ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Put your hands in the air and get ready to groove—National Dance Day is here, and the celebration has officially arrived in the studio. To mark the nationwide event celebrating movement, creative expression, and joyful exercise, Chenise Johnson of The Werk Lab stopped by...
schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Cobb County School District has added another title to its list of banned books. The district is pulling Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” from media centers across the county. “The Bluest Eye,” Morrison’s debut novel, is about a Black girl ...
safety
A Georgia man is facing a federal charge after prosecutors say he traveled across state lines intending to engage in sexual conduct with a minor. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas, 24-yea...
parks
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Part of I-285 is scheduled to shut down in Westside Atlanta again this weekend as crews work on an ongoing road repair project. All lanes will be closed between SRR 166/Langford Parkway (exit 5) and Cascade Road (exit 7) from 7 p.m. on Friday, ...
safety
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police are investigating a deadly shooting in the Briarcliff Woods neighborhood on Friday morning. At around midnight, officers were called to the intersection of Ravenwood Way and Fisher Trail. Atlanta News First crews at the sce...
News
A member of the Georgia House of Representatives is facing federal charges after prosecutors accused him of fraudulently collecting thousands of dollars in COVID-19 unemployment benefits while continuing to work and earn income. Federal prosecutors announced that Dexter L. Sharpe...
business
Atlanta’s dining scene is serving up plenty of new reasons to eat out -- from restaurant openings and fresh menus to limited-time deals and seasonal specials....
parks
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Three-on-three basketball is returning to Atlanta for the first time in seven years as the Atlanta Hawks and College Park Skyhawks partner with grassroots basketball tour Hoop It Up. Atlanta Hawks Vice President of Basketball Programs Jon Babul stopped b...
government
(Gray News) – Amazon is accelerating and widening consumer refund payouts under an expanded federal court order stemming from the Federal Trade Commission’s $2.5 billion deceptive enrollment settlement. Under the historic September 2025 settlement of the FTC’s allegations, Amazon...
library
NORTH RIDGEVILLE, Ohio ( WOIO /Gray News) – A homeowners association in Ohio ordered a resident to remove a Little Free Library from her front yard by the end of September, saying the book exchange box violates bylaws against yard storage. Lana Carter and her husband installed th...
Local
Cooper Rush is expected to remain the Atlanta Falcons’ starting quarterback for Sunday’s home game against the Carolina Panthers, according to multiple reports....
business
ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Georgia households now have an alternative to traditional paper products as a local business launches tree-free bath tissue made entirely from bamboo. Earth Love Tissue offers bamboo-based household paper products designed to reduce reliance on conventio...
government
Invest Atlanta , the City of Atlanta’s economic arm, gave the green light to two major redevelopment projects: Amsterdam Walk near Piedmont Park and Trestletree Village Apartments in Ormewood Park. Invest Atlanta board members voted 6-2 on Sept. 17 to approve a nearly $15 million...
