CDC faces leadership crisis as director ousted, senior officials resign

Dr. Susan Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been fired after less than one month in the job.

Missing 12-year-old boy with autism killed by alligator in New Orleans: police

Bryan Vasquez, who is nonverbal, was first reported missing Aug. 14 after escaping through his bedroom window. Police didn’t respond to the call until five hours after it was reported.

2 hospitalized after fire, explosion at Gilmer County vineyard

Two people have been airlifted to the hospital after a fire and explosion at a Gilmer County vineyard on Thursday.

High Point Elementary School students evacuated after bomb threat

Students at Sandy Springs' High Point Elementary School have been evacuated while officials investigate a bomb threat sent Thursday morning.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution to end print edition at end of year

After more than 150 years in business, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will end its print edition at the end of December.

New historic marker honors Atlanta legal trailblazer

One of Atlanta's first African-American woman attorneys will be honored on Thursday with a historic marker in the park that bears her name.

Georgia man sentenced for racially-motivated attack against letter carrier

Investigators say the attack happened months after the Georgia man was recorded using racial slurs and threatening to run over the postal employee.

Police searching for 2 'dangerous' suspects in shooting on MARTA train

Do you recognize this man and woman? Police say they're wanted for a shooting that happened on a MARTA train and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Annunciation Church shooting: 2 children killed, 18 others hurt

Two children were killed and 18 other people were injured in a shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis on Wednesday morning. The suspect, who fired from outside through the church windows as children worshiped, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Judge holds Fulton County Commission in contempt

A Fulton County Judge imposed civil contempt sanctions against the Democratic members of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday after they refused an order to appoint two GOP members to the board.

Gun fired at Skipstone Academy in Spalding County, classes canceled

A student is in custody after a gun was fired inside a bathroom at Skipstone Academy on Baptist Camp Road, the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Grady launches state-of-the-art emergency medical helicopter

Grady Memorial Hospital's new medical helicopter will soon take to the skies to provide quick access to life-saving trauma care across the region.