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The DeKalb County Board of Education, at its Sept. 14 board meeting, will introduce interim superintendent Dr. Norman C. Sauce III as the sole finalist to lead the nearly 100,000-student district. If approved, Sauce would be named the finalist in the board’s search for the next s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Inching closer to a conclusion after a years-long battle, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the city has accepted Fulton County’s offer to purchase the Atlanta City Detention Center, according to a letter obtained by Atlanta News First. Fulton C...
Atlanta City Councilmember Kelsea Bond introduced a resolution Tuesday affirming the City Council’s commitment to building Beltline Rail, a proposed 22-mile light rail transit system along the full loop of the Atlanta Beltline trail. Bond’s resolution requests that the Atlanta Ma...
A state panel is moving to suspend Douglas County Coroner Renee Godwin for 180 days while county commissioners say discipline falls outside their legal authority, according to the Georgia Coroner's Training Council....
The City of Atlanta is re-launching its e-bike rebate program with $1 million in new municipal funding aimed at providing income-qualified residents with discounts on electric bicycles. Applications for the fall 2026 cycle are officially open and will be accepted through Sept. 22...
The Greater Perimeter Chamber announced that this year’s Sandy Spring State of the City address will be on Sept. 15, featuring updates on opportunities and challenges from longtime Mayor Rusty Paul. The mayor’s annual citywide update will be in the Terrace Meeting Room at City Sp...
Everything is all right for Stevie Wonder. The 25-time Grammy Award winner on Tuesday announced an 18-date tour that will mark the 50th anniversary of the critically acclaimed and beloved “Songs in the Key of Life,” Billboard reported. Read more trending news The double album was...
The DeKalb County Board of Education is set to consider naming Dr. Norman C. Sauce III as the finalist for superintendent of the DeKalb County School District during its Sept. 14 meeting. The item is on the board’s agenda for a vote. If approved, Sauce would become the sole final...
New York City officials a quarter century ago knew the potential dangers that lurked in the air after the 9/11 attacks, according to new documents released days before the anniversary. Read more trending news Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the release of more than 170,000 records...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A proposed “parking bill of rights” aiming to make lot pricing and payments more transparent is up for discussion by the Atlanta City Council on Tuesday. The measure would implement a bevy of new requirements, including that private lots clearl...
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is ordering the release of over 170,000 pages of long-hidden World Trade Center air quality reports and official records on 9/11....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A wide fundraising gap is reshaping Georgia’s race for governor, with Republican Rick Jackson using his financial advantage to run television ads while Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms focuses on direct outreach and digital organizing. Bottoms spe...
Former Greene County Board of Education Director of Exceptional Student Education Kimberley Simmons and her husband face criminal charges after authorities connected them to the theft of roughly $50,000 in school grant funds....
BENTON COUNTY, Ark. ( KY3 /Gray News) - A woman has died after she was hit by a boat while swimming in an Arkansas lake on Friday. According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, the tragedy happened north of War Eagle Marina in the White River arm of Beaver Lake. Officials s...
The Atlanta Regional Commission is sharing its long-term housing plan to address the growing regional affordability crisis. Housing Forward 2035 sets goals for all 11 member counties of the Atlanta Regional Commission. The three focus areas are: keeping up with population growth,...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - With November 3rd weeks away, a first-of-its-kind gathering is happening in Dallas this week: the first midterm convention in modern American history. Political parties typically hold conventions during presidential elections to conduct official business an...
The Cherokee County Board of County Commissioners is looking into setting new rules for riding e-bikes and e-scooters across the county. County officials told Channel 2 Action News there is no county-wide ordinance or regulations on microtransit vehicles. That could be changing s...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The stage is set for Georgia’s highly anticipated, nationally watched midterm elections as candidates in the state’s top two races have agreed to televised debates this October. Gray Media and Atlanta News First announced the major contenders f...
A Georgia high school head football coach resigned from his position after being suspended earlier in the week. According to the Tattnall County Board of Education, Coach Pat Collins was involved in an “incident” at football practice on Monday afternoon. They did not comment on w...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Gray Media’s Atlanta News First is looking for undecided Georgia voters to ask questions at a town hall debate for governor on Oct. 6, 2026, which will be televised and streamed throughout the state. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican...
The new recall involves Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers which were sold in stores and online between January 2025 and March 2026, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
Someone has been spraying graffiti over Aflac billboards, but it was apparently part of a new partnership between the company and actor Ben Affleck. Read more trending news Affleck tagged a Los Angeles billboard on Tuesday, spraying his name on the blue-and-white ad, TMZ reported...
The future of Volkswagen may look vastly different in the next four years than it does now, as the automaker’s board of directors approved a plan to slash 50,000 jobs, end several models, and close four German plants. Read more trending news The move is called Future Plan 2030, a...
The Troup County Board of Commissioners presented 91-year-old Helen Woodyard with a formal proclamation Tuesday evening to celebrate her recent graduation....
The race for the Fulton County District 5 Commission seat has expanded after two write-in candidates qualified to challenge the primary winners.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — For a second time on Thursday, the Georgia legislature’s Joint Elections Standards and Specifications Committee met to discuss new methods of tabulating votes. After lawmakers voted in 2024 to phase out the currently used method of tabulation t...
