Kaiser and the union representing about 2,600 Georgia employees reached a new collective bargaining agreement after talks that began in October 2025. The package includes wage increases and local bargaining changes.

A new Atlanta Women27s Foundation report finds housing instability and rising costs are fueling mental-health struggles for women and youth across Metro Atlanta.

Atlanta dedicated its first city-commissioned Vietnam War memorial at Piedmont Park on March 29, 2026, honoring 240 local service members with an engraved wall and brick pathway.

A former GSU investigator alleges she was placed on a 90‑day PIP and fired while undergoing chemotherapy, and has filed a federal ADA lawsuit.

A woman who helped investigators into abuse at FCI Dublin was arrested at Atlanta’s airport, sent to Stewart Detention Center and deported days later, lawyers say. Her removal renews debate over whether U‑visa protections are being honored for cooperating survivors.

Vigils and outreach followed two teen killings in metro Atlanta, prompting faith leaders and city officials to revive calls for nonviolence and more prevention work.

Beloved crossing guard "Mr. Dave" is in critical condition after being struck near Kedron Elementary. Neighbors and a fundraiser have raised thousands to support his recovery.

Due process hearings and formal complaints are climbing as families say districts fail to deliver required special education services. The trend is pushing more parents into lawsuits and settlements.

A weeklong festival capped by a star‑studded concert lands in Atlanta this Thursday to fund income‑contingent loans and career programs for HBCU students.

MARTA HOPE teams patrol trains and stations to connect people sheltering on transit property with shelter, benefits and job programs; the outreach program reports roughly 6,100 helped since 2020.

New federal SNAP rules are driving more Atlanta families to food pantries, and local charities say pantries can't replace steady federal aid.

DeKalb County released a revised Round 2 set of scenarios that reshuffles which campuses could close, be repurposed or change grade bands. The district is taking public feedback through April 12.

Hundreds of tires were dumped on Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church grounds off Glenwood Road, leaving leaders pleading for cleanup as county officials say thousands have been removed countywide.