Madeline Montgomery
Reporter
Atlanta News First
Madeline Montgomery is a morning reporter on Atlanta News First. Madeline started at Atlanta News First in 2022 and views the move as a homecoming since she was born and raised in the Atlanta area.
So far with the station, Madeline has covered a wide range of stories: from reporting on Rudy Giuliani’s testimony in a special grand jury looking into election interference to flying into the eye of Hurricane Ian.
Before coming home, Madeline was reporting at the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach, Florida. During her time in the Sunshine State, Madeline broke the story on the condo collapse in Surfside and reported on the Parkland school shooter’s trial. She also served as the station’s wildlife reporter, swimming with alligators and hunting pythons. Madeline has also worked as an anchor and reporter in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Savannah, Georgia, and in Abilene, Texas. Her reports have sent her rattlesnake hunting and hurricane chasing.
Madeline graduated from Lipscomb University in Nashville with a BA in Journalism and minor in Political Science. She went to high school locally at Parkview in Gwinnett County.
Madeline is glad to return home, where her parents and grandparents still live in the Atlanta suburbs. In her free time, Madeline likes to hike and go to her childhood church in Tucker.
Dunkin’ teamed up with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to send a patient and her family to the SEC Championship game.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the world’s busiest airport after a Christmas tree lighting ceremony Wednesday.
Volunteers dedicated their Thanksgiving to feeding people in need throughout the metro Atlanta area.
The weather could impact air travel during the busy Thanksgiving holiday.
A Marietta Eagle Scout is helping police when they respond to calls involving people with special needs by gifting them sensory kits.
Atlanta airport officials are expecting 3.6 million passengers to pass through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport between now and Tuesday, Nov. 28.
The Marietta City Schools Board of Education voted to maintain a ban on the book titled "Flamer" at a special meeting Thursday morning.
Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Atlanta Community Food Bank is getting a 30,000-pound donation of food.
Activists are gathering Monday morning at Gresham Park to march in protest of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Atlanta airport’s TSA workers are rallying against a looming government shutdown that would have them screening airline passengers without getting paid.
The SAG-AFTRA strike is officially over and studios in Georgia are ready to open their gates for casts and crews after months of quiet on set.
Medical experts say the time change with daylight saving doesn’t just make people want more coffee; it can cause depression, anxiety, and exhaustion.
The Atlanta Police Department will be holding its holiday safety news conference Thursday at Lenox Square.
The haunted history of Rhodes Hall is helping keep it and other older Georgia properties preserved.
The clinic is opening at a critical time.
The sanctuary first had to shut its doors because of bird flu. Then the sanctuary was hit with a flood, tornado, a freeze and a lawsuit.
It’s all part of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' plan to create 20,000 affordable housing units within eight years.
Metro Atlanta fire and police departments are taking part in a large-scale training exercise in West Atlanta on Thursday.
This week, the city of Atlanta’s first responders are learning how to work with people going through a mental health crisis or addiction issues.
Atlanta’s first artificial intelligence supermarket is holding its grand opening Tuesday afternoon.
A former leader of Hamas has called for a day of jihad, causing concern amongst local Jewish communities
The game show Who wants to be a Bazillionaire stopped by Camp Creek Middle School on Thursday to teach students about financial literacy in a fun way.
Hundreds of Fulton County PE teachers learn about flag football from the Falcons
The Krispy Kreme on Ponce de Leon Avenue, also known as the "Shaq Shop," is finally back open for business after it was destroyed in a fire two years ago that was intentionally set.
Braves fans hope for turnaround in Game 2 of the NLDS following Saturday’s shutout
Fans are encouraged to wear Braves gear Friday for "Rep the A" day ahead of the Braves' NLDS games.
A man is dead after an early morning shooting at a home in Marietta.
Summit brings together CEOs and students to discuss innovation in digital, entertainment, and fintech industries in Atlanta
Over 400 Atlanta Public School elementary students got free shows thanks to Nordstrom in partnership with the non-profit Shoes that Fit
A SWAT situation in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood early Wednesday morning has ended.
A young woman has been forced to stay with friends after a prowler broke into her home and now won’t stop trying to get in again.
Georgians in film industry hopeful to get back to work as writers strike tentative deal with studios
Georgians in the film industry are hopeful to get back to set soon after months of strikes and negotiations now that the Writers Guild of America has a tentative agreement with studios.
On Wednesday, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced the discovery and destruction of a second yellow-legged hornet’s nest near Savannah.
Clayton County’s new superintendent is laying out his game plan for improving the school experience for students in his district.
On Monday, a petition with 116,000 signatures was presented to the city clerk’s office.
Students and neighbors are calling for change after a crossing guard was hit by a driver in Decatur by Agnes Scott College.
She was taken to a vet and will return home soon.
The shooting reportedly happened at about 11 p.m. Wednesday night.
Just in time for the busy Labor Day holiday travel weekend, flights are back on track after Idalia tore through the Southeast on Wednesday.
Atlanta police say it happened around 2 a.m. at the 725 parking deck at Spring Street and 3rd Street.
Over 100 flights into and out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had to be canceled due to Hurricane Idalia.
The Atlanta Braves are wrapping up a home stand Wednesday night against the New York Mets, and the heat has Truist Park taking extra precautions for fans attending the game.
The man who is facing felony charges after he hit multiple people while trying to flee a state trooper after getting caught doing street racing stunts at a busy Atlanta intersection has been identified.
A woman says Delta lost her dog at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during an international flight from the Dominican Republic.
The man, who has not been identified, told officers that he applied to work for the department a few years ago but failed his physical.
A taxi driver was rushed to the hospital overnight after being shot in northeast Atlanta.
A storm system that rolled through metro Atlanta on Monday knocked numerous trees down across DeKalb County, causing power outages for thousands of residents.
Grady Health Care Systems is opening a new outpatient center Monday on Cascade Road.
A racial equity group is calling for systematic changes to Metro Atlanta school districts’ disciplinary plans after a “magnet student athlete” was put on long-term for his first disciplinary infraction.
Volunteers helped with service projects around Booker T. Washington High School as a part of the Braves’ ‘Hank Aaron Week.’
