Police can search you without a warrant in certain situations, but their authority has limits. The Fourth Amendment protects against unreasonable searches, and officers usually need a warrant unless an established exception applies. These exceptions include consent, a lawful arrest, probable cause involving vehicles, emergencies, and limited weapons checks.
Zoo Atlanta’s pandas return on Friday, November 6, 2026, when giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang debut in the new Arthur M. Blank Panda Grove. The zoo opens at 10:30 a.m. that day. The opening ends a two-year gap without pandas in Atlanta and starts a new chapter
The 45th annual Georgia Veterans Day Parade steps off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026, on Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta. This year’s theme honors Global War on Terror veterans and marks the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001. The parade and the morning Observance Ceremony are
Atlanta families will trick-or-treat on Saturday, October 31, the last evening of daylight saving time, and Emory pediatric emergency physician Dr. Maneesha Agarwal is asking drivers to slow down, put their phones away
Georgia drivers will keep paying no state gas tax through November 30. Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order on Saturday, October 24, extending the suspension of the state motor fuel excise tax.
Avant South, the City of Atlanta’s annual technology conference, returned to Tech Square on October 12 and 13, 2026, under the theme “AI in Action.” The two-day event brought together founders, researchers, policymakers,
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra launches Brahms Revealed on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann leading Brahms’ Violin Concerto and Symphony No. 1 at Atlanta Symphony Hall. The season-long project, part
Emory University researchers in Atlanta are working to close a long-standing gap in Alzheimer’s disease research by engaging older Black men through monthly community sessions at the Emory Goizueta Brain Health Institute. The
Mexican budget carrier Volaris will begin nonstop service between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Guadalajara on October 2, 2026, with four weekly departures and one-way fares starting at $55. The airline is also
The Atlanta Women’s Foundation announced a $1.418 million community investment on September 12, directing funding toward mental health services, education programs, and economic opportunity initiatives for women and girls across five metro Atlanta
Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship has awarded more than $16 billion to over 2.2 million students since the program launched in 1993, making it one of the largest state-funded merit scholarships in the country. Funded
The Cobb Chamber of Commerce hosts its 2026 Economic Development Summit on August 26 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, convening more than 300 business leaders, educators, transportation officials, and economic development
Two Georgia water systems have confirmed they were targeted in cyberattacks that exploited programmable logic controllers (PLCs), the industrial minicomputers that automate water treatment, pressure regulation, and chemical dosing at utility facilities across
Metro Atlanta’s largest public school districts are entering the final stretch of summer preparations ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, with Atlanta Public Schools, Fulton County, DeKalb County, Clayton County, Cobb County, and
Atlanta is using Global Diaspora Day to recognize the international communities that have helped shape the city’s cultural identity and strengthen its connections beyond Georgia. The Atlanta City Council announced on July 23
Georgia’s lottery-funded HOPE and Zell Miller scholarships remain two of the most valuable merit-based aid programs in the country, covering a substantial portion or all of in-state tuition for students who meet academic
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has opened a first-in-human clinical trial testing whether a microneedle skin stamp the size of a nickel could change how peanut allergies are treated in the United States. The
A U-Haul truck crashed into a downtown Atlanta streetwear store at 131 Walker Street SW around 4:40 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in what police are investigating as a coordinated burglary. Three
The 57th Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race sent roughly 56,000 runners down Peachtree Road on July 4, 2026, keeping Atlanta’s signature Independence Day tradition and the largest 10K in the world intact despite dangerous
The proposal that Atlanta’s south-side communities have waited years to see in writing is now on file with the state. Charlotte-based Atrium Health submitted a formal application to the Georgia Department of Community
The Beltline urban transformation demonstrated how abandoned industrial infrastructure could anchor neighborhood revival, economic development, and public space in a car-dependent city. The project combined greenways, transit planning, affordable housing commitments, and private
Atlanta exists because a railroad needed somewhere to stop. In the late 1830s, the state-backed Western & Atlantic Railroad selected a spot in the Georgia clay to terminate its planned line, and a
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is preparing for one of the heaviest holiday travel surges in its history, with officials projecting roughly 2.7 million passengers will move through the facility during the Memorial Day
Georgia public health officials are tracing potential exposures across metro Atlanta after confirming three new measles cases on Tuesday, May 19. The Georgia Department of Public Health announced that all three patients are
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