Atlanta City Council is urging Georgia State Patrol to update its pursuit policies to prevent car crashes and pedestrian deaths from high-speed chases within the city.

The goal of the program was to reduce transit costs and car dependency. Atlanta's newest e-bike owners say that's exactly what they're experiencing.

The Atlanta City Council passed legislation last night redefining the authority of the city’s Office of Inspector General.

The search continues for Gary Jones, who disappeared after a boating incident on Lake Oconee earlier this month.

Atkins Park has been rededicated to honor Dr. Eliza Atkins Gleason, the first African American to earn a PhD in library science, after originally being named for a Confederate colonel.

The Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 3, to ban data centers along and near the Atlanta BeltLine and within a half-mile of MARTA stations.

MARTA announced Wednesday afternoon that it would pause “service impacts” at Five Points Station scheduled to begin this weekend as part of a $230 million renovation project.

The Atlanta City Council approved legislation at Monday’s meeting to donate $2 million to the city’s eviction diversion program.

The Atlanta City Council has approved the payment of a settlement of $2 million to two college students who were shocked with Tasers and pulled from a car while they were stuck in downtown traffic caused by protests over George Floyd's killing.

After a series of water mains breaks that began Friday in Atlanta, a large portion of residents remain without drinkable water. GPB’s Amanda Andrews reports business owners are demanding financial relief.

The Atlanta City Council approved at its Monday meeting a resolution to ensure historic preservation is part of the redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center.

The Atlanta City Council allocated $2 million to fund this year’s city-sponsored summer youth employment program.

The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to approve a $3.8 million settlement with the family of Johnny Hollman, a church deacon who died after being tased by a police officer during a struggle at the scene of a traffic accident.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is proposing an $853.8 million general fund budgetfor fiscal year 2025, the largest in the city’s history. The proposed spending plan is an 8.1% increase over the $790 million general fund budget approved for fiscal year 2024, formerly Atlanta’s largest budget ever. 

The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution at its Monday meeting authorizing the mayor to execute an agreement with Fulton County to resume providing animal control services.

At the Woodruff Arts Center in Midtown Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens spoke to the business community about reducing crime in the city, reflecting on the "Year of the Youth" initiative, affordable housing, law enforcement and economic development and investment.