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In an internal message to teachers and staff, the district said it does not have the money in its current budget to provide the payment independently.
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Atlanta police said there are two crime scenes about a mile apart, one at a gas station at 1450 Donnelly Ave. SW, and the other at a gas station at 1072 Cascade Ave. SW.
Mableton seniors and fixed-income residents will get some relief on their public safety taxes after a city council vote Tuesday.
Police said the suspect in the fatal shooting of a young mother of three in southwest Atlanta last week has surrendered.
A proposed replacement of the Peters Street bridge near Ted Turner Drive could close the route for three years, raising concerns among residents who rely on it to reach work, businesses and medical care.
One person died at the scene and another was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A boil water advisory remains in place, and most of the town is still without electricity. A curfew is also in effect, and the town remains officially closed. Those seen in the area are part of the recovery effort, helping residents and business owners remove damaged belongings and debris.
Before a casino could open, a constitutional amendment would have to win support from two-thirds of both chambers of the Georgia General Assembly and then be approved by voters. Lawmakers would also have to determine how casinos would be regulated and licensed.
A DeKalb County police officer has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested on drug charges, the department said.
City Schools of Decatur Superintendent Gyimah Whitaker is leaving her post.
DeKalb County officials are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal to implement more oversight of Flock surveillance technology.
Noah Sensing spoke to the Kennesaw City Council last week and plans to present a concert proposal to Kennesaw Parks and Recreation.
Phyllis Lawhorn, 99, educator and historian, dies in Collier Heights house fire.
A Mexican man has been charged with drug trafficking after more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine were seized from a car in Conyers, according to the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia.
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) said three close contacts of a previous measles case in Macon County have tested positive for the disease.
From former Atlanta City Hall officials to some of Georgia’s best-known business and entertainment leaders, Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms has assembled a team to help prepare for her move into the governor’s office.
Republicans point to taxes, insurance, rural health care as possible areas of agreement in a divided state government.
The driver of a tractor-trailer driver was hospitalized with serious injuries after being ejected during a crash on I-75 in Cobb County early Tuesday morning, according to police.
LA Fitness announced they are closing the gym located off 5th Street in the Centergy One building in Midtown Atlanta.
Three years after a deadly drive-by shooting, a man on the Atlanta Police Department’s “Most Wanted” list for murder suspects was captured Tuesday morning, according to the FBI.
The Conservation Fund says the property could open for public recreation as soon as 2027.
The Fannin County school district will resume normal classes on Wednesday.
Chipotle announced Tuesday that they would be opening four new locations across metro Atlanta before the end of the year.
A 37-year-old man who was first reported missing over the weekend was found dead.
The Georgia Department of Agriculture regulates licensed applicators; here is what you need to document if a lawn care service damages your property.
The upper floor of the home collapsed onto the area where the elderly woman was staying, Atlanta Fire Department officials said.
The coroner removed a body from a home on Mainstreet Park Drive overnight.
The study was ordered in May, weeks after TSA employees were required to work without pay during the 2026 partial federal government shutdown.
Employees at a Midtown Atlanta nail salon say a customer walked out without paying a nearly $350 bill after spending hours getting her lashes, nails and toes done.
Police are investigating a deadly shooting near a northwest Atlanta park Monday night.
Stanford law professor says appeal is likely next step for those trying to save the home.
The owner of Last Stop Bookshop in McCaysville said she does not know whether she can reopen in the city after the Toccoa River flooded her store last week.
The Atlanta City Council is considering two resolutions on bridges. One asks the city to study replacing the 102-year-old Moores Mill Road bridge over Peachtree Creek in northwest Atlanta instead of solely repairing it.
From Capitol protesting to lawmaker: Bentley Hudgins joins Georgia’s historic new class of lawmakers
Hudgins will be Georgia’s first openly transgender and nonbinary state lawmaker.
The donation is intended for research into diseases including ALS, progressive supranuclear palsy, or PSP, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Murphy’s mother, Janice, died after a battle with PSP, inspiring the foundation.
Counties had until 5 p.m. on Monday to finalize their certification.
The Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 on Oct. 27 to approve the ordinance, which bans camping and certain related activities in public areas.
As residents in far north Georgia continue to recover from Thursday’s catastrophic flooding, the government and other groups are offering help.
Driver error caused a school bus crash that injured 22 students and three adults in Rockdale County last month, according to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP).
At least nine proposals are pending to ban or limit surveillance technology as concerns over privacy, civil liberty bridge the political divide in Washington.
All three schools were searched and the threats were found not to be credible.
Our podcasts explore the debate over data center development and its impact on communities.
Days after catastrophic and deadly floodwaters ripped through the area, McCaysville is dealing with a water crisis.
Her team will be made up of “a group of distinguished civic, business and public-sector leaders tasked with preparing her administration to begin delivering results on day one,” her team said in a press release.
Days after making history, Georgia Governor-Elect Keisha Lance Bottoms was honored in front of a sold-out crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Downtown Atlanta.
Fire and police crews are on scene of the train crash that happened along Main Street near Hale Road.
Democratic lieutenant governor-elect says expanding Medicaid, lowering housing costs are priorities.
A 20-year-old man is facing charges after police said he opened fire on a rideshare driver during a dispute.
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, the church’s lead pastor, welcomed Bottoms to speak before the congregation.
Thousands of people gathered at BAPS in Lilburn to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights. Families and friends dressed in sparkling traditional attire for the festivities.