ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It turns out, the key to your overall health, immune system, and even your mood might lie right in your gut. On this week’s episode of “Aging Better,” Host Cyreia Sandlin sits down with Dr. Aja McCutchen, a board-certified gastroenterologist wi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The MARTA Board of Directors has chosen the new leader of the transit agency. On Thursday, the board selected Jonathan Hunt as the new CEO and general manager. Hunt has served as interim GM/CEO since August 2025, following the departure of Coll...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors has chosen a new permanent general manager and chief executive officer during its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday. Channel 2’s Richard Elliot reports the board gave interim CEO and general manager Jonathan J...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - The Democratic National Committee is launching a new set of investments for southern state Democratic parties, aimed at helping them gain ground in the midterm elections and beyond. “The south is rapidly growing, and we as Democrats need to meet the moment ...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board of directors named Jonathan Hunt, the interim general manager, as the permanent CEO at its regular board meeting on Aug. 13. A search committee had narrowed the search to three candidates – all involved in the mass transit in...
Fulton County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney announced that he will recommend a 5.85% increase to the 2026 property tax rate at the Aug. 20 Board of Education meeting. “Rising costs, increased employer contributions for health care and the Teachers Retirement System, inflatio...
Leaders of the Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District (CID) are seeking feedback from the community on a plan to better connect the Northlake district. The One Northlake Plan will be developed by CID leaders – with support from a grant from the Atlanta Regional Commissio...
The 11-county Atlanta region added 53,690 residents between April 2025 and April 2026, bringing the total population to 5,339,164, according to estimates released by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The 11-county region grew at a rate of 1.0%, a slight decrease from last ye...
Floyd County residents will have an opportunity to voice their opinions on data center development this month. The county’s board of commissioners reviewed the proposed ordinance during its first reading Aug. 11. The second reading will include public comment and possible vote. [...
(Gray News) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents and caregivers that fake and counterfeit versions of the popular squishy toys could seriously hurt your child. The soft, squishy, squeezy toys are shaped like animals, food and other items. While they lo...
The latest population estimates for the metro Atlanta area show that the region is still growing, but things are starting to slow down. The data comes from the Atlanta Regional Commission, which puts together population estimates for the region each year. For 2026, ARC says the d...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Delta flight turned back to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Thursday morning after its occupants smelled a “smoky odor,” according to the airline. Delta flight 1334, which was headed to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, landed...
A South Carolina high school student was fatally shot as he boarded a school bus on Wednesday, moments after he had a brief altercation, authorities said. Read more trending news The Cherokee County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as Jomiltron Sentell Fair Jr., 17, of Gaff...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Marietta City Council approved zoning to build a new data center during a Wednesday night meeting despite protesters’ complaints. The order covers about 11 acres at 1155 Powers Ferry Place. Developers want to convert part of the site’s exis...
Heating up Thursday, Aug. 13 — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the formation of a bipartisan Election Integrity Task Force yesterday, bringing together local leaders, election officials, and policy experts. The task force includes familiar figures like for...
The Atlanta Press Club will host Georgia's 2026 general election debates over two days at Georgia Public Broadcasting.
Marietta City Council voted 5-2 to approve a controversial 11-acre data center on Powers Ferry Place.
The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about a growing wave of imposter scams, but the agency’s top consumer protection official says the responsibility does not rest solely with the criminals carrying them out. In an interview with Channel 2 Action News , Chris Mufarr...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson launched his new “Legacy Corridor Initiative” on the historic sidewalks of Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn district, signaling a highly competitive fight for Georgia’s Black voters. The initiative targets si...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County Schools has released a new timeline for its redistricting efforts after parent pushback over potential school closures delayed the plan at the end of the last school year. During Monday night’s school board meeting, board members ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — If you’ve spent any time sitting in gridlock on the downtown connector lately, you’ve probably asked yourself: Is Atlanta full yet? According to new data released Wednesday by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the answer is a resounding, “...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that a credible Iranian assassination threat prompted the Secret Service to direct him to board a smaller military aircraft instead of Air Force One when he departed the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8. Trump m...
