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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.

Gov. Chris Christie waves after speaking at the CPAC Conference, on March 6, 2014 in National Harbor, Maryland.

Production continues through the start of April. - Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva" is filming its last season down in Peachtree City - the sixth and final premiere is March 23. Random Rick Springfield break ! - "The Vampire Diaries" filmed around 200 Peachtree and Cone Street this week, according to OLV .

Georgia State University officials say ambassadors from four eastern European nations are scheduled to discuss their common economic interests during a luncheon hosted by the school's World Affairs Council.

The Butts County teen accused of beating his grandmother to death with a baseball bat appeared before a judge Thursday.

Atlanta unofficially begins its festival season each year in April with the historic Dogwood Festival, over 70 years old and still one of the most well-attended events in the city.

Officials at Kennesaw State University said they are standing by their decision to keep a piece of controversial artwork out of the newly opened Zuckerman Museum of Art, but are working with the artist to explore re-installation.

Atlanta police say they have a man in custody who has been charged with the January murder of a man in Peoplestown.