ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Rapper and lyricist Papoose is on a mission to preserve the roots of hip-hop with his new music film, Bars on Wheels: A Journey to Save Hip Hop. Following a star-studded Atlanta premiere featuring Floyd Mayweather, Claressa Shields, and Lil Scrappy, the project is now on...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday a $3.3 billion loan to Oglethorpe Power Corporation to finance the construction of the Smarr Combined-Cycle electric generating facility in Monroe County. The transaction marks the largest loan issued in the history of the US...
safety
Two men are facing charges after a shooting inside a northwest Atlanta gas station last week, Atlanta police said.
government
Georgia Senate candidates Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins sparred on the floor during a heated Atlanta Press Club debate on Oct. 13, closing out the packed Loudermilk-Young debate series with a bang. The pair hurled accusations and biting soundbites across an hour, poking at hot-butt...
government
The death of Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday became a topic of a political debate during Tuesday night’s Atlanta Press Club events. Kariem, an educator at Atlanta Public Schools ’ Wesley International Academy, tragically died after falling off of the G...
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Family members of an Atlanta educator killed at Six Flags Over Georgia are urging the public to avoid contributing to online accounts claiming to raise money in his honor....
parks
MARTA will soon begin construction on its first arterial rapid transit (ART) corridor along Cleveland Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway. Construction will begin in both the City of Atlanta and the City of East Point on Oct. 26, 2026, with crews moving along the corridor in phases. ...
schools
Georgia Gwinnett College has been awarded a $3.37 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help address Georgia’s teacher shortage by strengthening the pipeline of educators. The funding will support the Gwinnett Inspiring Future Teachers Supporting Effective Educat...
schools
As afternoon temperatures soar into 80s, Dunwoody High School has been without a fully functioning air-conditioning system for three days, and further compounding the problem, black water has been pouring from sinks and water fountains because of a broken valve. The school will s...
safety
A metro Atlanta man was sentenced Tuesday to years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material and coercing young girls online. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] A judge sentenced Dye’Shuan Green, 23, of College Park, to 16 years and 10 m...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Rapper and lyricist Papoose is on a mission to preserve the roots of hip-hop with his new music film, Bars on Wheels: A Journey to Save Hip Hop . Following a star-studded Atlanta premiere featuring Floyd Mayweather, Claressa Shields, and Lil Scrappy, the...
business
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Horizon Theatre Company is bringing the drama to Atlanta with OTHER PATHS TO GOD - a funny, scandalous, and heartfelt play about five ICU nurses whose lives spiral into chaos when money goes missing. Written by award-winning Atlanta playwright Kelundra S...
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A Fulton County judge has ruled that the man accused of stabbing and killing someone on the Atlanta Beltline is not competent to stand trial. Johnathan Hamby, 54, is accused of stabbing 29-year-old Ramon Harris in the neck and killing him along the Beltline in August. Fulton Coun...
