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I-285 closure set for this weekend as construction project continues

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A stretch of I-285 is scheduled to shut down on Atlanta’s westside again this weekend as crews work on an ongoing road repair project. Weather permitting, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will close all lanes of I-285 between bet...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Proposed federal land swap draws battle lines on Georgia’s Cumberland Island

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A proposed land exchange on Cumberland Island National Seashore is drawing pushback from conservationists and frequent visitors over terms that could allow multi-thousand-square-foot private estates on Georgia’s largest barrier island. Federal ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Braves return RHP Robert Suárez from rehab assignment, option RHP Owen Murphy

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Braves returned right-handed pitcher Robert Suárez from his rehab assignment and optioned RHP Owen Murphy in a corresponding move Wednesday. Suárez last pitched for the Braves June 19 before going on the injured list with right elbow sorene...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

🦸🏽‍♀️ Myths in the making

Myths in the making Wednesday, Sept. 23 — Heroes don’t just happen. Someone decides who gets the cape, and how the tale gets told. Two artists showing in Atlanta right now are claiming that power for themselves. New Orleans artist Keith Duncan found his heroes on the 50-yard-line...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Sep 23, 2026

Fall Feels: Crisp, Cooler Air Settling Across North Georgia

ATLANTA — The long-awaited first taste of autumn is finally arriving across north Georgia, bringing refreshing relief from the late-summer warmth. Arrival of the Autumn Wedge A strong wedge of high pressure is banking against the Appalachians, driving noticeably drier and cooler ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Youth Supergroup The Majors Crowned Champions of First-Ever Braves Talent Search

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The inaugural Braves Country Talent Search concluded at The Battery Atlanta, giving local fans a chance to step out of the stands and into the spotlight. Scouting undiscovered performers across the Southeast, the competition narrowed down to four finalis...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Drenched Owner Kellie James Shares the Vision Behind Midtown’s Thriving Wellness Hub

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - If you think a spin studio is just a bike, a beat, and sweat, Midtown’s Drenched is redefining the workout. Founded by Atlanta entrepreneur Kellie James, the popular fitness hub has expanded far beyond rhythm cycling into a full wellness experience featu...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Disney On Ice Brings ‘Spotlight Magic!’ Production to Gas South Arena

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - A brand-new Disney On Ice tour is stopping in metro Atlanta this week, bringing world-class figure skating, aerial acrobatics, and more than 30 classic and modern characters to the Gas South Arena ice. Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic! runs Thursda...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

National Sickle Cell Awareness Month: Bringing the Invisible Pain to the Forefront

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - September marks National Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a crucial time to spotlight a hereditary blood disorder affecting thousands of families nationwide. While the severe pain and chronic complications often happen behind closed doors—disproportionately ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Southern Belle’s Royal Tea Service

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - After a little time away, Southern Belle’s Royal Tea Service is returning this fall, and I think this one could be SO fun for you!! The first service is September 27 and has a little Bridgerton flair to kick things off - including a string trio playing f...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Bridging the Gap: Sista Strut Atlanta Rallies Community for Breast Cancer Awareness

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Studies reveal African American women face a 41 percent higher death rate from breast cancer and are frequently diagnosed at younger ages. In response, the annual “ Sista Strut ” breast cancer walk is taking action by empowering women of color through aw...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Weekend Movie Guide: Sharronda Williams Shares Her Top Peach Picks

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - If you are planning your weekend and heading to the movie theater is on your radar, we have you covered. Rotten Tomatoes film expert and Pay Or Wait founder Sharronda Williams stopped by ATL Live to deliver today’s top Peach Picks for moviegoers. Whether...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Metro Atlanta county extends program offering free tree plantings for homeowners

A metro Atlanta county, one of the biggest, is offering free tree planting opportunities for homeowners. Gwinnett County’s Front Yard Tree Program helps residents in unincorporated parts of the county get a free tree delivered and planted in their front yard. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Trees for Tuition brings pumpkin patches inside the Perimeter

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Pumpkin patch season is here, and you don’t have to leave the city to get in on the fall fun! Trees for Tuition has opened pumpkin patches at Atlanta Dairies and Virginia-Highland Elementary, giving Atlantans an ITP option for picking out pumpkins while ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

⚡ High-tech strength training

To your health Wednesday, Sept. 23 — Happy Wednesday! I’m enjoying a bit of a reset in Montreal this week, but here’s the latest health and wellness news from Atlanta (and beyond). Last week, I wrote about Atlanta’s Allison Mercer representing Team USA at the IAU 100K World Champ...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Sep 23, 2026

Delphine Diallo on AI art, ancestry and the body

French-Senegalese artist Delphine Diallo says she uses artificial intelligence (AI) “not as a tool, but as a ritual collaborator.” At an African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) Arts Salon talk with Georgia Tech professor Susana Morris this past Sunday. There, Diallo explai...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Sep 23, 2026

DeKalb County families invited to virtual meeting with superintendent finalist

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Families will get the chance to virtually meet DeKalb County’s superintendent finalist next week. Dr. Norman C. Sauce III will be available to answer questions on Monday, Sept. 28, from 6-7 p.m. Click here to see the Teams meeting link. Sauce h...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 23, 2026

Ronald Acuña Jr. leaves Braves game with leg injury

The Atlanta Braves have listed Ronald Acuña Jr. as “day-to-day” after he was injured during Tuesday’s loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Acuña Jr. fouled a pitch off his left leg in the third inning and immediately went down in pain. Trainers tended to him on the field before he eventu...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 23, 2026

