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ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - A local nonprofit helping thousands of people access health resources in Georgia has a special invitation for you. The Rouse Foundation will host its Heart of Hope Gala Saturday, August 29. This fancy evening out ultimately benefits so many of our unders...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two men are facing federal drug trafficking charges after a major meth lab bust in Fulton County this week, prosecutors announced Friday. On Tuesday, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents executed a search warrant at a Union City home oc...
Four more children have been diagnosed with measles in an outbreak associated with a metro Atlanta daycare, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health....
Crews have uprighted the tanker, but Browns Mill Road remains closed in both directions while contaminated soil is removed.
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Ready for a Fall wardrobe refresh without the Fall price tag? A popular kids’ consignment sale is expanding and this time, it’s all about the grown-ups! Statemint Marietta ’s sale is taking over Town Center at Cobb in Kennesaw August 26 - August 29. ATL ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - You might recognize Daily Chew for their fresh, simple ingredients from local Georgia farmers. But this popular Atlanta cafe and catering sits on a foundation of the owner’s South African -- Jewish heritage. With Rosh Hashanah weeks away, they want you t...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Metro Atlanta shelters are currently packed with wonderful dogs and cats in urgent need of loving homes. That is why Lifeline Animal Project is challenging our community to help clear the shelters by offering $25 for adoptions in August! ATL Live is your...
The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered Emory University to conduct a “research security audit” examining its academic, financial and research ties to foreign entities of concern, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Emory is among 30 U.S. universities...
Atlanta is a city built by people who choose to make a difference. They are the healthcare professionals caring for neighbors in moments of need, the artists helping communities see themselves reflected in the stories they tell, the nonprofit leaders creating opportunities for yo...
A tanker truck flipped over and landed in a ditch in a DeKalb County neighborhood on Friday morning. Browns Mill Road at White Circle is shut down as crews try to figure out how to safely remove the truck. Right now, there is no timetable for when the road will reopen and it coul...
Atlanta music legend Gladys Knight says she will start cutting back on performing as she looks ahead to the next stage of her life and career. Knight, 82, shared a statement late Thursday night on her social media. “After much soul searching, I’ve decided that I will be easing in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The first week of the trial against the last defendant in Morgan Bauer’s murder will wrap up on Friday. Katelyn Goble faces charges of concealing a death and tampering with evidence in the disappearance and murder of Bauer, the 19-year-old Sout...
Two left lanes of I-285 northbound and southbound will close on Atlanta's Westside Perimeter this weekend.
The first time actor Akira Jackson filmed “It Ends,” she was 19 years old. Now, promoting the film – which finally hits theaters in Atlanta this weekend – she’s 23. Directed by Florida State University alum Alexander Ullom, “It Ends” follows Jackson, Phinehas Yoon, Noah Toth and ...
Chris Sale already had thrown 97 pitches through eight innings, a full game for most pitchers in most games. Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss had relievers ready in the bullpen for the ninth. Even so, both knew Sale was not coming out Thursday night against the Los Angeles Dodge...
Atlanta native Gladys Knight says she plans to perform fewer concerts as she enters a new phase of her life and career.
From live music and outdoor movies to festivals, food and plenty of reasons to hit the road, there’s no shortage of things to do around metro Atlanta and North Georgia this weekend....
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/WALB) — A Coffee County teenager has made history after being named Miss Teen USA. Kiran Reddy, 18, was crowned Miss Teen USA 2026 in Miami Wednesday, making her the first Indian-American to hold the title. Following Wednesday night’s win, Reddy s...
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is sending a lawsuit over Georgia’s 2021 congressional maps back to a lower court after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act. New Georgia voting district maps were passed in 2021 but declared unconstitutional by an Atla...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 53 years in prison without parole for a 2023 shooting at a Newnan manufacturing plant, Coweta County District Attorney John Herbert Cranford Jr. said. Sylvester Florence Jr., 49, shot the manager at Global Power...
SNELVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two Minnesota men have pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a 2022 shooting in Snellville that left one man dead and another seriously injured. Abdulrahman Haji-Sufi and Salih Abdi, both 24, pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the Ge...
