4th of July events in metro Atlanta & North Georgia | July 2026
ATLANTA - Whether you are hosting a classic backyard gathering with friends or looking to head out into the community, this Fourth of July weekend is packed with events, dining specials and, of course, fireworks for you to enjoy in metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Events by County. Atlanta &...
Wanted shoplifting suspect pulled gun on Buckhead store clerk, police say
ATLANTA - Authorities are asking for help in identifying a man who pointed a gun at a store employee during a shoplifting incident earlier this month in Buckhead. It happened at 11:20 p.m.at a business at 324 E. Paces Ferry Road NE. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the man stole several items from the establ
AI-powered container grocery store opens in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Yards
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — City officials said Thursday the country’s first container-based, 24/7 AI-powered grocery store is now open in Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Yards. “For far too, long families in this community had to leave their own neighborhood to buy groceries,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said....
Customers say Georgia company tanked their credit over services they never received
Momnt still comes collecting even if you never got windows, dentures or whatever it was you were trying to buy.
Georgia data centers fill up as soon as they’re built, driving demand higher
Atlanta’s data center market ended March with a vacancy rate of 1%, a staggeringly low figure in commercial development.
Drivers hope new Georgia 400 interchange will shorten commutes
After several delays, a new interchange is open on Georgia 400.
Tenants say they’re paying the price for Atlanta apartment owner’s unpaid gas bill
Renters at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex could soon lose access to hot water and gas for cooking after the property owner allegedly failed to pay the property’s natural gas bill.
Request for sheriff’s office pay increase withdrawn amid ongoing questions
MARIETTA — A request from the sheriff’s office to increase pay by $40,000 for two of its top positions was withdrawn this week amid ongoing questions from the Cobb County Board of Commissioners and community members. Commissioners were scheduled to consider a pay increase for the sheriff’s chief deputy and assistant ch
New police chief settles her lawsuit with metro Atlanta city for $320K
College Park is spending $320,000 to settle a lawsuit with their new police chief.
Cobb County hotel pool bear spray attack
More than a dozen people, including eight children, required medical attention after a woman sprayed a group with bear spray during an argument at a Cobb County hotel pool, according to police.

















