Atlanta

Buckhead water main break: Service restored, roads reopened

July 5, 2024 5:45am EDT

Atlanta Watershed Management has managed to restore water service to impacted areas following a water main break in Buckhead on Thursday afternoon.

Atlanta leaders want to slap owners of rundown, abandoned properties with 'blight tax'

July 4, 2024 10:52pm EDT

Amid a citywide housing shortage, Atlanta leaders want to crack down on investors and corporations that own abandoned properties that just sit there and fall apart.

PHOTOS: July 4th celebrations & fireworks in metro Atlanta | 2024

July 4, 2024 10:39pm EDT

Multiple Fourth of July celebrations are taking place in metro Atlanta today.

New video released of ex-Douglas County judge's arrest at Buckhead nightclub

July 4, 2024 5:59pm EDT

Atlanta police have released the entire footage showing the arrest of former Douglas County Judge Christina Peterson during an altercation at a Buckhead nightclub.

Navy family of 8 stranded at Atlanta airport on July 4

July 4, 2024 5:29pm EDT

Military family of 8 stranded in Atlanta airport after pre-paid rental car is canceled on July 4th holiday.

Woman's body found near Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, West Lake Ave.

July 4, 2024 2:48pm EDT

Atlanta police are investigating the death of a woman in the 2100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW near West Lake Avenue NW.

July 4th weather in metro Atlanta: Hot, hot and hotter

July 4, 2024 11:04am EDT

The Fourth of July will be another hot and humid day in metro Atlanta and Georgia.

What kind of hot dogs do Georgia residents like the best?

July 4, 2024 8:59am EDT

Google Trends has released data on the most popular hot dog searches across the United States.

Man steals cash tray through Atlanta McDonald's drive-thru window, police say

July 4, 2024 8:53am EDT

Do you recognize this man? Police say he forced his way into an Atlanta McDonald's through its drive-thru window and made off with the cash register.

77-year-old running final Peachtree Road Race in honor of now-passed friend

July 4, 2024 7:48am EDT

When 77-year-old Cliff DePass crosses the finish line of the Peachtree Road Race for the last time today, he'll be doing it in honor of a now-passed good friend and fellow racer.

What's open, closed for July 4th holiday

July 4, 2024 7:31am EDT

Information on what is open and closed on the Fourth of July holiday.

Businesses push back on plan to convert 'last free parking lot' in Little Five Points

July 4, 2024 6:49am EDT

The “last free parking lot” in Atlanta's popular Little Five Points area could be going away.

Newly-crowned National American Miss Georgia Queen rocks fro before Crown Day 2024

July 3, 2024 10:11pm EDT

An Atlanta native was just crowned National American Miss Georgia Queen. She did it while rocking her natural hair the day before Crown Day 2024.

Georgia men file for pardons on convictions under Biden's 1994 crime bill: 'Wrong then, wrong now'

July 3, 2024 9:25pm EDT

Two Georgia men who served federal time under the infamous 1994 crime bill are asking President Joe Biden for official pardons in their cases.

Two Atlanta 13-year-olds killed on birthday; Investigators increase reward to $50K

July 3, 2024 8:28pm EDT

Investigators are now offering $50,000 for information that leads to an arrest in an Atlanta triple shooting that killed two teenagers on one of their birthdays.

Atlanta's Use of Force justice reform website is offline, activists say

July 3, 2024 8:17pm EDT

A website that's supposed to keep track of incidents where Atlanta police use force that may injure or kill someone hasn't shown up-to-date data in quite some time, according to activists.