Braves sign Austin Riley to 10-year deal, most lucrative in franchise history

The Atlanta Braves wants Austin Riley to stick around for a while. The defending World Series champion Braves signed the third baseman to a 10-year, $212 million contract.

Music Midtown cancels 2022 festival in Piedmont Park

Music Midtown has canceled this year's festival in Atlanta's Piedmont Park "due to circumstances beyond our control" a little more than a month before it was supposed to take place.

Best friend helps woman delivery baby on side of Georgia road

The North Carolina woman thought her cramps while visiting friends in Georgia were just regular pregnancy pains. Little did she know that this would be a vacation to remember and her best friend would help her welcome her baby girl into the world.

'Unacceptable' conditions inside Atlanta penitentiary come to light during hearing

For more than two hours Tuesday, members of a U.S. Senate subcommittee revealed disturbing details about the conditions inside the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta and posed pointed questions to the man tasked with overseeing the Bureau of Prisons.

US Marshals Task Force officer shot during murder arrest expected to make 'full recovery'

Coweta County Sheriff's Office investigator William Helton was discharged from the hospital Sunday, and is expected to make a full recovery. The U.S. Marshals Task Force member was shot during the arrest of a teenage murder suspect in Fayette County.

Taco Bell customers sue, claim manager poured boiling water on them in dispute over wrong order

A woman claims that she and a young girl who went to a Taco Bell in Dallas, Texas, were left feeling like they were "burning from the inside out" after a store manager allegedly covered them in boiling water.

'Titanic' and 'The Omen' actor David Warner dies at 80

British actor David Warner, whose roles ranged from Shakespearean tragedies to sci-fi cult classics, has died at the age of 80.

Paul Sorvino, 'Goodfellas,' 'Law & Order' actor, dies at 83

Paul Sorvino, an imposing actor who specialized in playing crooks and cops like Paulie Cicero in “Goodfellas” and the NYPD sergeant Phil Cerretta on “Law & Order,” has died.

Dwight Smith, 1995 Braves World Series champion, dies at 58

Former Atlanta Braves outfield John Dwight Smith Sr., who helped his team clinch the 1995 World Series has died. He was 58.

Video shows explosive device being placed at Georgia Guidestones, GBI says

The GBI tweeted the video stating it shows an unknown person placing the explosive device at the base of the iconic, if not mysterious monument.

'It's worth it': Georgia gas station loses nearly $12K selling discounted gas

The Georgia gas station dropped the price to less than $2 a gallon for customers on the Fourth of July. The owner says he lost nearly $12,000 in just three hours, but it was worth it to see the smiles on his customers' faces.

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 76th wedding anniversary

Seventy-six years ago today, Jimmy Carter married Rosalynn Carter in a small chapel in Plains, Georgia. Little did that couple know that their marriage would be the longest in presidential history.

The Georgia Guidestones demolished after explosion 'destroyed' portion, GBI says

Law enforcement agencies are investigating an explosion that caused "significant" damage to the controversial Georgia Guidestones in Elbert County forcing officials to demolish them.