Coca-Cola replaces Pepsi as beverage provider for hotel chain Marriott International
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Coca-Cola Company has signed an agreement with Marriott International to replace arch-rival Pepsi as the hotel’s beverage provider around the world. The deal puts Coke products in front of guests across Marriott’s massive footprint — about 9,700 properties in 143 countries...
A Northern Tradition in the Deep South: Stone Mountain Welcomes The Hickory Hearth Amish...
Just outside the shadow of Georgia’s famous quartz monzonite dome, the historic village of Stone Mountain is beloved for its quaint Southern charm, antique shops, and proximity to the state’s most visited park. Recently, however, the local culinary scene has taken an unexpected and delightful turn. Blending traditional Deep South hospitality with the slow-paced, scratch-made craftsmanship of the North, The Hickory Hearth...
Offset shot at Hard Rock Casino in Florida; Atlanta rapper stable, rep says
Atlanta-born rapper Offset is hospitalized after a shooting at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, just outside Miami, police and his representative say.
3-year-old Armani Lyons shot, killed while parent at work on Easter
ATLANTA - Armani Lyons, 3, died early Sunday morning after a shooting at an apartment complex on Washington Street in southwest Atlanta. Investigation into toddler's death on Washington Street. What we know:. The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Sunday at an apartment complex along Washington Street. The Fulton...
Atlanta mayor says gruesome unsolved 2021 murder of woman in Piedmont Park was driving...
ATLANTA — It's been nearly five years since an Atlanta woman and her 3-year-old dog were found stabbed to death inside Piedmont Park. After a recent homicide at the park, where a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed on Saturday night, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said that the 2021 death of 40-year-old Katie Janness sparked change to add more security cameras within the...
Atlanta-based UPS is capping its driver buyout program at 7,500
The Atlanta-based United Parcel Service has agreed to cap its Driver Choice Program to 7,500 drivers. It allows those workers to voluntarily leave. After the Teamsters claimed the delivery giant violated its contract by unilaterally offering drivers $150,000 to resign, the two sides have reached an agreement. About 105,000 drivers...
One person dead following shooting incident on I-285 in Georgia
GEORGIA — A 50-year-old man has died after being shot during an argument that led to a police investigation along Interstate 285 early Tuesday morning. According to authorities, the victim has been identified by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office as Tywarn Jones. Police said officers responded around 3:06 a.m. to a call for help […] The post One person dead following shooting incident on I-285 in...
Inside the DIVAS mentoring program at Arabia Mountain High School
The DIVAS Mentoring Program is an initiative at Arabia Mountain High School in Stone Mountain. The goal is to bridge the gap for girls transitioning into womanhood.
‘The Mummy’ Free Movie Screening in Atlanta, Georgia
Few horrors endure quite like the fear of losing someone you love to something you cannot explain. Lee Cronin’s The Mummy taps into that primal dread, reimagining one of cinema’s most iconic monsters not as a distant ancient evil, but as something that has already crossed the threshold and taken hold of the people closest to you.
Officer convicted of bribery, smuggling contraband, drugs into Atlanta federal prison
A former federal correctional officer was convicted of bribery, smuggling and participating in a drug conspiracy at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta.
















