ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A major road closure that was once delayed is set to begin, the City of South Fulton announced Monday morning. The planned closure of Fairburn Road in South Fulton at the North and South Utoy Creek crossings was supposed to take place Oct. 5, but was put on hol...
parks
Georgia candidates up and down the ballot are campaigning on an issue that has struck a nerve across the political spectrum: data centers. A wave of data center projects across Georgia has been met with outrage in many communities in the last year or so, causing state lawmakers f...
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The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena have announced a multiyear partnership with The Home Depot that includes arena advertising, fan activities and community programs....
business
A major shakeup is happening at KFC. After more than three decades, the company is changing from Pepsi to Coke. Read more trending news KFC and Coca-Cola announced the new partnership in a joint statement , saying that Coke will start being served in January 2027 and will be avai...
safety
A National Guard member and a suspect were shot late Sunday night as Guard members attempted to break up a fight in southeast Washington, according to D.C. police....
business
The first year-round, non-game day Atlanta sports apparel store will open in 2027 at Centennial Yards. A partnership between the Atlanta Hawks, retailer Fanatics, and Centennial Yards Company, the store will offer mostly Hawks apparel but will include merchandise from several Atl...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta police officer who was involved in the deadly shooting of Rayshard Brooks in 2020 is due in court Monday morning. Garrett Rolfe is set to appear in a Fulton County courtroom to go on trial in connection with a Midtown Atlanta bar fig...
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( Aging Untold ) — Emojis such as tears of joy, hearts and thumbs-up are used daily. For Jill Story’s three daughters, emojis represent a different language. “They have a whole language they use that I’m constantly having to figure out,” Story said. Moms try to crack the code A g...
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Big numbers Monday, Oct. 19 — More than 800,000 ballots were cast in the first week of early voting in Georgia, according to the running total on the secretary of state’s website . Early voting continues through Oct. 30 ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. Sunny and 69° today. ...
safety
The Woodstock Police Department has been awarded a $97,000 grant from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to target aggressive driving and reduce traffic crashes. The agency will use the funds to support its Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic unit, focusing on dangerou...
safety
Hyundai recalled 94,622 vehicles because the front power seat motors could overheat if the control switch got stuck. Read more trending news The stuck switch can cause a fire while the vehicles are being driven or parked, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. T...
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Georgia is one of five states receiving federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to improve nutrition in child care programs.
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( InvestigateTV ) — InvestigateTV+ heads to a state where Lyme disease cases have more than quadrupled to examine a rise in cases nationwide and the effort to prevent future infections. Plus, a drop in test results during and after the COVID-19 pandemic underscores its impact on ...
