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Ronald G. Hite, 81, of 4577 Baker St. Ext., Lakewood, died at 5:45 a.m. Friday in his home.

Atlanta residents of all ages will celebrate the science and technology of the region and its impact on our daily lives during the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, March 22-29, 2014.

Police are searching for the burglars responsible for ransacking a southwest Atlanta convenience store overnight.

Atlanta police say a 16-year-old intervened when a domestic situation unfolded in his home overnight.

Imagine being so consumed with a creative desire for expression that you're willing to jog halfway across the city, sweating with a backpack and a can of spray paint; that you'd be willing to climb the highest walls just to get a blank 'canvas." "It's actually really good artwork," said one eyewitness in the West End.

On the edge of Midtown Atlanta, the area around the Arts Center MARTA station is full of cultural and nightlife activities from grunge concerts to classy hotel bars.

City officials say the neighborhood is considered one of the most significant African-American communities in Atlanta.

As a shrewd businesswoman with keen insight and endless aspirations, Ophelia DeVore worked for much of the 20th century to smash stereotypes and empower black women by teaching them poise, confidence and the courage to get ahead in a world deeply etched by racial discrimination.

After years of neglect, government leaders and land conservationists are working to develop a seven-mile trail along a polluted Atlanta creek that would link the city's BeltLine trail system to the Chattahoochee River.

A federal grand jury today indicted state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta, a longtime lawmaker and civils rights activist, for mail, wire, and tax fraud.

Word made its way across the Internet yesterday: Atlanta DJ and trap and bass music fixture HPNTK took a stray bullet outside of Connect Lounge on May 15.

One Killed, 1 Injured in Cobb Crash - Marietta Patch A 46-year-old Hiram woman was killed and her 14-year-old son was injured Wednesday in a three-vehicle accident in Cobb.

When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented.

In our Atlanta Summer in the South guide , the ever-stylish blogger Mattie James let us in on her insider tips for the best places to catch a sunset, cool off, and sip a cocktail this summer in The Big Peach.

Although the Los Angeles-based Cosmonauts have been at it since 2009, the group is just now making its Atlanta debut tonight .

Originally named the Hightower station, the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA station is the last stop on the blue, west rail line.

A woman in her 60s was shot in the face while sitting in her house early Wednesday morning in southeast Atlanta - and police are trying to determine who shot the woman and why.

Police are seeking two persons of interest in a deadly home invasion that happened in northwest Atlanta last week - and they are turning to the public for helping identifying them.

Atlanta Technical College has selected Fulton County Chairman John Eaves as it 2013 Commencement Speaker.

MARTA officials defended one of their officer's decision to arrest a traveling musician who attempted to play an impromptu violin concert inside the Five Points station in downtown Atlanta.