News for Metro Atlanta and Region

MARTA’s Board of Directors chose the interim director as the agency's new CEO. He has been with Atlanta's mass transportation agency for more than a decade.

The 11-county metro added 53,690 residents last year, bringing the region’s population to more than 5.3 million.

A new assessment of Atlanta's tree canopy found the city lost more trees in recent years, but it's unclear how local officials plan to address the problem.

The comedian was sentenced to 12 months of probation and is required to complete random drug testing and 40 hours of community service, according to court records.

Wender & Roberts will shrink and relocate at a Buckhead shopping center where it's been since 1962.

Robert A. Mason, who died Aug. 2, nearly missed out on college. He created the Common Black College Application, which has helped more than 500,000 students apply to HBCUs.

Join a Community Advisory Team, fill out a survey or attend an in-person meeting to get involved in DeKalb’s school redistrict process.

The first of three executives of an Alpharetta firm accused of operating what was likely Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme was sentenced to just over four years in prison.

Deja Coleman, who is accused in her baby's death after he was left in a car outside her workplace, was described by her attorney as a sleep-deprived, single mother of three.

After several postponed tour dates, Barry Manilow took the stage at Gas South Arena in Duluth to sing hits that included "Mandy" and "Copacabana."