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Andres David Lopez/The Telegraph Immigration reform activists stand outside the DeKalb County Courthouse Thursday in support of an effort to have in-state tuition granted to immigrants with temporary residency status.

Over the next five years, Georgia State University's embarking on an ambitious plan to, well, look and feel more like a traditional college campus, and bring more greenspace to Downtown.

In July 1993 his second visit included public appearances at the King Center, at Cascade United Methodist Church in southwest Atlanta, and at Clark Atlanta University, where he was conferred with an honorary degree.

On Nov. 28, Dunwoody Police responded to an armed robbery at 600 Ashwood Parkway in the parking lot of McCormick's and Schmick's Steakhouse off Ashford Dunwoody Rd. A single suspect got out of a light colored four door vehicle and approached the victim before brandishing a handgun and demanding his wallet, keys, and cell phone.

What started out as a routine traffic stop for allegedly having illegally tinted windows, ended up with the Brookhaven police netting over 60 pounds of marijuana, more than $2,200 in cash, and a handgun .

To charge an EV at IKEA Atlanta, drivers pull into a designated parking spot, tap their Blink InCard to the reader below the screen, plug the charger into the EV, and then shop and eat at their leisure in the IKEA store while the vehicle is charging.

The airport will continue work on a major inbound roadway improvement project and must set up a detour on Airport Boulevard.

The finer points of interior design sparked a couple's late-night battle in Downtown Atlanta.

As the holidays are fast approaching, many families do not have the means to provide gifts for their kids.

A small voice spoke up about a big issue on Wednesday. Katie Munford, 8, pleaded with metro Atlanta officials to keep the Braves stadium downtown.

Authorities say a single-engine plane on its way to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee lost radar and radio contact before crashing in a heavily wooded area on Auraria Road, killing the pilot, identified as John H. Culbertson Jr. of Atlanta.

My 11 year-old daughter Grace and I visited the Statue of Liberty, Mt. Rushmore, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Taj Mahal and the Eiffel Tower all in one evening, and all without leaving downtown Atlanta! Well, they were actually giant lanterns, designed to look like the world's most famous landmarks, and a highlight of our visit to Global Winter ... (more)

The Atlanta NAACP will hold its annual Jubilee Day in observance of the Emancipation Proclamation on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta, GA.

Starting Jan. 1, 2014, MacAfee will lead Porter Novelli's offices in the United States and Canada, in addition to overseeing leading the agency's Atlanta office.

As we enter the month of December and thoughts of giving, Ministers Christopher and Angela Collier are looking for ways to make a difference in the lives of individuals in the Atlanta, GA area.

Atlanta has been named a Federal Transit Administration grant designee, a distinction that allows the city to apply directly for federal dollars to help realize an ambitious future streetcar expansion.

A N.W. Atlanta father just wants to push his child in her stroller down Lenox Road, but a damaged sidewalk makes that a challenging and somewhat hazardous situation.

Please join state Senator Vincent Fort for a town hall meeting on Repealing Georgia's Stand Your Ground Law.

Fulton County police are investigating the death of a motorist who was struck and killed after he exited his disabled vehicle on I-285.

Staff / Samantha M. Shal / Carolyn Sims, center, hands in her voter card to get a sticker from Poll Manager Sonia Perryman while voting at the Chastain Park gym in Buckhead with her son Sean Sims, 3. Staff / Samantha M. Shal / From left, Atlanta residents Doreen Gilmer and Karen Yanoshik sign in to vote in the runoff election at the Chastain Park ... (more)