Football season isn’t just about what happens between the goalposts. In Atlanta and across Georgia, game day starts hours before kickoff, with grills smoking, cornhole boards coming out, music playing, and friends gathering around the tailgate. And when football is part of your f...
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the formation of a bipartisan Election Integrity Task Force on Aug. 12, bringing together local leaders, election officials, and policy experts. According to a press release from Raffensperger’s office, the task force will s...
Aligned with national trends, Metro Atlanta’s population growth is slowing down. (Photo via Pexels.) " data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/pexels-photo-33133736.jpeg?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1" /> The Atlanta Regional Commission released its a...
Sen. Darline Graham and Rep. Ralph Norman will face off in a Republican runoff election for South Carolina’s vacant U.S. Senate seat, one month after the sudden passing of late Sen. Lindsey Graham....
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Norcross Mayor Craig Newton announced on Aug. 10 that former Henry County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews will replace City Manager Eric Johnson, who is retiring in September. Newton said city officials want to share as much as they can about the recruitment process, which they del...
In this story: Brad Raffensperger created an advisory panel of bipartisan leaders, legal experts and local election officials. The group will review voter list cleanup, county compliance and ways to fight election misinformation. High-profile members include former Governor Roy B...
The Dunwoody City Council, after a prolonged debate at its Aug. 10 meeting, passed an ordinance that defined regulations and limitations on vape shops within the city. It ends a lengthy moratorium as the council and staff worked to define parameters for vape shops without an outr...
The Cobb County Board of County Commissioners extended a moratorium on data centers by 180 days. The extension passed on consent, according to county officials. That means the moratorium on any new data center applications or permitting is off the table until at least early Febru...
Stockbridge has postponed an investigative hearing involving Mayor Jayden Williams.
The Home Depot announced Wednesday that its chair, president and CEO Ted Decker will be taking a temporary leave of absence. The Cobb County-based company says Decker is stepping away for medical reasons, but will return in the next few months. The Home Depot board of directors h...
How an Atlanta ordinance could help the city cool off Yale Climate Connections
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City, as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are expanding their Southern footprint w...
Generating Everlit Embed Rick Jackson, the Republican running to be Georgia’s next governor, raised more money in the past two months than his Democratic opponent, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms , has collected since starting her campaign more than a year ago. The late...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors interviewed three finalists Monday for the position of permanent general manager and chief executive officer. The board anticipates selecting and announcing the authority’s new leader on Thursday. The interviews ...
The attorney for Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams says the city is moving to remove his client from office before releasing the findings of an investigation into allegations of misspending and sexual misconduct. Attorney Robert Kenner spoke exclusively with Channel 2 Action News...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Atlanta City Council has pledged up to $36 million in funding for the 2028 Democratic National Convention (DNC). If the city is chosen to host the event, that is. Atlanta is one of five cities shortlisted to welcome the 2028 DNC, along with...
Members of the Tucker City Council voted on Aug. 10 to amend the Transportation and Trails Plan to emphasize safety and community connectivity. In 2018, the City of Tucker completed a Strategic Transportation Master Plan, after which the city partnered with the PATH foundation to...
Key points: • The Norcross City Council approved a moratorium on demolition permits for pre-1950 structures until November 2. • Council members approved the fiscal year 2027 budget with a $22.5 million operating budget, while maintaining a flat property tax rate of 6.249 mills. •...
OMAHA, Neb. ( WOWT /Gray News) - An Omaha woman with Down syndrome was denied a boarding pass at the airport last month after airline staff determined she required a safety assistant to fly. Jennifer Jaspers, 52, had planned a solo birthday trip to North Carolina to visit her fat...
The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality, the state’s largest political advocacy organization for LGBTQ+ Georgians and their allies, has released its first round of candidate endorsements for the upcoming 2026 general elections. Statewide Offices Governor: Keisha Lance Bottoms ...
