Atlanta GA

ATLANTA — More than 40 people who had been living in a homeless encampment off Memorial Drive near Moreland Avenue say they were forced out earlier this year and left without a place to go. Now, that lot is fenced off with no trespassing signs after they were all...

ATLANTA, Ga. — An administrator at The Kindezi School, a public charter school in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood, is off the job after allegedly posting a video online of young students fighting in the lunchroom. In the video, which has gone viral, you can see multiple kindergarteners...

Fireside Jamaican Restaurant Brings Authentic Caribbean Flavor and Jamaican Classics to Metro Atlanta. Atlanta, GA — Fireside Jamaican Restaurant continues to strengthen its presence in Metro Atlanta with three locations delivering authentic Jamaican cuisine, hearty portions, and traditional Caribbean flavors. With...

Georgia Department of Transportation officials say lane closures will start this week.

Elizabeth Gill, a mother from Atlanta, says she’s grateful to the firefighters who gave her the chance to say a final goodbye to her daughter after she was critically injured in a tragic fire, which later claimed her life. On the fateful night of February 21, 2016, 37-year-old Rachel Thorn’s house in Pharr Manor...

ATLANTA - A popular brewery on the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail announced its sudden closure on Monday. BrewDog Atlanta, a Scottish craft brewery off Krog Street, announced its permanent closure on Monday. The news, shared via social media, marks the end of the taproom’s multi-year run in the Krog District....

If you’ve been paying attention to the slow but steady exodus of major companies leaving California, you can go ahead and add another name to the list. Yamaha Motor Co. — yes, the people behind ... Read more

An assistant coach at Allatoona High School and fourth grade teacher at Rocky Mount Elementary School was arrested Sunday on charges of engaging in a sex act with a minor. Mareno Danielle Smith, 37, of Acworth, was arrested by Cobb Police the morning of the alleged incident, which occurred at approximately 2:45 a.m....

David Darail Henderson, 40, of Smyrna, is accused of driving a black Kia Telluride while under the influence of alcohol on Feb. 28 at 7:32 p.m. at the intersection of Village Parkway and Woodlands Drive in Smyrna, according to an arrest warrant from the Smyrna Police Department. Henderson ran a red light and struck...

The Georgia House has given strong support to a measure that could bring tiny homes—more formally known as accessory dwelling units (ADUs)—to backyards across the state, including right here in Atlanta neighborhoods. In a recent vote, lawmakers passed House Bill 1166, sponsored by Rep. Tangie Herring (D-Macon). The...