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Georgia Tech earns 1st win of season behind Mendoza, Haynes
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After a rocky 0-2 start to the season, Georgia Tech finally got into the win column Saturday with a 44-11 victory over Mercer. The Yellow Jackets got the performances they were hoping to see from two of their most anticipated players entering t...
Justice Haynes scores 3 TDs in 44-11 Georgia Tech win over Mercer
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Justice Haynes rushed for 141 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns — two rushing, one receiving — leading Georgia Tech to its first victory of the season, 44-11 over Mercer at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech (1-2) followed up home defeats to Colorado and...
Scattered storms expected across Metro Atlanta Saturday evening
Metro Atlanta and North Georgia face a Level 1 severe weather risk Saturday evening as a hot and humid afternoon gives way to scattered strong-to-severe thunderstorms....
ANF Overtime recaps Bulldogs’ win over Razorbacks in Arkansas in Southeastern Conference opener
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First/AP) — Chauncey Bowens ran for three touchdowns and No. 2 Georgia held Arkansas to just 17 yards on the ground in a 45-17 win Saturday. Atlanta News First brings you “Overtime.” Live coverage begins immediately after the game. Former UGA quarterbac...
Ex-Georgia lab executives accused of billing Medicare $13.7M for unnecessary tests
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing two former executives of an Atlanta-based clinical laboratory, accusing them of using church events, religious conferences and senior living communities to generate millions of dollars in medically unnecessary Medicare testing. [DOWNLOAD: F...
Shaky Knees Festival reopens after severe weather moves out
The possibility of storms turned into reality Saturday afternoon as some severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in north Georgia and metro Atlanta, affecting the Atlanta airport and a popular music festival. The Shaky Knees Festival was evacuated earlier Saturday night amid sev...
ANF Gametime previews Bulldogs vs Razorbacks in Arkansas
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two games into the season and No. 2 Georgia has yet to be tested, having beaten Tennessee State and Western Kentucky by a combined 110 points. The Bulldogs’ third game of the season should provide a bit more of a challenge, though given Arkansa...
Musicians protest after Atlanta Ballet chooses recording over live performance
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Recorded music over live music: That’s why some performers with the Atlanta Ballet Orchestra are saying enough is enough. It’s one of the most famous pieces of music of all time, but Friday night at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, audie...
Sewage spill at Hartsfield-Jackson raises pollution concerns
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An estimated 33,000 gallons of sewage spilled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, first entering a wooded area before reaching Sullivan Creek, according to airport officials. People living downstream said they were...
Developer gets $14.8 million in tax savings for Beltline development at Amsterdam Walk
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Invest Atlanta approved a resolution granting developer Portman Holdings an estimated $14.8 million in tax savings over 10 years for infrastructure and construction of 539 multifamily housing units at Amsterdam Walk, a development planned along...
$236M unpaid water debt? Atlanta audit triggers pushback from major names
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A city audit has revealed Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management was owed more than $236 million across more than 60,000 delinquent water and sewer accounts as of this past April, triggering pushback from some of the major institutions na...
Marietta ceremony honors service members on National POW/MIA Recognition Day
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Friday morning at the Aviation History and Technology Center took a somber turn as veterans and their families gathered to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action on National POW/MIA Recognition Day, keeping a promise to remember. “...
