Georgia woman gets new kidney after best friend started transplant chain

A Georgia woman had been waiting 2.5 years for a kidney. Her friend tried to donate, but couldn't. The woman was able to find a match and her friend was able to help a total stranger.

Tyler Perry to pay for Rayshard Brooks' funeral expenses

Tyler Perry is paying for the funeral costs of the man shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer Friday night, a lawyer for the victim's family announced on Monday.

1 Atlanta officer fired, 1 on administrative duty after shooting death of Rayshard Brooks

The Atlanta Police Department has fired one officer and placed a second officer on administrative duty after the shooting death of a 27-year-old man found sleeping in a car of a drive-through line at a fast-food restaurant in southwest Atlanta late Friday night.

Autopsy: Rayshard Brooks' death considered homicide, shot twice in the back

The Fulton County DA said his office was "still experiencing some difficulty in obtaining all of the body cam and dash cam footage from the Atlanta Police Department."

Reward offered for suspect who set fast-food restaurant on fire

Reward being offered in the police search for the person responsible for starting a fire at the Wendy's restaurant in southwest Atlanta.

Atlanta Hawks make Juneteenth a paid holiday for employees

Starting this year, the commemoration of the end of slavery will be a permanent, paid holiday for all Hawks employees.

Family says Rayshard Brooks was celebrating daughter's birthday before his death

Rayshard Brooks, the man who was shot and killed by police at a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta Friday, was a father of four, Brooks' family lawyers said.

Atlanta police kill black man who was sleeping in a car, blocking Wendy's drive-thru

Protests erupted after Atlanta police shot and killed a black man named Rayshard Brooks, who was sleeping in a car, blocking a Wendy's drive-thru Friday night. Police say he resisted arrest.

Atlanta's police chief resigns after officers kill man who was sleeping in Wendy's drive-thru

Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigned on Saturday, less than 24 hours after police shot and killed a black man named Rayshard Brooks who was sleeping in a Wendy's drive-thru.

Clemson University football players lead 'March for Change'

Clemson University football players quarterback Trevor Lawrence, linebacker Mike Jones Jr., wide receiver Cornell Powell and running back Darien Rencher organized a "March for Change" on campus Saturday.

Pilot, Florida family of 4 headed to funeral in Indiana die in Georgia plane crash

Officials said four members of a Florida family, including two young children, and a pilot on their way to a funeral in Indiana were killed in a plane crash in north Georgia

Judge: Enough evidence to try 3 men for murder in Ahmaud Arbery case

A judge ruled there was enough evidence to try three suspects on murder charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot while jogging on a Glynn County street. Magistrate Court Judge Wallace Harrell made the ruling after a day filled with testimony and evidence presented probable cause hearing for suspects Greg and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan, allowing the case to proceed.

Atlanta mayor: 2 officers fired after pulling college students from car, stunning them during arrest

Two Atlanta police officers who were captured on video forcibly pulling a pair of college students out of their car and placing them under arrest during protests Saturday night have been fired, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Sunday.

Massive protests over George Floyd death raise fears of new coronavirus outbreaks

The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests, has a message for demonstrators: “If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a COVID test this week.”