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An Atlanta high school senior is turning personal health challenges into a mission to support other young girls.
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An Atlanta high school senior is turning personal health challenges into a mission to support other young girls.
Sylvester Brewster goes by the name Dr. Huncho, and while he's not a medical doctor, he says the title reflects the impact he believes he's making.
The new "Broadway on Bankhead" program is introducing Atlanta's West Side youth to professional-level theater, offering workshops, performances, and hands-on experience in the performing arts.
A 10-year-old is recovering after being shot during a targeted attack on Ruzelle Drive in Atlanta, according to police.
A Georgia shelter pup steals hearts and represents the Peach State in Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl XXII.
Rapper LaRussell, who now calls Atlanta home, went from playing in backyards to kicking off the Super Bowl festivities.
On Clark Atlanta University's campus, there's an extra sense of pride when students hear "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
An internet-famous bagel chain that's all about sharing and considers itself "not famous, but known," is popping up on the Atlanta Beltline.
At just one of Atlanta's J.R. Crickets, chefs cook some 4,000 chicken wings every day, and the most popular flavor is lemon pepper wet.
Metro Atlanta teachers, parents, and students scramble for options as APS accelerates closure plans, leaving 122 staff facing layoffs at two KIPP schools.
Atlanta police have arrested 31-year-old Kwame Shabazz in connection with multiple sexual assault cases, including the recent attack on Cosmopolitan Drive.
Atlanta's "Love Your Park" volunteer initiative has 33 group projects throughout the city that need 1,000 volunteers to help out.
Madam C.J. Walker became the first self-made female millionaire in America from her hair care empire.
Dozens of Atlanta artists received new grant funding as part of the city's expanded support for local creative talent.
Materials that would otherwise end in a landfill are now turned into creative projects through the nonprofit Scraplanta.
T.I. has spent decades commanding stages as a chart-topping rapper, but these days, the Atlanta icon is chasing laughs instead of platinum plaques and finding healing along the way.
Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk says he won't seek reelection this year.
Through internships and mentorship, Tonya Hicks is helping young people of color access careers in the electrical industry, breaking barriers in a field where women and minorities are underrepresented.
A years-long lawsuit over Atlanta's largest wastewater treatment facility has ended with a settlement and a cleaner Chattahoochee River, officials say.
Federal and local law enforcement agencies carried out a sweeping takedown across Georgia and several other states, arresting nearly all of the suspects named in a major drug trafficking case centered in Glynn County and on St. Simons Island.
Measuring might feel like math in the classroom, but at the Tellus Science Museum, it looks a lot more like playtime.
Caleb Hensinger is not your normal street performer. When he's finished setting up his piano and speakers on the Beltline, he starts a one-of-a-kind show.
Middle schoolers from Cobb and Paulding counties prepare for the eighth annual Black History Bowl, diving deep into Black history, inspirational quotes, and untold stories for a chance at the championship and a celebration of heritage.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution says roughly 15% of its workforce will be affected, with about half of the layoffs coming from the newsroom.
Meet Esco, who uses his world-famous apple cobbler pie—not just to delight taste buds, but to teach middle schoolers in Decatur the essentials of business, entrepreneurship, and self-confidence.
The Stockbridge City Council voted to rename Lee Street to honor Martin Luther King Jr., a move leaders said reflects the city's connection to the King family.
In the final stretch of a closely watched special election in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican candidate Clay Fuller is covering ground in more ways than one.
At least one small business owner in Stone Mountain Village is concerned about the impact of the recently announced Stone Mountain Park layoffs.
The Cobb County Police Department has confirmed that two people were killed Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-75 near Hickory Grove Road.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.