News for Metro Atlanta and Region
Georgia steels itself for more challenges this week amid winter storm
The National Weather Service warns of more power outages and ‘impossible travel,' with dangerous cold possibly lasting until Thursday.
Dr. William (Bill) H. Foege, Atlanta global public health giant, dies at 89
Dr. William (Bill) H. Foege, a former CDC director who helped eradicate smallpox and whose health work saved millions of lives, died Saturday in Atlanta at the age of 89.
See where winter storm power outages in Georgia are located
The winter storm moving across the U.S. has coated parts of Georgia and triggered power outages across the state. An interactive map shows where outages are concentrated.
Light snow possible in eastern GA, flurries in metro Atlanta this weekend
Another Arctic blast is on the way that will keep conditions frigid over metro Atlanta and could even bring a small chance for snow to the Peach State.
Lawmakers seed study to deepen Savannah port amid environmental questions
A study into deepening the Savannah River shipping channel has been funded by the U.S. Congress. The proposed project would open the nation's 3rd-largest port to bigger ships.
Students claimed fewer than half of budgeted Georgia Promise scholarships
Of more than 20,000 applicants, only 7,700 qualified for Georgia Promise scholarships in the program's first year.
She died in a Fulton hospital in November 2024. But no one knows her name.
A woman who died at a Fulton County hospital in 2024 remains unidentified, and Roswell police are asking for the public's help.
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Ponce de Leon in Druid Hills reopens after large downed tree crushes car
The road was closed in both directions between Springdale Road and Moreland Avenue in the Druid Hills neighborhood. The road reopened just before 9:45 a.m.
Power restored after underground fire in Midtown, outage map shows
By Tuesday morning, the Georgia Power’s outage map showed fewer than five customers without power around Midtown.
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