Researchers in Atlanta are testing a new skin stamp in a first-of-its-kind trial for people living with peanut allergies. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson spoke with Dr. Brian Vickery, chief of allergy and immunology at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, about phase one of the study. Vicke...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The trial of the remaining defendant in the case of Morgan Bauer’s murder continued on Thursday. Katelyn Goble is facing charges of concealing a death and tampering with evidence in the disappearance and murder of Bauer, the 19-year-old South D...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta United has sent defender Stian Gregersen to Swedish powerhouse Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee. Gregersen joined the Five Stripes in 2024 and was a staple of the backline throughout his time with the team. He made 69 appearances for Atl...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Four Georgia Bulldogs have been named preseason All-Americans by the Associated Press. Cornerback Ellis Robinson IV and safety KJ Bolden were named to first-team defense, linebacker Raylen Wilson was named to second-team defense and center Drew...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews will partially close a stretch of I-285 on Atlanta’s westside for construction work this weekend, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). It’s the latest weekend closure to replace or repair concrete slabs on the hig...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Pacific Ocean is warming up in a big way, and it’s about to shake up weather across the entire country, especially here in north Georgia. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting the strongest El Niño ever o...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Every Friday, the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta screens “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a shadow cast, a group of performers who lip-sync and act alongside the film — but this week’s show will be a special one. The theater took to social media ...
The City of Atlanta and MARTA have reached a $52 million settlement to resolve a long-running dispute over sales tax funds dedicated to enhanced bus service....
Dragon Con celebrates its 40th anniversary Sept. 3-7, with more than 75,000 fans expected in downtown Atlanta.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Tropical Storm Dolly officially formed Thursday morning in the central tropical Atlantic, marking the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The timing of the storm’s formation — just days after the passing of country music l...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of Atlanta and MARTA have reached a multi-million dollar settlement in a years-long dispute over sales tax funding to enhance bus service. The city and the transit agency reached a settlement of $52 million, which “represents the full ...
A new Atlanta Falcons player opened up for the first time about his sudden retirement and his return to the NFL. Za’Darius Smith didn’t expect to retire months into the 2025 season with the Philadelphia Eagles. Then he got a call that changed everything. “Got a phone call from my...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia prison officials plan to execute a man next month who was convicted of fatally shooting two real estate agents in Atlanta’s suburbs more than two decades ago. Stacey Humphreys, 53, was convicted of malice murder in the 2003 killings of 33-year-old Cyndi Wil...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A family farm in north Georgia is paying tribute to the late Dolly Parton in a huge way. Jaemor Farms — located in Alto, which straddles Banks and Habersham counties — has unveiled its 2026 corn maze theme, which features the Queen of Country. ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - A landmark production of the Tony Award-winning musical Parade is returning to Cobb County this September. The production will run at the historic Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre , located on the Marietta Square, just miles from where the historical...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) The federal government announced Thursday a $93.3 million investment to expand healthcare access, support technology, and strengthen the medical workforce in rural Georgia. The funding is delivered through the federal Rural Health Transformation ...
Pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim singled home Lane Thomas with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. Thomas doubled to right field against Tanner Scott (1-5) before the Dodgers intentionally walked Austin R...
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A 9-year-old girl reported missing from her Paulding County home was found safe Thursday morning after an overnight search involving detectives, K-9 units and a SWAT team. Chloe Day was reported missing from her home just before 9 p.m. ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Baseball can be a fun yet excruciating game. And while it has been an excruciating season for Ha-Seong Kim, his walk-off single to lift the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday was one of those fun — and much-ne...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will not play in Friday’s preseason finale against the Miami Dolphins, despite being medically cleared to return last Saturday. Tua Tagovailoa is expected to start the game. Penix, who has participa...
The owner of a metro Atlanta therapy center is being charged with Medicaid fraud after a psychiatrist somehow kept providing services despite being dead. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says Desmond Maul, 74, was indicted on one count of Medicaid fraud and 32 counts of false ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Smyrna woman was sentenced to 17 years in prison after defrauding Amazon out of nearly $10 million, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. Kayricka Wortham, 35, was an operations manager at the Amazon warehouse in Smyrna...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Some major changes are coming to the way murder appeals are heard in Georgia courts. The State Supreme Court announced last week that it would no longer handle the bulk of the state’s murder appeals, passing that responsibility instead to the G...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Georgia cattle ranchers are warning that a new federal plan to lower beef prices by importing tariff-free, foreign meat could severely disrupt the domestic market and threaten the future of family farms. The concern comes after President Donald...
September is Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month, and one metro Atlanta teenager is showing what it means to face a life-changing diagnosis with courage and determination. Fourteen-year-old Xander Bickers was a healthy three-sport athlete when what seemed like a routine basketball i...
Mr. Bean is a veteran who served as a paratrooper during Desert Storm. He was living in a tent in downtown Atlanta. We followed him as he packed up everything he owned and got to unlock the door to a home of his own. He had a job interview that afternoon. This is just one story o...