An unauthorized Wi-Fi network appeared aboard Delta Flight 591 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on Aug. 10, prompting the crew to temporarily disable the aircraft's Wi-Fi....
Key points: • Fulton County commissioners offered to buy the Atlanta City Detention Center from the city for $56.5 million in an Aug. 10 letter to Atlanta officials. • In July, Mayor Andre Dickens said the sale of the jail (for $80 million) is contingent on support for an extensi...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A new poll conducted for the Natural Gas Association of Georgia shows Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms with a slight lead over Rick Jackson in the race to become the Peach State’s 84th governor. The Quantus Insights survey of 815 likely voters sho...
A Cartersville man said ICE agents wrongly detained him at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The American citizen told Channel 2’s Ashlyn Webb that he’s still shaken by what happened. John Phillips had made it through TSA, had his ID checked and went through facia...
Finalists Tuesday, Aug. 11 — MARTA’s Board of Directors interviewed three finalists yesterday for its general manager and CEO position: Interim CEO Jonathan Hunt, Jacksonville Transportation Authority’s Cleveland Ferguson III, and WMATA’s Leroy Jones. The board expects to name a ...
President Donald Trump secretly switched planes over security concerns about Iran after last month’s NATO summit in Turkey, boarding a military aircraft via an airport catering truck instead of leaving the country on Air Force One, according to a published report. Read more trend...
In a letter sent to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens on Monday, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners has offered to purchase the Atlanta City Detention Center. Commissioners offered to pay $56.5 million for the jail, which they say takes into account the $75 million in necessary r...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The dispute continues between Atlanta and Fulton County leaders over the city jail. In a letter to Mayor Andre Dickens dated Monday, county commissioners offered to buy the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) for $56.5 million. The price is fa...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — MARTA’s board of directors met Monday in Midtown to interview three finalists for the agency’s next chief executive officer and general manager. The three finalists are Jonathan Hunt, Cleveland Ferguson III, and Leroy Jones. Hunt is MARTA’s int...
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board of directors interviewed three finalists on Aug. 10 for the job of general manager and CEO and expects to name a permanent leader at its regular board meeting on Aug. 13. The interviews capped a national search to find a perm...
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By Kristin Bernhard, GEEARS CEO GEEARS’ beloved Annual Luncheon happens a bit earlier than usual this year, on September 17 th . It probably won’t feel like fall yet, and we’ll be about six weeks shy of the November election. And yet, I know we’ll all be feeling the excitement, a...
A woman was swimming in a Florida river and was bitten by an alligator. Read more trending news The incident happened on Aug. 8 in the Silver River in Marion County, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The alligator bit the woman, who was not ident...
A metro Atlanta city is considering changing its rules for how and when alcohol can be sold on weekends. The Conyers City Council reviewed a proposed ordinance to change the hours alcohol can be sold and consumed at licensed locations on Saturday nights. The review of the proposa...
The Conyers City Council announced plans to roll back the millage rate for property owners in the city limits. That means, according to city officials, that the millage rate will go from 13.5 mills to 13.296 mils. “This will be the eighth year in the past twelve years where the c...
Breaker one Monday, Aug. 10 — A new election committee made up of mostly Republican legislators held its first meeting on Friday to end the use of QR codes and move Georgia back to hand-marked ballots for the 2028 election cycle. Scattered thunderstorms and a high of 89° today. B...
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A Loganville tax preparer faces a 54-count federal indictment after allegedly defrauding dozens of self-employed truck drivers out of estima…
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A new partnership in metro Atlanta is working to solve unsolved murders. The task force solved six so far this year, with about 20 left. Cha…
Isabelle Rose Johnson was captured Thursday in the Florida Panhandle following a nationwide manhunt connected to a death investigation.
LaGrange police arrested a man on Wednesday following an investigation into a series of business burglaries across the city.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The MARTA Board of Directors has chosen the new leader of the transit agency. On Thursday, the board sel…
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