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In response to higher vaccine rates and a downward trend in coronavirus cases, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is lifting several of the city's COVID-19 restrictions and mandates.

Atlanta Mayor Lifts Coronavirus Restrictions

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 25, 2022October 10, 2023

The rainbow crosswalk at 10th Street and Piedmont Avenue was damaged by street racers over the weekend.

Crime

One of Atlanta’s rainbow crosswalks was damaged by street racers

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022

MARTA Reach is a six-month pilot research project with Georgia Tech to test an app-based, multimodal rideshare service designed to connect riders to MARTA bus and rail and help minimize waiting and walking.

Traffic & Transportation

MARTA Reach will bring rideshare service to Atlanta transit

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 21, 2022September 24, 2023

Scam

Crime

Scam Alert: Atlanta police officers don’t call demanding money

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 15, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- An Atlanta police officer was shot Monday and is listed in stable condition at Grady Memorial Hospital.

Crime

Atlanta police officer shot

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 8, 2022February 8, 2022

If you live in Atlanta, you’re likely to have neighbors who look out for you, whether they do you a favor now and again or they volunteer in the community.

Georgia By The Numbers

Atlanta listed as one of the ‘most neighborly’ cities in the U.S.

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 8, 2022September 24, 2023

Update: The area around the Fulton County Justice Center is all clear and is open to foot traffic, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's office. Traffic has not opened yet for vehicles.

Crime

Fulton County courthouse on lockdown due to suspicious package

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 7, 2022February 8, 2022

ATLANTA -- Former police officer and clerk of Atlanta City Council, Larry Dingle, has died.

Atlanta mourns loss of Larry Dingle, former clerk of city council

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 6, 2022February 8, 2022

Modern house exterior. Front entrance porch and garage view

Georgia By The Numbers

Atlanta is one of the top 10 overpriced housing markets in America

by Samuel Stebbins | 24/7 Wall St. via The Center SquareJanuary 28, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- Small businesses in Atlanta may soon be getting a boost thanks to a $20 million donation from Wells Fargo.

Wells Fargo donates $20 million to help Atlanta small businesses

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 28, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- An arrest has been made in the killing of 6-month old Grayson Matthew Fleming-Gray who was killed during a drive-by shooting in Atlanta on Monday.

Crime

Arrest made in drive-by shooting that killed 6-month-old boy in Atlanta

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 25, 2022September 24, 2023

A Fulton County deputy shot and killed a man who was allegedly breaking into the deputy's home as the deputy was getting off work Sunday morning.

Crime

Georgia deputy shoots and kills man breaking into his home

by Crime ReportsJanuary 23, 2022September 24, 2023

Anderson - Circa April 2018: CVS Pharmacy Retail Location. CVS is the Largest Pharmacy Chain in the US II

CVS partners with Uber to give Atlanta’s medically fragile a lift

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 21, 2022September 24, 2023

Hall County Emergency Management and Homeland Security encourages citizens to limit all non-essential travel as crews continue clearing local roads of snow, ice, downed trees and other debris.

Snow updates, road conditions, and closures

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 17, 2022September 24, 2023

ATLANTA -- With snow expected the forecast for Atlanta, city officials are ready to move to a heightened response and are warning residents to stay off the roads during the snow and ice storm.

Atlanta officials warn residents to stay off roads during snow

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 15, 2022January 15, 2022

Zoo Atlanta announced today the death of Choomba, a 59-year-old female western lowland gorilla. The second-oldest gorilla at Zoo Atlanta, Choomba was also the fourth-oldest gorilla in the world.

Zoo Atlanta mourns death of 59-year-old gorilla

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 13, 2022September 24, 2023

It became known as Snow Jam '82, and much like 2014's more recent Snowmageddon, it was marked by heavy traffic jams and abandoned cars.

The Georgia Chronicles

Flashback: Snow Jam ’82 rocked Metro Atlanta 40 years ago

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 12, 2022September 24, 2023

Protecting voting rights in America is important enough to abolish the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule to get it done, President Joe Biden said Tuesday during a speech in Atlanta.

Your Government

Here’s what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris said in Atlanta today

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 11, 2022September 24, 2023