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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two Georgia families are sharing their experiences with West Nile virus as state health officials warn about an increase in cases and urge people to protect themselves from mosquito bites. For Patti McCoy’s daughters, the illness has been a sho...
A growing population and rising housing costs are driving a push for new development solutions across metro Atlanta as regional leaders unveil a blueprint to build hundreds of thousands of homes....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two men convicted of stealing from Walmarts in 11 states — including Georgia — have learned their sentences. Anthony Belser, 56, was sentenced to 25 years, with the first 10 to be served in prison. Meanwhile, 52-year-old George Mayo was sentenc...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — September is National Falls Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about a problem that affects millions of older adults each year. The National Council on Aging reports that injuries from falls among older adults cost more than $50 billio...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Hawks announced their promotional schedule for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday, featuring 15 theme nights. The theme nights range from multiple bobblehead giveaways to a “Single AF” night expanding on last year’s Single AF Pregame Mixer. Th...
Atlanta has always been a city where people come together to drive change. From the Civil Rights Movement to today, we’ve shown the power of collective action, courage and hope. Now it’s time to unite around another urgent challenge: trauma healing. While violence often makes hea...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — People at the end stages of serious lung diseases will soon have a new place to receive a transplant. Piedmont Healthcare is launching a lung transplant program in fall 2026, the medical giant announced on Thursday. It’s the state’s second such...
(Listen to the full breakdown of this episode of the ‘Behind the Investigation’ podcast, available on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or wherever you get your podcasts.) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - What began as online courtship for grieving widows across the country unraveled...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Horror and action fans are gearing up as a brand-new chapter in the iconic Resident Evil franchise officially hits theaters tomorrow. Film critic and Pay Or Wait founder Sharronda Williams sat down with the movie’s director and lead actor to discuss how ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - A stroll through historic Cabbagetown offers a front-row seat to Atlanta’s premier street art scene. This weekend, the neighborhood becomes even more colorful as dozens of new murals pop up for the annual Forward Warrior Mural Project . The live public p...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Get ready for an unforgettable weekend as the PDK Airshow takes to the skies at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Commemorating 250 years of America, this year’s event promises high-octane excitement for the entire family. Spectators will witness a lineup of wor...
The Atlanta Dream will be without Brionna Jones for the rest of the season and upcoming WNBA Playoffs. The Dream announced Thursday that the center will not play again this year. Jones had been out with a leg injury since Aug. 13 game against the Connecticut Sun. The team says sh...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — September marks Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, highlighting the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American men. According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight men will face a prostate cancer diagnosis in their lifetime. On this wee...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The traditions, flavors, and performing arts of Japan are returning to Gwinnett County as JapanFest opens this weekend at the Gas South Convention Center. Organized through a joint community effort by the Japan-America Society of Georgia and the Japanese...
The Korean Festival Foundation’s annual Atlanta Korean Festival will take place Sept. 19-20, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth. Expect live entertainment throughout the weekend, including musical performances from K-pop group Big Ocean and singer Sunny Luka...
An infant is recovering at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta after suffering several skull fractures. Earlier this month, the infant was rushed to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany. The child was diagnosed with several skull fractures and flown to Children’s and is alive a...
Piedmont Healthcare announced it will launch a lung transplant program at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, becoming only the second health system in Georgia to offer the procedure. The move is expected to expand access to lifesaving care for the more than 11 million residents of the st...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — About 33,000 gallons of sewage spilled into a wooded area next to Sullivan Creek on Tuesday, according to airport officials. The spill happened at a Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport sanitary lift station near the west end of Run...
The Atlanta Falcons will open their home schedule against the Carolina Panthers this Sunday. But they haven’t decided yet which quarterback will start. Head coach Kevin Stefanski says all four quarterbacks on the roster are being evaluated. So that includes Cooper Rush, Tua Tagov...
