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Updated: 1 hour ago
|By Sawyer Buccy
Since May, Biggum’s Bar-B-Que out of Athens and the Good Charcoal have partnered with Feeding GA Families, to make sure each family that comes through the line, gets a BBQ sandwich, and emergency groceries.
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Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Atlanta News First staff
Want to show off your Christmas tree or your holiday display? Submit your photos here and you may also see them on-air!
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Updated: Dec. 3, 2022 at 3:40 PM EST
|By Jamarlo Phillips
Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta "Holly Jolly" celebration
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Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 12:39 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The program will feature former The Voice contestant Jershika Maple, an award presentation, a dance floor and more.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 6:11 PM EST
|By Jasmina Alston
Girls’ flag football is the fastest-growing sport in Georgia high schools, according to the Georgia High School Association.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 2:59 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
Fans can bring canned or shelf-stable goods to drop-off locations at each gate in State Farm Arena.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 2:44 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The volunteers painted 16 rooms and made roof, plumbing and electrical repairs
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 1:58 PM EST
|By Bridget Spencer
She had to use the restroom so she stopped at the closest McDonald’s to do so and that is when baby Nandi decided to make her way into the world.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 1:38 PM EST
|By Catherine Catoura
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is helping ring in the holiday season with the Children’s Holly Jolly Celebration Street Performance this weekend.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 12:34 PM EST
|By Natasha Pollard
In observance of the upcoming Holly Jolly celebration, we interviewed Children’s Healthcare Of Atlanta patient Nolan Madsen, 12, who was diagnosed with a type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma at 8 years old.
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Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 10:35 AM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
Meals on Wheels Atlanta CEO Charlene Crusoe-Ingram joined Atlanta News First to discuss how families can get involved during the holiday season.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:25 PM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy
You might get into Orangetheory Fitness for the sweat, for the teamwork, for the challenge; all of the above are true for Julie Santana.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Joyce Lupiani
The very first Whataburger opened today in metro Atlanta and dozens of cars could be seen waiting for their chance to enter the drive-thru.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 4:12 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
Instead of a candy bar, guests can buy items for two Atlanta-area charities, Wellspring Living and The Children’s Haven.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 11:32 PM EST
|By Bridget Spencer
For one-year, Pink Pothos owner Lakeisha Jones ran her plant business, entirely online. That changed just a few months ago when she got the rare opportunity to open up a shop right on the Atlanta Beltline.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 11:48 PM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy
A Georgia family is bringing new meaning to the phrase, home for the holidays. They are spending their very very Thanksgiving housed, after time in an ATL shelter.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 6:31 AM EST
|By Talgat Almanov
The pregnant customer and her husband stopped by the local Atlanta McDonald’s to use the restroom when they realized her water had broken.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 11:58 AM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy
Life-saving resources that can empower people as they leave domestic violence situations are now on wheels. A van will be able to go to people who need legal counsel, like getting a protective order, making help accessible.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:45 PM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy
Many families at the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House are about to spend their Thanksgiving far, far, away from home. Our community is trying to bring “home,” to them.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:54 PM EST
|By Tori Cooper
Thanksgiving is a time of year when we enjoy good food and family time, but for some families that meal is not always guaranteed.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 11:52 AM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
One of the biggest esports events the city hosts is Dreamhack. The classic festival recently closed its first in-person edition in Atlanta since 2019.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 5:49 PM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy
Thousands of people are expected to be at Georgia World Congress Center to get in the holiday spirit, while hopefully raising money for a good cause.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 4:03 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The organization provided more than 40 volunteers total to help with the event.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 1:49 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
20 percent of the proceeds from each sale went to the charity and Scooter’s sold 333,000 cookies across its 28-state footprint
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 1:17 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The program “provides aspiring entrepreneurs a path to running a successful business through career coaching and an 8-to-15-week workshop.”
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 12:50 PM EST
|By Madeline Montgomery
Hundreds of kids in South Atlanta have something warm to wear this winter thanks to FedEx Cares and Operation Warm.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The recipients will be matched with mentors who will help them along the next step in their careers.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 6:11 PM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
The church partnered with Witherite Law Group to make sure each car got a whole turkey, fresh produce and enough food to feed a family for a week.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 5:21 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The adoption event will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pet Supermarket at 3821 S Cobb Dr. SE in Smyrna.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 12:48 PM EST
|By Jennifer Lifsey and Madeline Montgomery
It’s hard to believe, but we’re just one week away from Thanksgiving Day and now 2,000 families in Decatur are set with a turkey and all the fixings thanks to a local law firm and a Lithonia church.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 5:01 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
Second Helpings Atlanta is a “food rescue organization” that distributes healthy food to Atlantans in need.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 11:44 AM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
Home of Hope and InsuranceHub won the award for the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival, a two-day event with more than 30,000 attendees.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 10:49 AM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
The fundraiser is modeled after the hit show 'Dancing with the Stars,' but with people who live right here in Atlanta.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 5:16 PM EST
|By Talgat Almanov
500 turkeys and other groceries donated at the annual “Thanks for giving food giveaway"
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 2:03 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The donation is part of a $9.1 million effort organized by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 7:55 PM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy
It affects one out of eight men, but Prostate Cancer is treatable when detected early.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 4:22 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
Over 373 attendees engaged with their Bigs, Littles and families and enjoyed a variety of fun activities.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 12:33 PM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
This is the 10th year communities in Atlanta schools have pioneered this effort, and so far they have given out more than 300,000 coats to families in need.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 10:10 PM EST
|By Talgat Almanov
Atlanta entrepreneur Tiffani Neal named her brand Barlow’s Original Pancake Mix after her grandfather Barlow, who served in the US Army.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 12:09 PM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
The annual event is the organization’s official jumpstart to requesting food donations for local families who need a hot meal.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 10:54 AM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
The Emory Brain Health Center will use the money for research to find treatment to slow the progression of debilitating brain diseases.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Sawyer Buccy and Alexandra Parker
This year, deputies are at Gwinnett County Fairgrounds fed Thanksgiving meals to 4,000 vehicles. The sheriff’s office partnered with more than 30 organizations to make this event possible.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 1:20 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The city of South Fulton and Fulton County Sheriff’s Office plan to distribute enough meals for more than 1,000 families.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 12:02 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
Allgeier is teaming up with UnitedHealthcare to donate $12,000 to Atlanta CASA and give away Thanksgiving meals to 120 families.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 11:09 AM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
Two Sparrows Village is a community that provides a supportive living environment for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 10:28 PM EST
|By Jasmina Alston
A Douglasville 8-year-old is being called a hero for alerting his family that their home was on fire Monday.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
Cobb County police thanked two good Samaritans who pulled a woman from a burning vehicle on Sunday.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 1:03 PM EST
|By Atlanta News First staff
Thousands of people celebrated the Day of the Dead at two events on Sunday in metro Atlanta.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 11:06 AM EST
|By Alexandra Parker
The goal is to collect a total of 2,500 shoes to raise $1,000 dollars for Conley Hills Elementary School.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Sawyer Buccy
We all remember that one teacher who changed our lives. At Morris Brandon Elementary School, there is one student who made sure his teacher knew how much he meant to him.