Christine King Farris, Martin Luther King Jr.'s sister and civil rights activist, dies at 95
Christine King Farris, the esteemed educator, civil rights activist, and eldest sibling of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died. She was 95 years old.
Chicago man has surgery overseas to become taller
People all over the world are enamored by a man who just returned from Turkey where he had surgery to grow from 5-feet-5-inches tall to 6-feet.
Watch: Tornado rips through Indiana apartment complex
Deaths have been reported in Indiana and Georgia after severe weather, including tornadoes, tore paths of destruction from the Midwest to the South on Sunday, leaving more than a half-million people without power.
Plant-based-meat advocacy group wants Macon Bacon to change name
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine wrote to the president of the Georgia collegiate team urging him to change its name.
Georgia auto shop owner must pay $39K after paying former employee in oil-covered pennies
A decision has been made in the case involving the Fayetteville man who was given 91,500 oil-covered pennies in January 2021 as his final paycheck by the owner of Peachtree City auto repair shop A OK Walker Autoworks.
Umbrella-wielding Georgia woman fights off vulture who broke into home
A newly engaged Georgia couple thought they were spending a peaceful weekend at home without the kids. But an intruder quickly changed those plans.
Curious canine finds out tires do not make good collars
We all know what curiosity did to the cat. Cash the canine just learned what it does to dogs.
Security to tighten ahead of potential indictments in Trump election probe
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office says it is preparing for security as the Trump election probe into whether former President Donald Trump and his allies criminally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia could result in indictments as early as July.
What Philadelphia can learn from Atlanta's I-85 collapse
A heavily traveled segment of Interstate 95 remains closed indefinitely in Philadelphia after an overpass section collapsed on Sunday following a fiery tanker truck crash. Pennsylvania's transportation officials will probably draw lessons learned from a similar incident in Atlanta in 2017.
Mother, boyfriend arrested after days of severe beatings leave 6-year-old with broken bones, blood clots
A mother and her boyfriend have been charged with abusing a 6-year-old child who was hospitalized from the severe beatings, according to Clayton County Police.
Driver survives jaw-dropping car accident in Georgia
The video appears to be something more out of the video game "Grand Theft Auto" or one of the "Final Destination" movies.
Georgia man arrested for putting man in chokehold at Panama City Beach pizzeria
Dustin Alexander McDowell, 33, of Loganville, was arrested Saturday.
‘Please wear clothes,’ Georgia Department of Driver Services says
A post on the verified Georgia Department of Driver Services’ Facebook page on Tuesday seems to suggest some folks do not know that.
Jimmy Carter, 3 months into hospice, is aware of tributes, enjoying ice cream
Three months after entering end-of-life care at home, former President Jimmy Carter remains in good spirits.
Lashawn Thompson: Family releases independent autopsy of Fulton County Jail inmate 'consumed by bedbugs'
Lashawn Thompson was found dead in a cell at the Georgia jail covered in bed bugs and insects after he wasn't able to pay a $2,500 bail.
Chick-fil-A's 1st restaurant closing doors after over 50 years in business
After over 50 years in business, the first ever Chick-fil-A restaurant to open is closing its doors for good.
Griffin starvation case: Parents arrested for attempted murder; 10-year-old recovering
Tyler and Krista Schindley are charged with attempted murder, false imprisonment, and cruelty to children, and other charges.
Video reportedly shows mother walking child towards pond in Sandy Springs
The mother of a 1-year-old girl who died Thursday night after she was pulled from a pond in Sandy Springs is being charged with her murder, according to Sandy Springs Police Department.