How a laid-off Marietta native cooked his way to the MasterChef finale

Chef Peter Egede grew up in metro Atlanta, attending Marietta Middle School and Marietta High School before graduating from Georgia Southern University.

Children unharmed after vehicle smashes into Athens home

A driver was hospitalized with serious head and internal injuries Sunday after crashing a vehicle into an occupied trailer on Danielsville Road.

What we know about the death of a Truett McConnell University student

Investigators with the Cleveland Police Department are searching for answers following the death of a local college student found unresponsive.

City of Gray water outage shuts down Jones County Schools

Jones County Schools closed Monday and Tuesday following a major water main outage affecting the City of Gray.

Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr. named starting QB for Packers game

Michael Penix Jr. will make his 2026 debut as the starting quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons against the Green Bay Packers.

Rome 16-year-old dies after collapsing on field, fundraiser says

A community is coming together after 16-year-old Rome High School student Bairon Candido Ramos Vicente died Friday after collapsing on the soccer field, according to an online fundraiser.

Mustang driver hurt after hitting pole on Church Road in Smyrna

A driver went to the hospital with serious injuries Friday night after losing control and crashing into a wooden electrical pole near Smyrna.

Man arrested for 2019 Atlanta house party shooting that left 1 dead

A suspect wanted in connection with a deadly March 2019 shooting in Atlanta was arrested Wednesday in Roanoke, Alabama, according to police.

Council member seeks apology over Atlanta detention center

Atlanta City Council member Kelsea Bond introduced a resolution seeking a formal apology over the city’s handling of its detention center.

3 Georgia residents charged with voting as noncitizens

Federal prosecutors charged three Georgia residents with illegally voting in federal elections.

Georgia counties named in DHS review of multilingual ballots

Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties appear on an internal DHS list of places offering election information in languages other than English.