The estimated $948 million price tag for a new retractable roof stadium for the Atlanta Falcons is a pipe dream, experts say. Two professors who study stadium deals told the AJC those estimates are generally low and the costs for the new stadium will p... »
Gwinnett County Police are searching for a man they believe kidnapped a woman and sexually assaulted her. Detective Shayla LaCosta tells Channel 2 Action News 31-year-old Deivi Polanco is wanted for kidnapping, rape, carjacking, and false imprisonment... »
Good Samaritans pick up a wounded man flagging down cars on I-20 near Fairburn Road this morning. According to Atlanta Police, he told them he had been shot and asked for help. They called 911 and took him to a BP station to wait for an ambulance. T... »
You will soon have an alternate to Georgia 400. The final stretch of the Westside Parkway will soon open in Alpharetta. "This is big," says Brandon Beach, the president of the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce. "It keeps people off Georgia 400, and we ... »
Coca-Cola hunts for three valuable Norman Rockwell paintings, worth up to $500,000 apiece. They were painted by Rockwell in the 1930's for Coca-Cola calendars and billboards. Coke has been hunting them down for decades; now the Atlanta-based soft drin... »
Every month for the last three years, Gwinnett County has had the lowest unemployment rate of the five core metro counties. Nick Masino with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce says you can chalk it up to smart planning. "We created a strategic economic ... »
Investigators looking into the travel of a senior General Services Administration official have examined a trip he made to Atlanta last November for an international corporate real estate conference at the Georgia World Congress Center. Jeff Neely, who... »
The president of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce faces weapons charges after trying to board a flight with a handgun in his bag. TSA agents stopped David Connell and police arrested him when they found a gun and 2 clips in his luggage. Connell was being... »
It may have been a mistake. Or it could have been a crime. Either way, officials at Emory University Hospital are searching for a lot of missing information. "Emory Healthcare has determined that 10 backup discs containing information on surgical pat... »
Gov. Nathan Deal signs a bill into law that expands the state's Open Records Act, thus giving the public more access to what goes on in state and local governments. The measure increases the penalties to $1,000 for the first offense and $2,500 for repe... »
"It's time for Dr. Hall to cry." So says Georgia State Senator Ralph Long about former Atlanta School Superintendent Beverly Hall who has been implicated but not charged in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal. Now that tribunals have begun fo... »
The heartbreaking case of Raquel Nelson goes before the Georgia Court of Appeals Tuesday as her attorney argues she should never have been convicted in the jaywalking death of her four-year old son, A.J. It began around 9 p.m. on April 10, 2010. Nelson... »
The Atlanta Braves will pay tribute to former pitcher John Smoltz on Friday, June 8 by inducting him into the Braves Hall of Fame and retiring his uniform number. The induction will take place at a special luncheon and the uniform number retirement wi... »
No other Braves player will wear jersey number 29. The Atlanta Braves plan to induct pitcher John Smoltz into the Braves Hall of Fame on Friday, April 20th, and retire his number.Smoltz rejoins part of the rotation that powered Atlanta through the earl... »
You've heard the ads, you know Delta and Southwest are now competing for the hearts and minds of Atlanta flyers, but experts are telling us not to get your hopes up. The competition isn't likely to result in lower fares.High fuel costs more likely mea... »
