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Thousands of students are putting the finishing touches on their back-to-school preparations before classes return in Atlanta on Monday.

(BALTIMORE – August 1, 2026) – For the uninitiated, Howard University made national headlines this week after unenrolling 502 incoming freshmen who had not satisfied the university’s financial requirements by its deadline. Since then, more than 200 students have been reinstated following individual reviews. That still

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man has been arrested after two people were shot at a southwest Atlanta home on Saturday night. At around midnight, Atlanta police were called to the house in the 1000 block of Lawton Avenue, where they found two men with gunshot wounds. One was taken to the hospital, while the oth

No one was reported hurt in an Atlanta house fire Saturday.

The R&B icon turns “Ciara Day” into a masterclass in giving back. Ciara just turned a hometown honour into hard cash. The R&B superstar pledged $50,000 to Atlanta youth during the city’s second annual “Ciara Day”, held July 28. Ten local organisations—spanning music, film, fashion, sport and technology—will each receiv

One person died and another was hospitalized after a double shooting on Lawton Avenue SW; suspect Robert Varner arrested.

A 5-year-old Atlanta boy is lucky to be alive after nearly drowning in Florida earlier this week.

DeKalb Police confirmed Saturday that a man died in a shooting on Highway 78 near Stone Mountain Park, and one person is in custody.

While Atlanta is best known for being the birthplace of Coca-Cola and having the world's busiest airport, the city and its suburbs also offer surprisingly well-developed havens of natural beauty and recreation. One such pocket of nature lies about 21 miles north of downtown. A scenic natural spot with burbling creeks,

The Georgia Department of Transportation released the following updated schedule of lane closures for I-285 and I-20 for the estimated $1.2 billion I-285/I-20 West Interchange project. This week’s updated schedule begins Monday, August 3, and continues through Monday, August 10:. Weather permitting, the Georgia Departm