Residents, owners, city council members debate new Atlanta short-term rental rules

With more than 10,000 short term rentals that have popped up inside the city of Atlanta, government officials are struggling to rewrite policies on conduct and oversight.

Atlanta City Council discusses bringing back an old PSA

An Atlanta lawmaker who tried unsuccessfully to toughen the teen curfew has come up with another idea.

Changes coming soon to DeKalb Avenue

The city of Atlanta is planning to fix DeKalb Avenue after several complaints about crashes and unsafe road conditions.

Trash blights Atlanta nature preserve: 'I nicknamed it trash island'

Those who visit say the beauty is often overshadowed by what others leave behind, some of which has ended up in the Utoy Creek.

Atlanta City Council debates best way to help homless

This week at the State Capitol and at Atlanta City Hall, politicians debated how to manage the homeless problem.

Changes ordered to make Atlanta nightspots safer

After recent violence at some clubs, revelers might be thinking about exercising some caught before joining one of those parties.

Atlanta wants to use COIVD relief money to find affordable housing for first responders

Some Atlanta City Council members are recommending using up to $500,000 in COVID relief funds to help police, fire, and correction officers with housing costs in the city.

Atlanta sends millions of dollars in COVID-relief back to Washington

Atlanta must return $10 million to Washington. City officials say they have been unable to deliver millions in COVID-relief funds to citizens who badly need the cash in order to stay in their homes.

Atlanta leader says city is in ’crisis mode’ after shooting of 13-year-old boy

Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety Committee delayed the vote on a plan to move up the curfew for kids from 11 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, following the shooting of 13-year-old Deshon Debose over the weekend.

GBI: Gun found on protester was used to shoot trooper at future APD training site

A newly released photograph of a gun is the weapon state investigators say was used by a protester camped near the so-called “Cop City” training facility site to shoot a Georgia State Patrol trooper on Wednesday.

Proposed ordinance could help make the Atlanta BeltLine safer

Atlanta city Council member Jason Dozier wants to change zoning regulations that he says will protect people who are walking from harm’s way.