I-285 set to reopen early Monday after construction closure
Interstate 285 has been closed all weekend for repairs, and drivers have had to detour. But motorists are expected to be able to use the major roadway again early Monday morning. Georgia Department of Transportation expects to open all lanes by 5 a.m. Monday. As Channel 2’s Courtney Francisco reported on Friday , GDOT
The High Museum’s new show features one of Georgia’s most renowned living artists: Amy...
The High Museum’s new show features one of Georgia’s most renowned living artists: Amy Sherald Outside Atlanta's High Museum of Art on a sunny morning in May, Angelica Arbelaez, assistant curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, said the new exhibition "will be a wonderful opportunity for visitors to get an
Male pedestrian killed early Monday morning in NE Atlanta
ATLANTA - A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle early Monday morning in northeast Atlanta. The crash happened shortly after 5 a.m. on Lindbergh Drive near Cheshire Bridge Road, according to investigators. Authorities closed the roadway for several hours while officers investigated the deadly crash. What we..
These jet engines made in metro Atlanta can propel cruise missiles
PBS Aerospace in Roswell is already racking up military contracts, especially as conflicts in Gaza, Iran and Ukraine fuel munitions spending.
Mother says bullying forced son out of DeKalb school
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A metro Atlanta mother is sharing her frustration after she says severe bullying forced her to pull her 12-year-old son out of his DeKalb County School District school. Tanisha Pitts says her son, Devonear Pitts, struggled for months because of bullying at McNair Middle School. She...
Businesses remain closed, residents displaced, one week after massive apartment fire in Chamblee
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — Businesses remain closed, and families without a home, one week after a massive fire ripped through the roof of an apartment building in DeKalb County. The Mother's Day fire at Windsor Parkview Apartments in Chamblee forced 72 people out of their homes. One of those people...
Boyfriend shot his pregnant girlfriend in the head to ‘murder the unborn kid’ because...
Donald Wooten, 27, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after shooting his pregnant girlfriend in the head in an attempt to kill their unborn child. The shooting occurred in March 2023 near a walking trail at Chapel Hill Park in Decatur, Georgia. The victim, 22 weeks pregnant, was found by EMTs in a fetal position
Clark Atlanta taps Erica Payton to head inaugural golf program
JANS – Clark Atlanta University Athletics has hired Erica Payton as the inaugural head coach of its women’s golf program. “Erica Payton embodies championship excellence,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Jerel Drew. “A Hall of Fame golfer from Jackson State University, her legacy is built on discipline, dominance, and an
Atlanta News First wins more than two dozen Southeast Emmy awards
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta News First received 26 awards at the 2026 Southeast Emmy awards. ANF received 48 nominations. Overall Excellence, News Excellence, morning and evening newscasts, team coverage and continuing coverage, and journalistic enterprise were among the categories ANF got nominations f
Rockdale County judge gets funding for veterans court
Rockdale County Chief Judge Nancy Bills announced that, working with staff from Gov. Brian Kemp’s office, a veterans treatment court was coming to the community.

















