Atlanta News

Several government agencies will join forces on July 11 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson's signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today.

Today on Real Talk with Rashad Richey, our special guest was Jewel Chandler the founder of the Teens Against Gun Violence Conference, which is set to take place on July 26th at the Apex Museum in Atlanta, and July 27th and the Saratoga Lake Condo Clubhouse in Decatur.

The Atlanta Center for Medical Research will move from its current location in Midtown to a newly renovated, $25 million facility in southwest Atlanta.

Crime novelist Karin Slaughter's neighborhood in Jonesboro, Georgia has a lot to do with her work today.

Atlanta BeltLine Inc. is hitting the market for some of downtown's high-rise office space, as the city looks to sell its current home, Underground Atlanta.

A Dallas-based golf company plans to expand its operations with a state-of-the-art driving range in West Midtown.

If the Civic Center intrigues the right developer, the area has the potential to see the revitalization of an entire city block involving Ralph McGill Boulevard, Central Park Place and Piedmont Avenue.

If you are looking for a great way to celebrate feline and canine independence this month think about adopting a forever friend from DeKalb County Animal Services or Fulton County Animal Services in July.

The Atlanta Journal Constitution has always had a very special role in the South and for me personally.

As what's left of CNN's weekday programming moves from Atlanta to New York City next month, some TVNewser readers are wondering what that means for the CNN Center tours that have been offered for decades.

SmallDog Rescue and Humane Society in metro Atlanta is making it easier to celebrate canine freedom during the month that we celebrate our Nation's freedom.

Sun John Howell Memorial Park boasts a jam-packed playground with big and small swings, bouncers, spinners, monkey bars and slides, a sand volleyball court, and an outdoor shower that little ones can incorporate into playtime, and a wrought iron Phoenix sculpture for a bit of public art.

July is national ice cream month! Here are five places to celebrate in Atlanta and flavors to watch out for once you get there.

An actress playing the role of the late author Margaret Mitchell is the highlight of a movie tour being offered in Atlanta based on the most successful film in box-office history.

WXIA-TV reports that the crash happened around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday on Bethsaida Road near Brown Drive South in south Fulton County.

Zagat has released its list of the "10 Hottest New Bars" in Atlanta. The list includes new places and established ones, such as Holeman & Fitch, doing new things, the food guide says.

OCTOBER 26: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' cast member Phaedra Parks and Apollo Nida attend Cirque du Soleil TOTEM Premiere at Atlantic Station on October 26, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta audiences are set to take a trip under the sea with Disney's family friendly extravaganza Disney's The Little Mermaid, featuring bright, inventive sets and dazzling costumes! This fun-filled, timeless tale will come to life on stage today, July 8-13 at the Fox Theatre, kicking off the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2014/2015 series.

Shanice Weaver, 28, and an unidentified man who police believe was with her are wanted in connection with a shooting at a gas station in College Park last month, police said.

In this Wednesday, June 18, 2014 file photo Cobb County police investigate an SUV where a toddler died near Marietta, Ga., when the father forgot to drop his child off at day care and went to work.