Summer vacation may be just a couple of weeks old, but school districts are deep into planning for the new year.

The Atlanta Board of Education has moved the first day of class for the 2025/26 school year from Friday, Aug. 1, to Monday, ...

Jaeden Peterson pitched 5⅔ scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts to lead Grace Academy to a 2-0 MDCC championship win over Broadfording Blue. Peterson, named tournament MVP, also broke the school ...

Sharna Burgess is opening up about her fiancé Brian Austin Green’s parenting skills. “One of the things that I fell in love with about Brian very early on was the way he is as a father to his ...

Eleven-year-old Messiah Heard, a beloved 4th grader at KIPP WAYS Academy, remains in critical condition after being shot in the head Tuesday evening at his Atlanta apartment. Atlanta Police have ...

Chicago P.D.’s Kim Burgess and Adam Ruzek are finally getting married — and Us Weekly has the first look at the nuptials, which unsurprisingly won’t go smoothly. “It gets called off ...

Another veteran free agent who tried at the New Orleans Saints' rookie minicamp came out of the weekend with a new contract: Terrell Burgess. A former third-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams when ...

Alaina Chipman Leeks is in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 Under 40 Class of 2025, which represents Atlanta's best and brightest young professionals and emerging leaders. 2025 Most Admired ...

The Atlanta Falcons were expected to make a playoff push in 2024 after signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract in free agency. Cousins' tenure in Atlanta got off to a strong ...

Editor's note: This page summarizes testimony in the Karen Read trial for Tuesday, May 20. For the latest updates on the Karen Read retrial, visit USA TODAY's coverage for Wednesday, May 21.

Atlanta police are preparing for big events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The simulation involved medics, firefighters, and gunfire with blanks. ATLANTA - Atlanta’s police, fire, and EMS medics ...