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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta officials are monitoring the potential effects of Hurricane Isaias as it moves toward Georgia, with a decision on whether several weekend events will proceed expected Friday morning, Mayor Andre Dickens said. The events include the Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway, Atlanta...

The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for Cobb County and much of north and central Georgia from Saturday morning, October 10, through Sunday morning, October 11, 2026. East winds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts reaching 50 mph, could bring down trees and power lines, cause widespread power outages, and make travel difficult, particularly for high-profile vehicles. The watch covers much of metro Atlanta and surrounding counties.

Atlanta's public housing authority is tapping Bowen Homes' history to guide the site's mixed-use redevelopment . Why it matters: Atlanta Housing officials on Thursday said Ariel Place at Bowen signals that the 2,000-unit redevelopment is intended to represent more than just apartments and townhomes. Driving the news: Mayor Andre Dickens, housing officials and the project's private developer partners broke ground Thursday on the 74-acre community's second phase: 112 housing units alongside 151 ne

I’ll check recent reports on Delta flight 2654 so the article matches what is actually known. A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Minneapolis–Saint Paul returned safely to Atlanta on Wednesday after striking a bird shortly after takeoff, the airline said. Delta Air Lines Flight Turns Around Shortly...

A Black Atlanta woman who self-identified as real estate agent Marrón Bridges is questioning why a Sandy Springs police officer stopped her and followed her […] ‘I Feel Very Uncomfortable’: Black Georgia Woman Says Cops Followed Her on Walk, Surrounded Her with Patrol Cars, Then Ordered Her to Leave Park

A proposed 280-unit apartment complex is in the works for the former site of a popular go-kart and putt-putt facility in Town Center. During this week's zoning hearing, the Cobb Planning Commission unanimously approved an application to build a two-building apartment complex on the site of the former Mountasia complex. Located at 175 Barrett Parkway, the former fun center — which offered families go-kart racing, miniature golf and arcade games — shut down in September last year. Now, developer H

A woman and a boy died in a home fire in the 2400 block of Water Street after flames that likely started near a couch quickly overtook the residence before two survivors could douse the blaze.

Lincoln Cemetery is offering free interment of ashes on Oct. 17, the inaugural National Cremation Placement Day.

Police arrested 36-year-old Steven Malone on murder and armed robbery charges after 26-year-old Cantrell Hunt was shot to death outside a Southeast Atlanta warehouse where he worked alongside his family.

Fulton County Animal Services is urgently looking for foster homes and adopters as the shelter faces critical overcrowding.