Atlanta News

St. Patrick's Day is upon us. Many of you will get incredibly drunk even though you are not Irish and you will be hurting the next day.

Police in Rockdale County are searching for armed robbers who busted into a pharmaceutical company, tied up workers and made off with thousands of pills.

A man and a woman were killed in a double shooting early Sunday morning in southeast Atlanta.

Lawns in north Georgia counties covered in warm-season grasses like centipede or St. Augustine will likely show signs of cold damage this spring as a result of the recent snow and ice storms, says University of Georgia Extension turfgrass specialist Clint Waltz.

A group of Atlanta entrepreneurs, economic development officials and others are at the annual technology and entertainment festival South by Southwest Interactive to market the region as a startup and mobile media hub.

Loline "Lory" Pendergrast, a 15-year veteran of The Heritage School in Newnan, has been appointed by J.P. Watson, Head of School, as the new Upper School Head.

Thousands of people will join together on Sunday to celebrate 30 years of helping families in need during the Hunger Walk/Run .

Bob Crowe, left, assistant vice president of administration at Emory-Adventist Hospital at Smyrna, and Roy Acree, deputy fire chief for the city of Smyrna and director of Smyrna Emergency Management, speak together inside the new Joint Emergency Operations Center at the Emory-Adventist campus in Smyrna.

It was just a drill inside a Fayette County hospital on Saturday. The drill simulated at Piedmont Fayette Hospital was a panicked situation to help emergency responders to prepare for the absolute worst.

Two people were arrested following an overnight standoff that last nearly 5 hours in Gwinnett County neighborhood early Saturday morning.

According to Atlanta police, armed thieves made off with an estimated $10,000 worth of clothing and an undetermined amount of cash during an early Saturday afternoon robbery at Raw Denim in Midtown.

State representatives are currently considering a piece of legislation called the "Flint River Drought Protection Act."

Here's an inside look at an area home listed for sale by Zillow.com . This home at 7 Cherokee Road has 7 beds, 8 baths and nearly 10,000 square feet on 4 acres in North Atlanta.

Job training programs are failing to turn out enough skilled workers to fill job openings in the U.S., a phenomenon that puzzles some European companies that expand into the U.S. President Obama freely admits that America needs to improve the way it trains workers.

After starting with a flourish Monday, qualifying for the May 20 Democratic and Republican primary elections ended slowly Friday with only two local candidates filing their paperwork and paying their fees.

McDonald, a Tony and Grammy Award-winner, will be the featured performer with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the orchestra's talent development program.

Author Emily Giffin was among those included in a prestigious group of accomplished writers labeled "Atlanta's literary society" in a Vanity Fair spread.

Emory University Hospital was one of three hospitals across the country that took part in a six-way kidney swap this week.

For those New Yorkers not fortunate enough to escape the chilly weather for sunnier climes this winter, seafood restaurant Extra Fancy in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, can offer a hint of the boardwalk-at least until you have to go outside again.

The first five tenants for Ponce City Market have been announced . Joining the enormous Old Fourth Ward destination once it opens in late 2014 will be staggered openings at the Central Food Hall.