Atlanta News

As the holidays are fast approaching, many families do not have the means to provide gifts for their kids.

A small voice spoke up about a big issue on Wednesday. Katie Munford, 8, pleaded with metro Atlanta officials to keep the Braves stadium downtown.

Authorities say a single-engine plane on its way to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Chamblee lost radar and radio contact before crashing in a heavily wooded area on Auraria Road, killing the pilot, identified as John H. Culbertson Jr. of Atlanta.

My 11 year-old daughter Grace and I visited the Statue of Liberty, Mt. Rushmore, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Taj Mahal and the Eiffel Tower all in one evening, and all without leaving downtown Atlanta! Well, they were actually giant lanterns, designed to look like the world's most famous landmarks, and a highlight of our visit to Global Winter ... (more)

The Atlanta NAACP will hold its annual Jubilee Day in observance of the Emancipation Proclamation on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Cascade United Methodist Church, 3144 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta, GA.

Starting Jan. 1, 2014, MacAfee will lead Porter Novelli's offices in the United States and Canada, in addition to overseeing leading the agency's Atlanta office.

As we enter the month of December and thoughts of giving, Ministers Christopher and Angela Collier are looking for ways to make a difference in the lives of individuals in the Atlanta, GA area.

Atlanta has been named a Federal Transit Administration grant designee, a distinction that allows the city to apply directly for federal dollars to help realize an ambitious future streetcar expansion.

A N.W. Atlanta father just wants to push his child in her stroller down Lenox Road, but a damaged sidewalk makes that a challenging and somewhat hazardous situation.

Please join state Senator Vincent Fort for a town hall meeting on Repealing Georgia's Stand Your Ground Law.

Fulton County police are investigating the death of a motorist who was struck and killed after he exited his disabled vehicle on I-285.

Staff / Samantha M. Shal / Carolyn Sims, center, hands in her voter card to get a sticker from Poll Manager Sonia Perryman while voting at the Chastain Park gym in Buckhead with her son Sean Sims, 3. Staff / Samantha M. Shal / From left, Atlanta residents Doreen Gilmer and Karen Yanoshik sign in to vote in the runoff election at the Chastain Park ... (more)

One Saturday in November, Kaveh Kamooneh drove his Nissan Leaf to Chamblee Middle School, where his eleven year old son took was playing tennis.

One-and-a-half-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, Ella, sits on a couch in a room of Hotel Sacher in Vienna July 30, 2013.

MomoCon is happy to announce the return of Cosplayers on Ice, a free photo shoot event for all ages held at Centennial Park Ice Rink in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday December 8, 2013 starting at 3PM and going to 6PM.

Concessions International continues to introduce Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport travelers to the flavors of Atlanta.

Santa dons a bright red wetsuit and air tank in lieu of his normal winter garb at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.

I join everyone else in the city who mourns the death of Ria Pell. She owned Ria's Bluebird diner and Sauced, which she sold to BoccaLupo soon after winning a "Chopped" competition on the Food Network .

Nearly $150,000 of equipment was stolen from the Atlanta Department of Watershed.

Regardless of your feelings about The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , the stakes are going to be much bigger with the sequel, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug .