1+ hour, 29+ min ago   (469+ words) Two Cobb County police officers were arrested days apart following separate investigations by other law enforcement agencies. One is accused of sexual battery, according to investigators. The other is accused of cruelty to children. Both are now on administrative leave…...

6+ hour, 15+ min ago   (465+ words) A highly contagious strain of bird flu that's lethal to poultry and other birds has infiltrated a commercial chicken facility in far northwest Georgia, the state Department of Agriculture said Wednesday. This virus, known as the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic…...

8+ hour, 21+ min ago   (115+ words) The I-285 South ramp to I-85 is back open after crews removed an overhead sign Wednesday morning following an overnight crash. The collision was reported at midnight, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The scene was at Exit 61 near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta…...

8+ hour, 37+ min ago   (427+ words) When Rep. Akbar Ali won a runoff special election in December for a Gwinnett state House seat, the 21-year-old became the youngest lawmaker in the Georgia General Assembly. Ali represents House District 106, which covers portions of Lawrenceville and Snellville....

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (509+ words) Another surge of arctic air is set to smack North Georgia late Wednesday, and some higher elevations may even get snow, forecasters say. "I want you to get ready for that coldest air of the season," Channel 2 Action News meteorologist…...

13+ hour, 46+ min ago   (776+ words) Amid the fast food and gas station signs drivers encounter heading south on I-85 is a billboard proclaiming "Hapeville: a home for the arts." That well-placed signage has apparently worked its way into Atlanta's subconscious, Hapeville Arts Alliance Executive Director David…...

18+ hour, 10+ min ago   (541+ words) Gilbardo Guerrero, a pastor in Dalton, woke up Dec. 30 to a flurry of concerned messages from members of his Spanish-language congregation. Federal law enforcement officials were in town, and they were racking up immigration arrests, pulling over cars and detaining…...

18+ hour, 45+ min ago   (944+ words) In a milestone for Georgia's criminal justice system, the first prisoner has been resentenced and released from custody under a new state law that could become a national model. Nicole Boynton was freed Jan. 5 after serving 23 years of a life…...

1+ day, 34+ min ago   (761+ words) With an influx of listings on the market, more metro Atlanta homebuyers are backing out of contracts. Almost 17% of pending home sales fell apart in December, according to data from the Georgia Multiple Listing Service for the 12-county region....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1339+ words) Not all hotel ballrooms have windows. Almost none hover over train tracks, let alone one of the country's busiest freight lines. The enormous windows within the newly opened Hotel Phoenix highlight the building's unique position at the forefront of a…...