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 travel period — about 100,000 more than the same window in 2025. The forecast, announced by
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 members of the same family, were unvaccinated, and had recently traveled internationally before returning home. The
ATLANTA, GA – Atlanta continues to produce influential leaders who are transforming lives across education, healthcare, and community empowerment, and now one of the city’s leading mental health advocates has earned one of Georgia’s most distinguished titles. Dr. Raé N. Lundy has officially been crowned Ms. Georgia Corporate America
In southwest Atlanta, where decades of disinvestment have shaped what residents see on every corner, a new business opened its doors this week with an explicit purpose: to be more than a restaurant.
Two patients exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday morning and were transported under heavy medical and law enforcement escort to Emory University
Ted Turner, the brash, visionary entrepreneur who built a global media empire from a single Atlanta UHF station and changed the way the world consumes news, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 6, surrounded
Metro Atlanta and north Georgia residents are being urged to prepare for a potentially dangerous stretch of weather beginning Wednesday afternoon and continuing into early Thursday morning, as a line of severe thunderstorms
As Atlanta heads deeper into the warm season, public health officials, emergency responders, and medical professionals are again drawing attention to the dangers of heat-related illness. The combination of high temperatures, elevated humidity,
In the southwest Atlanta neighborhood of Sylvan Hills, the frames of 24 new homes are going up. Hammers are swinging. Walls are being raised. And for the first time in 38 years, Atlanta
SAVANNAH, April 29, 2026 — Two massive wildfires are burning through south Georgia, consuming more than 55,000 acres, destroying over 120 homes, and forcing hundreds of families from their properties in what Gov.
For families navigating a rare disease diagnosis, finding the right clinical trial is one of the hardest things they will ever do. The search involves decoding complex eligibility criteria, tracking down research sites
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division has declared a Level 1 drought response across the state, issuing a statewide directive that requires every public water system to launch a public information campaign aimed at
Fifty years is a long time to show up for independent film. The Atlanta Film Festival has done exactly that — and this week, it marks the milestone with a 10-day run that
The “Moving Atlanta Forward” initiative is addressing decades of deferred infrastructure work through a multi-year construction push across 50 city corridors Atlanta is moving forward with one of the largest pedestrian infrastructure investments
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is entering one of the most consequential travel periods of its calendar year, with officials projecting Friday, April 3 will rank among the airport’s highest-volume travel days on record.
Delta Air Lines and Amazon have signed a long-term agreement to bring Amazon Leo’s low-Earth-orbit satellite internet to 500 Delta aircraft starting in 2028, a deal that deepens the technology stack behind American
Tyler Perry’s effort to provide financial relief to Transportation Security Administration workers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ended in an unexpected reversal — federal employees were told to return the $1,000 gift cards
The lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were mercifully shorter Monday morning. For the first time in weeks, travelers at the world’s busiest airport were moving through security checkpoints in minutes rather than
Braselton, GA — Diamond Recovery Group has officially expanded its behavioral health network with the launch of Diamond Nourish, a specialized women’s mental health program focused on trauma-informed care. Located in Braselton, Georgia,
Dr. Bodo Diehn has spent much of his professional life moving between different worlds: the lab, the lecture hall, and, for a time, the policy offices of Washington. He isn’t the kind of
House Bill 1009 now heads to Governor Brian Kemp’s desk — and if signed, Georgia becomes the 27th state to adopt a full bell-to-bell ban in public schools. ATLANTA, Georgia — The Georgia
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes published a sweeping strategic plan this week, anchoring the largest unemployment insurance modernization in state history to a cloud-based platform set for Fall 2026 — while simultaneously
Georgia drivers will soon see lower prices at the gas pump because the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill to suspend the state’s motor fuel tax for 60 days. This decision aims
Millions of travelers across the United States are facing severe flight disruptions as a combination of powerful spring storms and critical staffing shortages forced over 1,200 flight cancellations on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
A severe weather system moved through metro Atlanta and North Georgia early Monday morning, bringing heavy rain, damaging winds, and a tornado watch to several counties. While the immediate threat of tornadoes has
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