Women from across the state are exhibiting artists' books in a new show from the Georgia Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts, which opens Feb. 1 at Atlanta Contemporary.

19 Buddhist monks stopped in Decatur, east of Atlanta, as part of a “Peace Walk” from Texas to Washington, D.C. GPB’s Sarah kallis reports.
 

19 Buddhist monks stopped in Decatur, Ga. during a cross-country “Peace Walk”; a Georgia judge dismissed racketeering charges against dozens of “Cop City” protesters; Georgia is set to receive about 218 million dollars in federal funding for rural health care.

An apartment complex in Decatur that will provide housing for young adults aging out of Georgia’s foster care system is close to opening.

Public health is responding to a spike that started after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Decatur Watchfest will broadcast all 104 FIFA World Cup games over 34 days.

The city becomes the third city in the United States to earn this title after creating and following a youth-led local action plan.

A new mural memorializing two Georgia women who died after trying to have an abortion has been unveiled in Decatur, serving as a public reminder of what advocates say is the harm caused by abortion bans.

A bronze statue of the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis has been unveiled at a city park in Georgia. A crowd was on hand Saturday to witness the unveiling of the large bronze statue, which stands in the same spot at Decatur's historic square as a contentious Confederate monument that was removed four years ago.

Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Yet, awareness and resources to address these diseases within the Black community have often lagged behind. That’s where Alter Dementia steps in.

Heart Strings remixes light, touch and music to bring awareness to health care, education and protection of youth worldwide. The event is coming to cities across the U.S. and lands at Atlanta's Pullman Yards through May 5.

The Atlanta Veteran’s Affairs office has a new name honoring a late U.S. senator and veteran from Georgia. The Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office in Decatur, Ga., was renamed Monday after a two-year process led by U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.). 

The Arby's Foundation announced a gift Thursday after reports that about 700 students in Decatur City Schools soon would receive cheese sandwiches instead of regular meals at lunch.

American roads are becoming more dangerous. Decatur resident Matthew Shaer wrote about why for The New York Times.

The family of a Georgia woman who died last year after she fell from a moving patrol car has filed a civil rights lawsuit. The lawsuit announced Wednesday says sheriff's deputies improperly arrested her and ultimately caused her death.