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News Blog: Six-car pileup closes I-75 North

All lanes of Interstate 75 North-bound are blocked, due to a six-car accident with injuries. The Clayton County Police Department is asking motorists to avoid I-75 North. MARTA buses re-routed…

28-year-old Atlanta man shot and killed by police

ATLANTA -- Police shot and killed a 28-year-old Atlanta man following a domestic disturbance call Monday night. According to the GBI, preliminary information indicates that at about 7:25 p.m., a…

Atlanta Police take on street racers

ATLANTA -- Over the weekend, the Atlanta Police Department continued its ongoing crackdown on street racing within the city limits. Between Friday and Sunday, the department conducted 36 traffic stops…

Atlanta partners with Fulton County in effort to fight COVID-19

ATLANTA -- The City of Atlanta and Fulton County are coming together to fight COVID-19 through more testing and contact tracing. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a new partnership…

Breonna Taylor killing leads to push to ban no-knock warrants in Georgia

An Emory University criminal law professor said empirical evidence shows judges are not extensively reviewing requests for search warrants before approving them. The practice raises a larger question about no-knock…

A Hollywood stunt driver will try to set a Guinness World Record in Atlanta

ATLANTA -- A Hollywood stunt driver is coming to Atlanta to attempt to set a world record by driving a tractor trailer backwards for more than 50 miles. Texting and…

News Blog: Worker rescued after T-Beam collapse

Atlanta Fire Search and Rescue Units extricated one worker with leg injuries after a T-beam pancaked down multiple floors at 530 W. Peachtree Street. Workers were inside shoring up the…

Atlanta to ease some coronavirus restrictions

ATLANTA -- The City of Atlanta will be easing some of its coronavirus restrictions based on new COVID-19 data. Technically, the city is moving out of Phase I of its…

Atlanta official says it was ‘startling’ to see unmasked crowds on Labor Day

Atlanta City Council President Felicia A. Moore said she was startled to see social media posts showing crowds of young people gathering without masks over Labor Day weekend. Moore felt…

Atlanta Police Department sees uptick in police resignations

(The Center Square) – The number of police officers who have resigned from the Atlanta Police Department has doubled in the past three months, department records show. According to numbers…

26 children rescued from sex trafficking in Georgia

The U.S. Marshals Service rescued 26 children from sex trafficking during a two week operation in Atlanta and Macon. "Operation Not Forgotten" resulted in the rescue of 26 children, the…

Children’s Museum of Atlanta launches virtual homeschool days

ATLANTA -- The Children’s Museum of Atlanta is launching Homeschool Days, a series of virtual programs with a focus on math, science, language arts and social studies. Each program teaches…

Even Legoland figures are practicing social distancing

Sometimes it’s the little things that can make the biggest impact. Legoland Discovery Center Atlanta is socially distancing many of the Lego Minfigures in the attraction’s iconic Miniland. The attraction’s…

Kemp to withdraw mask lawsuit against Atlanta mayor

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said today he would be withdrawing his lawsuit against Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and the Atlanta City Council over the city's mask mandate, but that…