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MARTA launched its first new transit line in more than 20 years on Saturday, which debuted speedier service in red lanes that are for buses only.

Loved ones say goodbye to Tianah Robinson at an Atlanta funeral weeks after the teen was killed in an unsolved shooting at Piedmont Park.

The Grammy-winning rapper’s Little Miss Drama Tour — her first solo headlining arena outing since debuting in 2016 — stopped at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena on Friday night.

Dr. Erica Schwartz must still be confirmed by the Senate. Metro Atlanta health professionals and former CDC employees are ‘cautiously optimistic.’

Georgia authorities say a private school teacher also took “inappropriate and surreptitious photos or videos of minor children during the course of normal school activities.”

A grandmother was killed and her 14-year-old grandson were hit by a stolen vehicle fleeing police, killing the woman, DeKalb authorities say.

Americans are keeping vehicles longer than ever. An S&P Global Mobility report in 2025 said the average age of light vehicles on U.S. roads is now 12.8 years.

No train operators reported seeing a person or object on the tracks that night.

The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs unveils plans for ATL Culture House, which will have eight community events to promote the new cultural hub during the World Cup.