For its 100th birthday, the Atlanta History Center makes an ambitious interpretation of the...
In October 1926, the Atlanta Historical Society’s founding officers gathered at the Atlanta Athletic Club downtown to formalize their organization. Tommie Dora Baker, elected librarian, offered to store donated artifacts at the city’s Carnegie Library office where she worked, because the fledgling organization had no o
Man accused of setting multiple fires near McDonald’s, Kirkland and I-75 exits
Investigators say Ligon Durham set a stack of papers, trash and other items on fire in the middle of the night. A Cobb County police officer who noticed the fires prevented them from spreading.
Atlanta historical society to move into new headquarters, set up shop in historic 1911...
Buckhead Heritage, a historic preservation organization and non-profit focused on the history and celebration of the Buckhead community in Atlanta, announced it was moving its headquarters.
Suspect flips car, crashes into MARTA bus in northwest Atlanta neighborhood, police say
ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are investigating after a suspect was involved in a crash with a MARTA bus in northwest Atlanta. The vehicle may have been connected to another incident before the crash, police said. The crash happened near Etheridge Drive NW and Hightower Road NW with the MARTA...
Savannah’s Brampton Road Connector opens July 16, allowing smoother travel between Savannah and Atlanta
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will open the Brampton Road Connector on July 16. This new $126 million four-lane highway links Garden City Terminal's Gate 3 directly to the Interstate 16 corridor, allowing drivers to travel seamlessly between Savannah and Atlanta. The project rem
Man disguises himself with Amazon vest to break into cars, police say
Sandy Springs police are warning drivers after they arrested a man accused of breaking into cars while wearing an Amazon vest.
Deputies: Woman wanted for kidnapping in Maryland arrested in Georgia
HART COUNTY, Ga. (FOX Carolina) - A woman wanted for kidnapping out of Maryland was arrested in Hart County Monday night. According to the Hart County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a Be On The Lookout alert around 8:46 p.m. for a vehicle headed north on I-85. The driver of...
Man attacked wife with multiple hammers, deputies say
Deputies in a metro Atlanta county said they were called to a home after a fight between a man and his wife that involved hammers.
Atlanta area data center, power plant accused of building generators without permit
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has issued notices of violation to two companies over a new power plant that environmental groups said is being built without permits, according to the Southern Environmental Law Center. The plant is for a planned data center in the Atlanta area. Microgrid company VoltaGrid
5 protesters arrested at Peachtree Road Race; court date set for Aug. 13
Five protesters were arrested on misdemeanor charges after briefly blocking the Peachtree Road Race, calling their nonviolent act a nod to the nation's 250th anniversary.

















