A $1 million grant from the Blank Family Foundation will help the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Georgia Youth Mental Health Funder Collaborative.
Whether you're sending a bulky piece of furniture or a pair of earrings, shipping companies and delivery services are asking holiday gift givers to package their items and send them as soon as possible ahead of the Christmas Eve weekend.
One person is dead and another wounded after an argument led to a shooting near the Georgia State University campus in downtown Atlanta early Friday morning.
A federal judge has ruled that school board districts in Georgia's second-largest school system appear to be unconstitutionally discriminatory and must be redrawn ahead of next year's elections.
Federal drug officials are warning Georgia to shelve its plans to be the first state to allow pharmacies to dispense medical marijuana. News outlets report that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Nov. 27 warned pharmacies that dispensing medical marijuana violates federal law.
Some nutrition programs are at risk of funding shortfalls as politicians spar over federal spending.
One of the oldest homes in Columbus has re-opened as a restaurant.
Atlanta’s Blank Family Foundation announced $8 million in grants to nonprofit organizations supporting mental health, with a particular focus on children.
A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. Friday's damages verdict comes after Wandrea "Shaye" Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, tearfully testified about becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republican allies of Donald Trump that made them fear for their lives.
The majority of drugs tested after an opioid overdose — 90% — contain fentanyl, which is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. That's why some health experts are calling for nasal nalmefene to be available over the counter.
A $200,000 reward is being offered for information on arson suspects protesting the construction of the city’s public safety training center, also known as “Cop City.”
Taking a cue from NPR's Best Music of 2023 lists, members of the GPB News staff have compiled their favorite Georgia gems, Southern sounds, musical moments and international hits from the past 12 months.
On the Friday, Dec. 15 edition of Georgia Today: Voting rights groups score a win in their challenge to Cobb County's school board district maps; Atlanta journalists rally in support of reporters killed in Gaza; and we'll tell you which Atlanta events had the highest attendance this year according to StubHub.
Film projects, high-profile media coverage and a revival of their 1989 single "Closer to Fine" boosted the careers of Indigo Girls' Amy Ray and Emily Saliers in 2023. The Atlanta duo spoke with GPB about the importance of music and causes during a time of global unrest, their kinship with the city's hip hop community and all things Barbie.
The apology letters that Donald Trump-allied lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro were required to write as a condition of their plea deals in the Georgia election interference case are just one sentence long.