Police offer $5K for info on burglary suspect
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Do you recognize this man? Atlanta police are looking for a suspect who broke into a home on Moury Avenue on Oct. 24. (Credit: Atlanta Police Department)

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church helps feed 2K amid SNAP shutdown

Thousands of people lined up at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church overnight, hoping for some much-needed assistance putting food on the table as SNAP benefits were suspended amid the government shutdown.

New Birth provides food to 2K amid shutdown
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On Nov. 1, the day SNAP benefits were suspended due to the ongoing government shutdown and limited funding, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church stepped in to provide food to 2,000 families.

'Fund Food Stamps Now': Party for Socialism and Liberation rally at Georgia Capitol

Demonstrators gathered outside the Georgia State Capitol, urging Gov. Brian Kemp to use state funds to support SNAP beneficiaries affected by the federal shutdown.

Atlanta Community Food Bank pulls $5M from reserves to meet surge

People who depend on food assistance and nonprofits in metro Atlanta are breathing a sigh of relief after the judges’ rulings.

Atlanta Community Food Bank poised to respond
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Metro Atlanta residents who depend on food assistance and nonprofits are breathing a sigh of relief after the judges’ rulings. It’s still unclear when SNAP benefits will resume, and many are bracing for challenging times. A nonprofit that supplies food to 700 pantries across north Georgia is trying to meet just a percentage of the need.

Woman shot, killed in Duluth shopping center parking lot
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A woman was found shot to death inside her car Friday afternoon at a busy Gwinnett County shopping center, police said.

U.S. Army Corps parks close in Georgia amid federal shutdown

Several U.S. Army Corps of Engineers parks in Georgia are closing Oct. 31 due to the federal government shutdown.

Gwinnett County expands food aid as SNAP pause looms

Gwinnett County is allocating $250,000 to expand food and hygiene distribution amid SNAP benefit disruptions.

Newton County man sentenced in deadly fentanyl overdose case

Matthew Bruce Burley pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking and involuntary manslaughter in the 2022 overdose death of James Nail Jr.