Atlanta City Council: Landlords have to open doors to low-income residents

Atlanta City Council tells landlords they have to open their doors to low-income residents who - with a subsidy - can afford their apartments. 

Squirrel destroys home, insurance company won't cover damage

An Atlanta couple said they came home from a winter vacation to find their house had been ransacked by an unusual suspect: a squirrel.

Atlanta mayor helps break ground on Herndon Square

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Atlanta housing officials broke ground Tuesday for phase one of Herndon Square.

California officials sue billionaire over access to beach

The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of the California State Lands Commission and Coastal Commission seeks a court order demanding that Vinod Khosla remove all gates and signs on or near the only road to the beach that runs through his private property.

Atlanta area leaders call to reconsider federal grant funding

Atlanta area organizations have called on Fulton County to reconsider a decision to stop accepting federal community block grants that help low-income communities.

Missouri woman’s plan to pay property taxes in nickels foiled

Cynthia Lockett told WDAF last month that her 2019 assessment increased her land value by 135 percent, and her overall market value 45 percent. Multiple phone calls to appeal the assessment went unanswered, so she hatched her plan.

Georgia regulators approve $65.3M natural gas rate increase

Many natural gas customers across Georgia will be paying more after state regulators approved a rate increase.

Georgia city eases hotel-stay limit on concern for homeless

A northeast Georgia city says some people can stay in hotels past current limits, but need documents proving they have no other place to stay.

Sit-in to protest eminent domain to build a park in Peoplestown

The demonstrators are all residents of Peoplestown who claim Mayor Bottoms wants to evict them and take their homes through eminent domain to build a park.

Oakland council member wants to house homeless on cruise ship

The proposal is a way to provide housing to a lot of people quickly, possibly on a cruise ship docked at the port of Oakland.

Big donation made to Atlanta Children's Shelter

Every child at the Atlanta Children’s Shelter now has new clothes, shoes, and gifts just in time for the holidays.

Bartow County cracking down on extended stay hotels

Bartow County cracking down on extended stay hotels with new ordinance. Some families fear they'll have no place to live.

Logs line West Oakland street in apparent attempt to deter homeless, RV dwellers

The latest story in anti-homeless barricade controversy is out of West Oakland where logs have been placed alongside a street where many homeless people who live out of cars and their RVs park.

Federal agency cuts payments to poorly-rated Georgia housing

The federal government is cutting off payments to a subsidized housing development in downtown Columbus after inspectors gave the property a failing grade.

Veteran gets new roof

The holiday season is all about giving back.