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Atlanta’s top public safety officials opened the doors to the city's 85-acre training ground Monday to showcase how recruits are preparing for real-life emergencies.

A massive new inland port is now open in Hall County, aiming to move freight off the pavement and onto the tracks to reduce metro Atlanta traffic.

Mayor Andre Dickens made history Monday afternoon by signing Atlanta’s first-ever collective bargaining agreement with the city’s firefighter unions.

A family in East Point is pleading for answers after a 20-year-old man disappeared nearly two weeks ago.

Rodney Taylor has publicly spoken out about the alleged severe medical neglect and horrific treatment he received while detained by ICE in Georgia. 

A Coweta County grandfather has been sentenced to over 200 years in prison for child molestation. 

Health officials are reiterating to the public that the risk of hantavirus spreading is very low as some may be wary following the COVID-19 outbreak. 

Healthcare officials stressed Monday that Emory Healthcare is fully equipped to treat the two patients transferred for monitoring after they were aboard the M/V Hondius during a hantavirus outbreak. 

Emory Healthcare officials provided an update on Monday regarding the two hantavirus patients being treated at the hospital's Serious Communicable Diseases Unit.

In a weekend defined by high-stakes diplomacy and a glaring lack of military hardware, Russian President Vladimir Putin signaled that the four-year-long war in Ukraine may finally be nearing its conclusion. Speaking to reporters following a notably subdued Victory Day celebration in Red Square on Saturday, May 9, Putin stated, "I think the matter is coming to an end." While the President offered no specific timeline or roadmap, his remarks followed a weekend of historic—if fragile—developments brokered by the United States.

With the war in Iran entering its 11th week and fuel costs continuing to climb, President Donald Trump told CBS News on Monday morning that he intends to temporarily suspend the federal gas tax. The move is a direct attempt to provide relief to American consumers as gas prices have surged more than 50% since the start of the conflict on February 28. According to AAA, the national average for regular gasoline hit $4.52 on Sunday, a sharp increase from the sub-$3.00 average seen before the war began. Analysts warn that as long as Iran maintains its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, global oil supplies will remain constricted. Following the president's comments, Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Monday that he would introduce legislation to suspend the federal gas tax. And GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida also said she plans to introduce a bill in the House this week to suspend the federal gas tax "in light of Trump's recent remarks." Several Democratic lawmakers had already introduced legislation to either pause or lower it.