After two water mains broke in Atlanta on May 31, the city plunged into a water-induced crisis that would last for nearly a week. The original breaks, and subsequent breaks that followed, would disrupt operations for numerous Atlanta businesses, including the arts and entertainment industry.
As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food court, Joseph Grier was on the sidewalk outside, rambling to reporters about his mental health, criminal record and banking history. Police say that just a short while later, he hijacked a commuter bus, ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and sending panic through the seats.
A nonprofit research group focused on incarceration policy is countering a feasibility study into a new jail for Atlanta's Fulton County.
An Arizona man is facing federal charges of planning to commit a mass shooting of African-Americans and other minorities in Atlanta to incite a race war prior to the 2024 presidential election.
Georgia growers are opposing a new rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that would allow some foreign farmworkers to self-organize.
On the Wednesday, June 12 edition of Georgia Today: We'll tell you how yesterday's mass shooting in Atlanta and the bus hijacking are connected; Macon-Bibb County voters experience technical problems at the ballot box; and a historic Columbus baseball stadium is getting a $50 million renovation — and a new name.
Delta investor Amalgamated Bank filed a resolution with Delta's board of directors asking the company to adopt a noninterference policy as employees consider choosing union representation.
More than 22,000 formerly enslaved people are found in records from Columbus that were released in a new project from Ancestry, one of the world’s largest genealogy companies.
Television news footage showed the bus barreling along for miles in rush hour traffic Tuesday afternoon, striking several vehicles. Police said officers initially responded to a report of gunfire on the bus and a possible hostage situation near downtown Atlanta but the bus took off.
Atlanta police say one person has died after a suspect hijacked a commuter bus Tuesday and led police on a chase from downtown Atlanta into the suburbs.
Problems with ballots surfaced in Macon-Bibb County’s May primary and are persisting heading into the runoff election.
The City of Savannah is rolling out a new campaign to cut down on graffiti and beautify busy streets.
Mayor Andre Dickens said on the social media site X that the shooting happened at the Peachtree Center food court. Atlanta police said in a post that all four who were shot were alert and conscious. One of the four is believed to be the suspect, authorities said.