Funding has been awarded to support autism research. A significant amount, up to $17.25 million, is allocated for participation in an international clinical trials network. This network aims to advance therapies for children with autism and related conditions.
Additional funding has also been received, totaling nearly $40 million when combined with a previous grant. This will be used to conduct a large-scale study of children across the autism spectrum.
Further details about the research and grants are available from the organization that announced the funding awards.
The Spruill Gallery’s final exhibition of 2026, Material Poesy, opens September 24 and features works by Atlanta-based artists Johanna Flores, Ato Ribeiro, and Ivy Wu, according to an announcement from the organization. The exhibition runs through October 29 with an opening recep...
Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods) · Sep 13, 2026
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Sunday into the work week will bring the return of hot, dry weather to north Georgia. What to Expect Sunday Sunday will be hot and dry for most of the area, but watch out for patchy dense fog this morning , especially in areas that received hea...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 13, 2026
The Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce has appointed James Shannon as its new membership director, the organization announced. Shannon previously held senior membership leadership roles at several business and professional organizations in the region. Colleagues describe him as skill...
Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods) · Sep 13, 2026
The Chatham County Police Department is asking the public for help identifying the man they say trespassed a home along Whitefield Avenue. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Police say surveillance video from the home showed the unidentified man trespassi...
The Atlanta Police Department says they are investigating a deadly accident along Winsor St SW and Interstate 20 eastbound. The call for the accident came in around 1:40 a.m. Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Our crew on scene saw one person bein...
PHOENIX ( AZFamily /Gray News) - While waiting on a customer, a Lyft driver witnessed a hit-and-run and immediately took off in hot pursuit of the suspect who he alleges hit the victim three times. Octave Gwin, a Lyft driver, was waiting on a passenger around 1 a.m. Friday in Pho...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 13, 2026
Dolly Parton’s death was a gut-punch. I was a lifelong fan, discovering her old 1970s television variety show when I was 5 years old. I was so obsessed that my parents bought me the Dolly doll that was released in 1976 when I found it at a KB Toy Store (remember them?!) in the ma...
Rough Draft Atlanta (intown neighborhoods) · Sep 13, 2026
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. ( WDTV /Gray News) - A man and a woman from West Virginia are facing charges after an 11-year-old boy told authorities he was locked in a cage for hours at a time and hit with a paddle, leaving bruises. Michael Gibson, 44, and Angela Gibson, 48, have both been c...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 13, 2026
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ( WWSB /Gray News) - Authorities in Florida say a woman was hospitalized with major burns after a stranger set her on fire while she was pumping gas into her SUV. The incident happened about 8 p.m. Thursday at a Mobil gas station in St. Petersburg. St. Peters...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 13, 2026
A Georgia Tech player was hospitalized after being hurt in the third quarter of Saturday’s game vs. Tennessee at Bobby Dodd Stadium. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Luke Hetrick reports that defensive back Jaylen Mbakwe was taken to Grady H...
The Stockbridge City Council voted Saturday night to remove Mayor Jayden Williams from office after a nearly 10-hour hearing focused on allegations of misuse of city resources and inappropriate communications with an 18-year-old. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeSean Bishop rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Faizon Brandon threw for two scores, leading No. 18 Tennessee to a 45-24 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday night. Brandon went 10 of 21 for 148 yards, and his 20-yard TD pas...
Atlanta News First (WANF CBS) - News · Sep 13, 2026