When Maisie Wreh was looking at colleges, she worried about both the cost and location. While she was considering some out-of-state schools, her mom was advocating for staying in Georgia. Then, they learned about the Emory Advantage Plus program, and Emory shot to the top of their lists. The pro...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A day after destructive flooding hit McCaysville in far north Georgia, residents are left to start picking up the pieces on Friday. Debris is strewn across downtown McCaysville, which is right next to the Toccoa River. On Thursday, the river re...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Are you ready for more “pandamonium” in Atlanta? Zoo Atlanta will officially debut its two new giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, on Friday. Visitors can see the pandas in person starting at 10:30 a.m. The grand opening comes after the pand...
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Chomp & Stomp Friday, Nov. 6 — Cabbagetown’s annual Chomp & Stomp weekend festival begins tonight at 6 p.m. with comedy and live music at the Kick-off Fest. A 5K run starts tomorrow at 8 a.m., before amateurs and professionals square off in the popular Chili Cook-Off at 12:30 p.m...
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After a few last minute changes, the Mobile Movie Makers Youth Film Festival (M3) is coming to Georgia State University’s Creative Media Industries Institute on Nov. 13. M3, which is a mobile film competition and festival aimed at middle and high school students, was originally s...
safety
It remains one of the country’s most haunting unsolved murders: 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey found brutally murdered in her Boulder, Colorado, home. Thirty years since the horrific crime, questions continue to surround her death. In an all-new “20/20,” ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer ...
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Bear Hollow Zoo is mourning the death of Yonah, a 16-year-old American black bear who was humanely euthanized Sunday evening following a severe battle with pneumonia....
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Olivia Rodrigo is jumping into the holiday spirit. Read more trending news November is only a few days old, but that didn’t stop her from announcing her first-ever Christmas song. “Take Me Home (4 Christmas) dropped on Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. PT (8 p.m. ET). She previewed the news on In...
government
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Newly voted in as Georgia’s governor-elect, Keisha Lance Bottoms is expected to share more about her transition into the role on Friday. The news conference is set for 11 a.m. at the Georgia Capitol. Atlanta News First plans to stream her comme...
business
Dolly Parton’s manager moved to drop the lawsuit against the singer’s nephew. Read more trending news Danny Nozell had filed a temporary restraining order against Bryan Seaver and his company, Squadron Augmented Protection Services, in September, the month after the “I Will Alway...
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( InvestigateTV ) — Once declared eliminated in the U.S., measles is making a comeback as cases reach a decades-high peak. InvestigateTV+ digs into the highly contagious disease’s return and how one state is fighting its worst outbreak in years. Plus, Black women who integrated i...
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ROANOKE, Va. ( InvestigateTV ) - America’s population is aging and a recent study found there may not be enough senior-friendly homes to meet demand. In 2019, one in six Americans were 65 or older and by 2060 it will be one in four. A 2019 U.S. Census data analysis found that “th...
