Nearly 1 in 4 Atlanta water and sewer accounts delinquent, audit finds
The City of Atlanta is owed more than $236 million in unpaid water and sewer bills from over 60,000 accounts, a new audit reveals.
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The City of Atlanta is owed more than $236 million in unpaid water and sewer bills from over 60,000 accounts, a new audit reveals.
DeKalb County voters will have two more places to cast ballots during the final week of early voting for the Nov. 3 general election.
On Tuesday, six MARTA stations hosted nonpartisan organizations to help people get registered to vote on National Voter Registration Day.
Georgians have several opportunities Tuesday to register to vote or update their voter information as organizations across metro Atlanta mark National Voter Registration Day.
A former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives will avoid jail time but must pay back thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits the officials say he lied to collect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Stockbridge City Council voted Saturday to remove Jayden Williams following a nearly 10-hour hearing into allegations involving city spending, his treatment of employees and communications with an 18-year-old high school student.
The Atlanta City Council has voted to indefinitely shelve a proposal to give part of Ansley Park historic protections.
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins received a significant endorsement in his push to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff with Gov. Brian Kemp officially backing him.
There's a flaw in Georgia's voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they've been cast.
Cobb County election officials are expected to consider several changes Monday that could affect where and how some voters cast their ballots in the November election.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris is set to come to metro Atlanta to campaign for Sen. Jon Ossoff in the weeks before the pivotal midterm election.
Georgia election officials say it is too late to change how mail ballots are handled before the November midterm elections.
Georgia Rep. Mike Collins is expected to take aim at Sen. Jon Ossoff during his speech on the first night of the Republican National Committee's Midterm Convention in Dallas
Mayor Andre Dickens says the city of Atlanta has agreed to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 million.
Atlanta residents looking to buy e-bikes have another chance to take part in a rebate program aimed at getting more people traveling around the city on two wheels.
The Parking Bill of Rights aims to make parking as transparent as possible when drivers pull into any lot or garage across Atlanta.
If the vote passes next week, interim Superintendent Dr. Norman C. Sauce III would be the sole finalist to lead the DeKalb County School District.
Mayor Andre Dickens has made his counteroffer to Fulton County in the continued negotiations over the possible purchase of the Atlanta City Detention Center.
A judge ruled Monday that Stockbridge Councilwoman LaKeisha Gantt cannot participate in the City Council's decision on Mayor Jayden Williams' future in office.
Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms is challenging Republican nominee Rick Jackson to six debates across the state.
A group of Hall County residents is racing to collect enough signatures to recall Sheriff Gerald Couch following his DUI arrest and a second arrest earlier this year.
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has called for a statewide moratorium on data centers in Georgia unless safeguards for the community are put in place.
Georgia lawmakers will consider stronger oversight of automated license plate readers after reports that officers across the state used the technology for personal reasons.
A federal court has vacated and sent back a judge's ruling that Georgia's redistricted political maps violated the Voting Rights Act.
Everton Blair Jr. will serve out the remaining few months of the late Rep. David Scott's final term, the Associated Press projects.
The City of Atlanta is owed more than $236 million in unpaid water and sewer bills from over 60,000 accounts, a new audit reveals.
Family and friends gathered on Thursday in Forest Park to honor the life of a 24-year-old Atlanta Police Department recruit killed in a motorcycle crash on his way to training.
An Atlanta Public Schools football coach is out of a job after he was arrested for an "onfield incident" during a game, officials say.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded more than $43 million in grants to Georgia community organizations in an effort to fight veteran homelessness in the state.
The Atlanta Dream will have to pursue their championship hopes without center Brionna Jones.