The wait is over for panda fans across metro Atlanta. This is the first full weekend visitors to Zoo Atlanta can see giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, marking the return of one of the zoo’s most popular attractions after a two-year absence. The 6-year-old pandas arrived from China six weeks...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team shot and killed a man armed with a sword on Wednesday after responding to a shooting, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). The man was identified as 53-year-old Bradley Cox. At arou...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Runners kicked out the planes from one of the runways at the busiest airport in the world on Saturday morning. After being delayed several weeks due to storms from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias in October, runners finally got to lace up thei...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cool mornings and pleasant, mild afternoons can be expected through the middle of next week. A strong cold front will bring the coldest air of the season by Friday and next weekend. Weekend outlook: chilly mornings ahead Highs will top out in t...
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More than 60 Cedar Shoals High School students got a chance to see their classroom lessons come to life through a unique combination of literature, film, and live music. The Athens Symphony Orchestra raised $2,240 to send students to a special performance of the original 1931 Fra...
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A man wanted in connection with the death of a 45-year-old Atlanta man after a fight outside a downtown Nashville bar is now in custody. Nashville police announced late Friday that members of the department’s TITANS Unit arrested Keith A. King Jr., 37, on an outstanding criminal ...
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A social media post threatening a possible mass shooting at Rockdale County High School in Conyers was determined to be a hoax, local authorities announced Friday. Rockdale County Public Schools alerted the Conyers Police Department about the online post after learning it was cir...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta is looking to continue its three-game win streak with a victory against Brooklyn. Saturday’s matchup is the first of the season for the teams. Atlanta is 2-2 at home, and Brooklyn is 1-3 on the road. WHO: Brooklyn Nets (2-6, 13th in the...
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Democrats are preparing to take control of both chambers of Congress in January, but Republicans still have several weeks in power and a lengthy list of unfinished business before that happens. Lawmakers return to Washington on Monday for a lame-duck session with government fundi...
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It’s time to test your knowledge with this week’s Atlanta News Quiz! Click here to play , and please let us know how you do by sharing on Instagram, Facebook, or X @RoughDraftATL. This week’s quiz is sponsored by Intown Psychology . The clocks went back last Sunday and the evenin...
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MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. — Georgia Emergency Management Agency officials confirmed that one person has died as a result of the “catastrophic” flooding in north Georgia. That person has been identified by the medical examiner’s office. Channel 2 Action News was at the GEMA office on Fri...
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A previously missing election machine memory card in Seminole County has reversed the apparent outcome of a legislative race where early results showed a Republican incumbent losing his seat. After election night, the state’s unofficial tally showed Rep. Gerald Greene, R-Cuthbert...
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AMARILLO, Texas ( KFDA /Gray News) - A Texas man who was on probation for possessing child pornography will now spend the rest of his life in prison. Michael Lee Green, 43, appeared before Judge Dee Johnson of Randall County’s 47th District Court on Friday. Texas authorities said...
