Middle schoolers become business owners in Create City

Dacula Middle School 8th graders are getting a big jumpstart on their future business careers through the school's unique Create City program.

High 5 for Teachers: Sharee Thomas
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After working as an EMT, Sharee Thomas has a change of heart and decided to help students get excited about science. She now brings the the inspiration and education to every one of her classes at Pope High School in Marietta.

Middle schoolers become business owners in 'Create City'
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Students at Dacula Middle School are getting a jump start on their entrepreneurial skills thanks to a unique project called ''Create City.'' The project challenges the eighth-grade business students to dream up an idea, develop and market products, and sell them to their classmates.

Portia: Elevated Breakfast with Gocha Hawkins
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A lot of health experts say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Television personality Gocha Hawkins is the owner of three Atlanta restaurants where breakfast is always on the menu. Portia viewers Dr. Joseph Williams and his wife Lynnette Williams are looking to try new breakfast recipes for their two young daughters. Gocha whips up several quick and easy recipes from her latest cookbook ''Cooking with Gocha.''

I-Team: Georgia lawmakers zoom past school speed cameras ban
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The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up another year's work on Friday and throughout the session, we told you a lot about two proposals to cut down on abuses by school zone speed cameras. But as you might have guessed, nothing got passed before lawmakers went home Friday.

Portia: Deaf Awareness
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Decatur's very own Matt Maxey, a Black deaf ASL performer, recently went viral for his dynamic performance translating Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show. Maxey is the founder of DEAFinitely Dope, a local "company that provides sign language interpretation for live music events for deaf and hard of hearing fans." He sits with Portia to talk about connecting cultures by making music, especially hip hop, more accessible.

23andMe: Georgia AG urges residents to delete accounts

The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This leaves the personal DNA data of 15 million customers in potential limbo.

Meet Sweet Pea and Crema: Our Pets of the Day
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Sweet Pea's playful and affectionate personality shines when she's outside with her doggy friends. Crema is just about to turn 5 years old and would love a home without stairs.

Astronaut captures aurora from Space Station
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Astronaut Don Pettit captured of the footage of a vibrant green aurora as seen from the International Space Station.

I-Team: Overdraft charge limits may be lifted
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A federal watchdog group capped bank overdraft fees last year, but now there's a solid chance that could be lifted. The FOX 5 I-Team's Dana Fowle says now is the time to be a savvy consumer and know what banks charge the most.

Exhibit highlights 'Affectionate Anarchy' behind The Muppets

The latest exhibit inside Atlanta's Center for Puppetry Arts highlights the pioneering puppeteers and designers who helped shape the first 25 years of The Jim Henson Company.

Exhibit examines creators behind 'The Muppets'
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The latest exhibit inside Atlanta?s Center for Puppetry Arts highlights some of the pioneering puppeteers and designers who helped shape the first 25 years of The Jim Henson Company.

Flooding on the way for metro Atlanta; tornado watch issued

FOX 5 Atlanta is closely monitoring a storm system expected to bring severe weather to metro Atlanta and North Georgia later today, including the potential for damaging winds, heavy rainfall and an isolated tornado.

Horse collapses, dies on downtown Atlanta sidewalk

Police are investigating the death of a horse that was found on a sidewalk in downtown Atlanta.

Chicken sandwiches, drugs, cellphones among Fulton County Jail contraband

Two men were busted for trying to fly drugs into the Fulton County Jail using a handy, dandy drone, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.

Hundreds turned away from 404 Day Festival at Underground Atlanta due to space, not gunfire: organizers

Despite some commotion and a social media post that suggested shots had been fired, Atlanta police confirmed they received no reports of a person shot at the 404 Day Festival planned at Underground Atlanta.