$4M scratch-off lottery ticket sold in Athens

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A lucky player bought a winning $4 million lottery ticket at a gas station in Athens! The 200X The Money ticket was purchased at the Kwik Stop at 1880 Highway 29 North. The player claimed their winnings on Monday, according to the Georgia Lotte...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Atlanta-based professional sumo wrestling league to debut in October

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A professional sumo match could soon be coming to an arena near you. The new Sumo Championship League (SCL), based in Atlanta, is trying to catch on nationwide. “We’re starting from ground zero and working our way up,” said chairman and CEO Stu...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Is Atlanta’s water debt $236M or $184M? City department can’t show data

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One week after a city audit revealed more than $236 million in unpaid water bills, the Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has failed to provide documentation backing up its claim the debt is actually $50 million lower. The audit, ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Murder suspect dies after fall from Atlanta apartment balcony, GBI says

New details have been released about the death investigation that prompted a large law enforcement response Tuesday morning at an apartment complex along Chattahoochee Avenue in northwest Atlanta. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, 32-year-old Genesis Denton of Chi...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Metro Atlanta organization giving technology new chance for life, service

Plenty of people toss technology away or trade it in when they upgrade, whether it’s a laptop, a phone or even a desktop computer. A new metro Atlanta organization is giving your retired technology new life and giving it away, for free, to non-profits in need. Channel 2’s Sophia ...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Norcross man sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing 14-year-old girl

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Norcross man will spend the rest of his life in prison for sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. Jurors found Alejandro Rangel, 59, guilty of aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery and five counts of child molestation for sexu...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Atlanta Falcons honor 17-year-old cancer patient during game

A 17-year-old Georgia teen battling metastatic cancer served as honorary captain for the Atlanta Falcons after national nonprofit Dream On 3 organized a three-day sports experience....

FOX 5 Atlanta (WAGA) - NewsSep 22, 2026

SCAD Animation 10th Anniversary

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - The Savannah College of Art and Design is celebrating the 10th anniversary of SCAD AnimationFest, bringing some of the biggest names in animation to Atlanta. The festival features the creative minds behind fan-favorite shows like The Proud Family , along...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Two Atlanta castaways to compete in Survivor 51

ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Two people with ties to Atlanta will compete in Survivor 51 premiering Wednesday, September 23. Alexis Levine and Ori Jean-Charles will attempt to outwit, outplay, and outlast the competition for the $1 million prize. The pair will navigate physical comp...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade rescheduled for Sept. 26

Saturday’s storms forced the postponement of the annual Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade, but the event is now rescheduled for Saturday, Sept. 26. The event will be on a modified route, beginning at the Atlanta Beltline Marketplace Allene location ( 1089 Allene Ave SW ) and then r...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Sep 22, 2026

Man accused of inappropriately touching patient, nurse at metro Atlanta hospital

A 72-year-old man faces accusations of sexual battery after allegedly touching a patient inappropriately at a metro Atlanta hospital. According to the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to Piedmont Newnan on Sept. 14 in response to a claim of sexual assault. The v...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Nolan Wells’ family, Ben Crump speak out after grand jury declines to press charges

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After a grand jury declined to press charges in Nolan Wells’ death, the family responded in an Atlanta news conference with nationally recognized Attorney Ben Crump on Tuesday. Wells’ mother, Christine Wonsley, said at a news conference just ou...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Homeowner sued over undisclosed HOA debt | Behind the Investigation

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In the latest episode of the Behind the Investigation podcast, Atlanta News First investigative reporters Anastassia Olmos and Ciara Cummings take listeners inside Whitehall Forest, a DeKalb County condo community where an undisclosed HOA debt ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

Ga. Supreme Court: Ex-Fulton judge faces revived ethics case if she returns to bench

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Tuesday that former Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shermela J. Williams committed 28 violations of judicial ethics that would have warranted her removal from the bench, but dismissed the disciplinary case ...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 22, 2026

🍿 Paramount settlement

Rail resolution Tuesday, Sept. 22 — The winless Atlanta Falcons will look to quarterback Michael Penix Jr. to get them on track, naming him the starter for Thursday night’s game at Green Bay. It will be Penix’s first start since tearing his ACL last November, after two shaky outi...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Sep 22, 2026

Atlanta nonprofit Concrete Jungle fights food insecurity by harvesting surplus produce

On a Saturday morning in September, a collection of cars began lining up along one of the gravel roads in Adam’s Vineyard . Concrete Jungle volunteers arrived at the vineyard in the Norcross neighborhood from around metro Atlanta and Athens to pick muscadines for a local church t...

Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods)Sep 22, 2026

This should come as no surprise to anyone.

If you had to pick just one occupation that people throughout the ages would recognize as a job, what would you pick? Yeah, us too. This week’s story is about those who work for a living. More accurately, it’s about those who worked for a living in 19th century Atlanta. This topi...

SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)Sep 21, 2026

Diesel prices hit record at $6.51; Georgia at $6.34

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Diesel hit record prices Monday, clocking in at $6.51 nationwide, according to AAA . Georgia clocked in lower at $6.34, and trucks lined up by the hundreds at Pilot Travel Center off I-20 and Bouldercrest Road in southeast Atlanta. “This is pre...

Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - NewsSep 21, 2026

Falcons turn to Michael Penix Jr. as starting quarterback against Green Bay

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. - Michael Penix Jr. will start at quarterback for the Falcons in the team’s Thursday night game against the Green Bay Packers. The move comes after Atlanta opened the 2026 season 0-2. In the last two games, the Falcons are the only offense in the league that h...

WSB-TV (ABC) - NewsSep 21, 2026