ...
Hot diggity Friday, July 10 — Amidst a push by Georgia Republicans and the White House to eliminate electronic voting machines, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that results from an audit of the June 16 runoff showed errors came exclusively from hand-marked ballots. Partly sunny...
Atlanta firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant home in northwest Atlanta on Friday.
Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson will surpass a Braves legend to set a new franchise record on Friday.The Gwinnett County native has played in every Braves game since he was traded to his hometown team in 2022. Olson played in his 740th game with Atlanta on Thursday. And on Friday, he’s se...
(Aging Untold) — The shoes you wear every day do more than complete an outfit. The wrong pair can affect your balance, alter your stride and raise your risk of falls. As your feet change with age, the way you shop for shoes might need to change too. “Your shoes are your foundation” Sam Cradduck, ...
A pioneer of the early space program and the oldest woman to go into space has died. Wally Funk was 87 years old. Read more trending newsShe passed away on July 8 at her apartment in an assisted living facility in Grapevine, Texas, her caregiver, city councilwoman Duff O’Dell, said, according to ...
(Aging Untold) — Most people associate inflammation with something visible — a sprained ankle or a swollen joint. But Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, said that visible swelling is actually the healthy kind. Understanding the difference between helpful and harmful inflammation could ...
Where else in Atlanta can you see up-and-coming, local theater artists showcase their work? Nowhere else but Theatrical Outfit’s Launchpad 2.0: A “Made in Atlanta” Festival. This year, local actor and playwright Valeka Jessica is taking the festival by storm with “I’m a Motherf*cking Superstar...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is entering its final stretch, and Atlanta still has one major match left before the tournament crowns a champion.
Communities across Metro Atlanta are facing unprecedented challenges, including youth mental health concerns, substance use, trauma, violence, and social isolation. These complex issues cannot be solved by any one organization working alone. They require collaboration, shared learning, and a comm...
After several days of spotty storms, North Georgia is heading into a wetter weekend as a cold front moves closer to the region.
Georgia election officials are investigating questionable voter registration mailers, touting the accuracy of last month's runoff election and penalizing a lobbying group over campaign finance violations.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A tree crashed into power lines and a home in Decatur on Friday morning, knocking out power in the neighborhood and destroying the house’s roof.Crews are working to remove the tree, which fell along Clarion Avenue. As of 6 a.m., 34 Georgia Power customers in th...
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