Atlanta News

Peruse the lineup for this year's Atlanta Jazz Festival and you'll notice a number of artists listed who - much to the chagrin of a few hardcore traditionalists - don't neatly fit into the standard "jazz" categories.

Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house in Clayton County.

A month ago, the retired Army lieutenant colonel had a brainstorm that the Atlanta History Center's dedication of its redone Veterans Park on Memorial Day would be more memorable if it could include a "Sacred Soil" ceremony.

Late Wednesday, Atlanta Police Department homicide investigators released surveillance photos of three people they wanted to interview in connection with the May 7 shooting and homicide of Jerrick Jackson in northwest Atlanta.

Atlanta - The Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System will break ground on the new Wolf Creek Library next Thursday, May 30 at 11:00 a.m. The new 25,000-square-foot library for Wolf Creek is part of Phase I of the Library Building Program that is currently underway.

One Man Dies, Pair Suffers Injuries in Two Accidents - Cumming Patch Two accidents in Forsyth County on Monday took the life of one man and seriously injured two others.

Atlanta fire crews battled a huge, two-alarm blaze at an automotive business downtown on Wednesday morning.

Five people made a quick escape from a MARTA bus just before it was hit by a train Wednesday morning.

A free concert this Saturday is intended to bring to light the issue of commercial sexual exploitation of children .

Proctor Creek, the waterway that snakes from downtown and through northwest Atlanta before ending in the Chattahoochee River, wasn't always so polluted, says Na'Taki Osborne Jelks.

Authorities say a train and a public bus collided in an Atlanta suburb, causing traffic tie-ups at the start of the morning rush hour.

Atlanta firefighters were battling a large fire at an auto repair shop that sent plumes of black smoke pouring over much of the downtown area.

Deep in a wooded ravine on a vacant parcel in Peoplestown sits a mountain of old tires.

A group of metro Atlanta business community leaders are pledging $10.5 million to improve one of the state's busiest and most congested freeway interchanges.

"I was kind of choked up a bit. I just couldn't believe it at first," said long-time employee Mike Lopez.

Even though Chelesa Fearce was homeless for most of her high school years, the young dynamo will still manage to graduate high school with honors on Thursday as its star student and the class valedictorian, reports WSBTV .

Sheriff's officials in northwest Georgia say a 2-month-old baby has died after her mother accidentally pinned her to a wall.

US President Barack Obama is presented with and honorary doctor of law degree after delivering the commencement address during a ceremony at Morehouse College on May 19, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.

On the same day that the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major appears in court, the victim's parents spoke out about what they think should come next for the school's band.

On Tuesday, May 21, the National Action Network , led by Rev. Al Sharpton , Valdosta State University students, Morehouse College students, faith-based leaders, elected officials and advocates join with the family of Kendrick Johnson in an effort to spell out the steps moving forward.