Atlanta News

Rick Limpert gets an exclusive interview with Pablo Cruise keyboardist, Cory Lerios, as "Pablo Cruise" plays Atlanta with Yacht Rock Revue and others on Saturday, July 19, 2014 at Piedmont Park.

Some Ku Klux Klan members - or maybe the organization's interns - have been leaving fliers in intown neighborhoods promoting the Atlanta Police arrested the driver of a party bus early on Sunday morning for driving under the influence after they say he crashed into a utility pole and another car.

Every few months, a certain type of food porn starts trending on local social media.

The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council estimates that from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Americans typically consume 7 billion hot dogs - about 818 hot dogs per second.

Date : July 15, 2014 Time : 7:15 P.M. Place : The Decatur Library [215 Sycamore Street, Decatur, Georgia, 30030] Telephone : 404.370.3070 Price : FREE ! Join Poetry Atlanta and Charis Books and More for this special tribute to the legendary Maya Angelou.

The Democratic candidates for state superintendent of schools challenged each other over levels of experience and roles in budget cuts in a debate held Sunday in Atlanta.

Marchers carry signs and chant slogans during the Peace in the Street Parade Walk in Indianapolis on Sunday, July 13, 2014.

Wiki reports that "Hartsfield-Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Four people were injured, and I-85 northbound was temporarily shut down Saturday morning after a vehicle hit the center wall and overturned.

WOODY MARSHALL/THE TELEGRAPHKitty Vinson Pullen measures the concrete marker that pointed the way to Perry along the former Central Dixie Highway.

Atlanta police are searching for the person who fatally shot a man at a recording studio and Lilburn police said they have charged a suspect in the death of a stripper whose body was found five days after she was last seen alive.

A spokeswoman for an Atlanta convention center says about 10 people suffered minor injuries after a crowd began running to leave a car and bike show.

F ormer Atlanta Highway fixture Best Buy's Friday opening in Oconee County's Epps Bridge Centre marks the latest in a surge of commercial development along the corridor over the last decade.

Mayor Kasim Reed, the City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department and SCANA Energy came together to provide Atlanta's seniors with fans to help them stay cool this summer.

TV reports that the shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday at a warehouse building on Lakewood Avenue that houses the studio.

A celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was held Friday at the King Center.

Pullman Car Named in Gala Ceremonies - This morning as whistles blew, as flags flew and as martial music filled the air, local citizens and railway executives joined in paying tribute to Fuller E. Callaway, founder of a group of cotton mills that bear his name, whose ability and business acumen plus a love for the folks with whom he was associated ... (more)

An Atlanta man today pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a statewide scheme to defraud two federally funded nutrition programs out of $19 million.

Georgia Public Broadcasting, now ending its second week of its controversial partnership with Georgia State University to broadcast daytime programming of WRAS 88.5 FM, has responded to the widely read letter from WABE.

Morrison, who will be based in Washington, will focus on domestic video output for APTN, AP Video-US and online.