Atlanta News

From February 16th through the 20th, Atlanta will host more than 1,100 of the global Jewish community's brightest thinkers, strategists, philanthropists, and educators from 13 countries, for the largest-ever B'nai Birth Youth Organization Convention .

The victim was a Harvard-educated businessman who was shot to death minutes after he dropped his son off at a suburban Atlanta day care center.

In a news release, the Atlanta History Center board of trustees announced Sheffield Hale has been selected as its new president and CEO, effective March 19.

A 46-year-old Milton man was charged with shooting his teenage stepson to death after an argument, authorities said Sunday.

She is sleek, glossy black, and nine feet long. Sitting at her keyboard is like sitting behind the wheel of a new Maserati, and she cost the same as one.

Shortly after 11 p.m., Atlanta police responded to a call regarding a person shot at 2591 Etheridge Drive, police spokeswoman, Officer Kim Jones said.

Sen. John Albers was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the World Chamber of Commerce.

A Teachers in the Washington and Douglass High School clusters want to know what will happen to their schools and funding as charters gain ground and redistrictring may send students elsewhere, according to comments made at a forum held by Atlanta Public Schools Board Member Byron Amos .

Louis Miller of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is schedule to talk as part of the university's College of Business speaker series.

Police have identified three men seen on a video brutally beating a young man and shouting anti-gay slurs in Atlanta.

From left, Former Georgia state representative, Douglas Dean, chief executive officer, Pittsburgh Community Improvement Association, LaShawn Hoffman and Georgia state representative, Ralph Long III address the media regarding the beating of a man caught on videotape on Wednesday, Feb.

A wintry blast moved across north Georgia on Saturday bringing blustery conditions, reports of downed trees and falling temperatures that will be in the teens Sunday morning.

Atlanta Police have arrested one of three suspects in the videotaped beating of a 20-year-old gay man in southwest Atlanta last Saturday.

Christoper Cain, 19, was arrested early Saturday morning. Police said tips from the Crime Stoppers hotline aided in his apprehension.

Mascots from the world's biggest aquarium will be on hand at the world's busiest airport when the first Southwest ferry flight lands.

Police arrested Carlos Nadal, 64, Sandra Nadal, 60, Terrel Pierce, 36, all of Riverdale and Juan Chatman, 32, and Chara Betters, 30, of Atlanta.

Atlanta City Councilwoman Cleta Winslow, Invest Atlanta and developer Jerome Russell will sponsor a series of housing and down-payment workshops and bus tours to help potential home buyers find available homes in Atlanta.

Neuman is being tried on murder charges in relation to the shooting death of Russell "Rusty" Sneiderman outside a Dunwoody daycare center in November 2010.

As part of annual Campus Safety Day, Georgia Tech police demonstrated a new program called Jacket Guardian.

ATLANTA - After starting in Atlanta, Minute Suites , one of a new type of what are termed "pod hotels," is expanding at airports across the nation.