The Southeastern Conference has filed a lawsuit against LSU, its board of supervisors and head football coach Lane Kiffin. The lawsuit comes as college football programs and schools fight over eligibility rules when it comes to former professional players. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV ...
A $68 million price tag was agreed to for the Atlanta City Detention Center, but work remains on other parts of the negotiation. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens asked Fulton County to buy the ACDC for $68 million, and to decide by Sept. 21. “I am pleased to inform you that on price, ...
With voters upset about the cost of living, both candidates for governor are rolling out affordability plans to woo them. After Republican Rick Jackson pitched cuts to income and energy taxes last month, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled her proposal Wednesday to lower groce...
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has approved funding for new affordable housing developments in Atlanta’s historic Vine City and English Avenue neighborhoods, with multiple projects slated for completion by the end of next year. ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr promised to use “all legal means necessary” to stop pro athletes from returning to college teams in a letter to SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Wednesday. The SEC announced last week that it would prohibit athle...
Fulton County continues negotiations to purchase the Atlanta City Detention Center after Commission Chair Rob Pitts said Wednesday that the parties have agreed on a price. The City of Atlanta and Fulton County have been back and forth for months over the Downtown jail’s lease. Co...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — For a second time on Thursday, the Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee will meet to hear testimony and discuss the next steps for Georgia’s ballot counting. Through legislation passed in 2024, state lawmakers self-im...
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to travel to Alaska to campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) ahead of the November midterm elections. Sullivan, a two-term Republican, finished second in last month’s primary. He will face former Congresswo...
Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has agreed to a price tag for purchasing the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC)— possibly inching closer to bringing a yearslong disagreement b...
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - The mayor of Mississippi’s state capital released a statement Wednesday after the death of Cassandra Wilson, a 70-year-old Jackson native and Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist. “Jackson has lost an extraordinary native daughter, and the world ...
A judge ruled City Council member Lakeisha Gantt cannot serve on the panel deciding whether Mayor Jaden Williams should be removed from office.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Clayton County Public Schools has a new leader. On Monday, the Clayton County Board of Education approved Dr. Douglas Hendrix Sr.’s appointment as superintendent and CEO of schools. His contract is three years long. Hendrix had been serving as ...
Key points: • The Sandy Springs City Council approved two construction contracts on Sept. 1 for sidewalks, one highly anticipated one along Lake Forrest Drive and the other in one of the city’s most trafficked areas just south of I-285. • Council Member Andrew Chinsky said he is ...
DeKalb County District 2 Commissioner Michelle Long Spears and Super District 6 Commissioner Ted Terry are launching a rewrite of the county’s tree protection ordinance and hosting meetings throughout September to gather community feedback. DeKalb County’s tree protection ordinan...
Georgia's two major-party candidates for governor are focusing on different issues Wednesday as they continue making their cases to voters.
A grass-eating invasive pest has been spotted in Georgia, and it could mean further headaches for cattle ranchers and farmers. The pasture mealybug has been spreading across the Southeast since it was first confirmed in Texas last October, and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyl...
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted to approve a new one-year lease for the local history museum in downtown Douglasville.
An anonymous whistleblower warns an untested online system for mail-in ballots could cause severe election disruptions as a legal battle over the Trump executive order plays out in federal court....
The Federal Trade Commission, along with 22 states, is suing Amazon, alleging that the online behemoth defrauded advertisers. Read more trending news The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington, The Associated Press reported. It claims t...
One of Norcross’ longest-serving council members wants the city to cover the cost of restoring historic windows, about $30,000, at a publicly owned residence in the city’s famously well-preserved downtown district. Because the city’s downtown development authority had previously ...
Channel 2 Action News has obtained an audit of the state’s voter rolls and found that the state’s election system is generally effective in preventing non-citizens from registering to vote. The audit estimated that no more than 0.1% of voter registration records would have allowe...
Months after the campaigns of Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms first issued challenges to the other over when, where and how to debate ahead of the November elections, there’s still little agreement on how voters will hear from each of the two candidates ...
The summer still belongs to Ella Langley. The Alabama-born country singer set a Billboard Hot 100 record on Monday, as her smash hit, “Choosin’ Texas,” topped the charts for the 20th week. Read more trending news The cumulative total breaks the mark for the longest run at No. 1 a...
Money from an $8.9 million federal grant will help neighbors with rent, a down payment or meals. Gwinnett County commissioners approved the plan. The money from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will go toward 54 separate projects. The county calls it the 2026 ...
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A hearing officer has removed Stockbridge Councilwoman Lakeisha Gantt from an investigative panel examining allegations against Mayor Jayden Williams, ruling that she went “beyond her role” by contacting the mayor’s family and discussing po...
HENRY COUNTY - A judge ruled that Stockbridge Councilwoman Lakeshia Gantt cannot serve on the panel that will evaluate whether Mayor Jayden Williams faces charges. Judge Gino Brogdon said Gantt should be removed because of concerns about bias, an email he described as a threat an...
