City of Tucker considers forming its own police department
As Tucker experiences growth and concerns about crime, city leaders are considering forming a local police department to boost patrols and improve emergency response.
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As Tucker experiences growth and concerns about crime, city leaders are considering forming a local police department to boost patrols and improve emergency response.
Dunwoody earns Tree City USA recognition for the 14th year, reflecting its long-term commitment to planting, maintaining, and protecting the city's trees.
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.
Communities across the area honored Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, service projects, and outreach efforts aimed at strengthening neighborhoods and helping those in need.
The Fulton County Department of Community Development is calling for more volunteers to help count people experiencing homelessness later this month.
On Christmas Day, one of the NBA's biggest stars was honored not for basketball, but for his service to a North Georgia community.
Spirit and Truth Church says the effort will eliminate medical debt for more than 1,100 people across four metro Atlanta counties this Christmas season.
District officials say years of reform and community support helped six schools improve student outcomes.
A Georgia law creates a clearer process to determine intellectual disability before trial, strengthening long-sought protections in death penalty cases. Now, the state's interfaith leaders are recognizing the advocates who made it possible.
Congregation Or VeShalom welcomed families for its 49th Annual Hanukkah Bazaar, featuring Sephardic food, handmade gifts, children's activities and a celebration of Jewish heritage.
The annual CURE Childhood Cancer Holiday Party brought joy, crafts, treats and a visit from Santa to families navigating the challenges of childhood cancer.
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church partners with public-health groups to confront HIV stigma and expand access to testing for communities disproportionately impacted across metro Atlanta.
New federal labor data shows chefs are among the least likely professions to be replaced by AI, while Atlanta students are cooking through high-stakes final exams.
The Atlanta Board of Education unanimously approved a sweeping facilities overhaul that will close, merge, or repurpose 16 public schools across the district.
Just one year after becoming Georgia's newest city, Mulberry is wrestling with the same challenges facing much of metro Atlanta — overcrowded schools, worsening traffic, and a flood of new development that has many residents asking: How much growth is too much?
As Atlanta Public Schools prepares for a vote that could close or restructure 16 schools, neighbors near Scott Elementary say new development and shifting decisions by incoming families are reshaping who attends their local school.
Neighbors who relied on the Shallowford Exchange Publix say its closure will upend daily routines and add extra drive time, with the next closest store more than three miles away.
A metro Atlanta modeling group is redefining aging by teaching seniors to strut, build confidence, and reclaim joy one runway walk at a time.
Rapper T.I. returned to Adamsville to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his annual food giveaway.
After losing their wives to cancer, two fathers found healing in friendship and launched a podcast to help others facing loss.
A packed and heated zoning meeting over data center rules in DeKalb County ended with police escorting residents out as concerns over noise, pollution, health, and rising energy and water costs fueled public outcry.
Atlanta attorney and Marine veteran Scott Pryor spends his days fighting for injured families in the courtroom - and his nights on stage using music to help others heal after the tragic loss of his son.
Residents in south and east DeKalb say a proposed zoning change could open the door to large-scale data campuses near homes, threatening water supplies, infrastructure, and quality of life.
More than 30 artists lost equipment, artwork, and their creative home after a massive fire tore through the South River Art Studio.
Residents at a Buckhead senior living complex say deafening classical music blasted nonstop for three days from a closed Kroger parking lot, a tactic they believe was used to keep people from gathering outside the shuttered store.
A recent analysis of credit reports found 12% of Georgia borrowers with active auto loans have at least one monthly payment of $1,000 or more. That's the fourth-highest rate in the nation.
Georgia's Chatooga County School District made the switch to a four-day school week nearly a decade ago, and officials say the model is extremely popular among students and staff.
The city says that an independent investigator is looking into allegations of misuse of city-issued purchasing cards, mishandling of funds, and sexual misconduct by Mayor Jayden Williams.
Renowned historian James C. Cobb told CBS News Atlanta why he joined 500+ scholars urging Congress to rethink winner-take-all elections after SCOTUS's Callais ruling.
The Monroe mom is facing multiple charges, including child cruelty, while her 4-year-old girl remains in serious condition.