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When Ed Anderson walks into the Atlanta VA Medical Center, he doesn’t just see a hospital. He sees the place that once saved his life. “I can say with no shame in my voice that the VA mental health care saved my life more than 20, 25 years ago,” said the 71-year-old Air Force veteran.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Wayfair fans, your wait is coming to an end. Furniture retailer Wayfair announced it will open its second store, this one in Atlanta, on March 31 at 10 a.m. Grand opening festivities will kick off April 17 at 10 a.m., they said, and...

Sandy Springs police are seeking the public’s help in locating a woman they want to question in connection with an ongoing human trafficking investigation.

CUMBERLAND — In the wake of issuing hundreds of employee layoffs and a return-to-office initiative, The Home Depot said the company is still on track to create an additional 250 jobs in Cobb County as part of an expansion of its headquarters in Vinings. In an update to the Development Authority of Cobb County — which...

Atlanta City Councilmember Kelsea Bond and community advocates held a press conference on March 2, 2026, to urge the expansion of jail diversion programs. Citing a "human rights crisis" at the Fulton County Jail, Bond’s resolution pushes for the use of citations over arrests for low-level offenses. The move comes as...

A candlelight vigil will be held at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026, to honor 7-year-old Zoey Price, who was killed in a drive-by shooting at her home on Tiger Flowers Drive. Atlanta Police continue to search for the suspect responsible for the gunfire that also wounded Zoey’s mother. The community is gathering to...

In a violent episode that has shaken parents and disability advocates across Atlanta, 15-year-old Isias Rodriguez Gallaga, who has autism and epilepsy, was bullied and then stabbed in a school hallway in January, according to his mother. The attack has the family reeling and has reignited tough questions about how...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man is dead after Atlanta police say he was burned in a fire early Tuesday. The incident happened overnight at a gas station in the 1200 block of Collier Road in northwest Atlanta. The man, who has not been identified, was taken to Grady Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Every year in February, Elizabeth Gill holds a luncheon to honor her late daughter and the firefighters who gave her a few last moments with her after the devastating fire.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA — A major stretch of Interstate 285 was shut down for hours after a tractor-trailer driver struck a pothole, lost control, and crashed into a concrete barrier, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The crash caused significant traffic delays across the Atlanta area as crews worked to...