Fulton hosts 19th Black History Film Fest celebrating culture, impact
The 19th annual Black History Film Festival highlights local culture, awards scholarships, and explores the economic contributions of Black filmmakers in Fulton County.
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The 19th annual Black History Film Festival highlights local culture, awards scholarships, and explores the economic contributions of Black filmmakers in Fulton County.
A judge has ordered Fulton County and the U.S. government to go into mediation over the FBI's recent seizure of hundreds of boxes of ballots and other records from the county's election hub.
Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs calls the demolition "long overdue" as the city begins tearing down a building tied to deadly violence and repeated public safety concerns.
The South Fulton City Council voted unanimously to prohibit ICE detention centers in South Fulton, joining a metro Atlanta movement to push back against federal immigration facility proposals in local communities.
What started with an application to volunteer with Fulton County Animal Services turned into thousands of lives saved.
As national contract talks continue in Washington, D.C., postal workers In the Atlanta area join a nationwide push for better pay, improved safety, and stronger workforce protections.
A dream years in the making became reality this week as Ashley Fields officially joined the ranks of South Fulton Fire and Rescue, the very community she now calls home.
The sudden death of a 25-year-old Jacksonville rapper known as Lil Poppa is now under investigation in metro Atlanta.
In a motion, Fulton County officials described the search warrant used in the FBI search of its election hub was "unprecedented in American history."
The NAACP and allied groups are asking a judge to limit how the federal government uses voter data seized in an FBI raid near Atlanta.
Georgia Democrats are launching a coordinated effort to prevent the expansion of ICE detention centers, introducing legislation and city resolutions to block new facilities in South Fulton and across the state.
Nathan Wade did not show up to testify in front of the Georgia Senate panel investigating his former boss and romantic partner, District Attorney Fani Wilis.
Fulton County DA Fani Willis argues that a new state law targeting prosecutors, invoked by codefendants in the dismissed Georgia election interference case, is unconstitutional and being misapplied.
Georgia officials push for transparency after affidavit reveals details of FBI search of Fulton County's election office.
A suspect in a deadly shooting that forced Fulton County's Palmetto Elementary School to go into a hard lockdown is now in custody, officials said.
Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones says the state Senate is escalating its investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis by subpoenaing her former special prosecutor, Nathan Wade, to testify next week about their relationship and the handling of Georgia's high-profile 2020 election case.
A federal judge has ordered the public release of key court records tied to the FBI's recent seizure of 2020 election materials from Fulton County.
A CSX freight train derailed early Friday morning in south Fulton County, and officials say it briefly disrupted rail traffic, but no injuries or danger to the surrounding community was reported.
Newly released body camera video is offering a look inside the tense moments federal agents searched Fulton County's elections headquarters. The incident has triggered an emergency court fight and drawn national attention to Georgia's election system.
Khalid Kamau, former mayor of South Fulton, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor criminal trespass in a 2023 incident, allowing him to avoid a felony charge and resulting in probation, community service, and a fine.
Authorities say the former Heards Ferry Elementary School student entered the school's playground and attacked multiple children and a staff member.
Fulton County officials moved Wednesday to regain control of thousands of 2020 election records seized by federal agents last week.
A new report released Tuesday morning is renewing scrutiny on conditions inside the Fulton County Jail, just days after a massive pipe burst flooded parts of the aging facility with more than 70,000 gallons of water.
Fulton County plans to file a motion challenging what local leaders call an unprecedented and improper seizure of 2020 election records, following an FBI search of the county's elections office last week.
The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday at an elections office in Fulton County, Georgia, seeking to take ballots in an investigation that a source told CBS News is linked to the 2020 presidential election.
DeKalb County officials are warning residents in the Lithonia area about a positive rabies case involving a raccoon and a dead cat.
The average cost of a gallon of gas in Georgia is now more than $4, a price that the state hasn't seen in years.
There is currently a Flood Watch in effect for all of Atlanta, Metro, and most of North Georgia between 4 p.m. on Wednesday and 8 a.m. on Thursday.
Sixteen-year-old Benjamin Braithwaite has been missing since the night of April 27, and his family is hoping a new reward will help bring him home safely.
Ted Turner built a media empire that included cable channels CNN, TBS and TNT, and he owned the Atlanta Braves for 20 years.