Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 23rd of October.
Good morning, Atlanta.
Friends and loved ones held a candlelight vigil with a balloon release for Morgan Gamble at Clark Atlanta University yesterday, while searchers continue looking for a man who may have fallen into Lake Sinclair.
United Military Care is hosting the We Care Vet Fair to connect Georgia veterans with essential resources and food, featuring 100 organizations & 90,000 lbs. of donated supplies to help over 300 families in the local community.
Hoopbus brought a mobile basketball event to students at Crawford W.
Long Middle School yesterday, uniting them with excitement and community spirit during a live broadcast.
Lizzo, the four-time Grammy & Emmy winner, visited Atlanta on Thursday, Oct.
22 as she read her new children’s book to College Park students and held a meet-and-greet with young readers at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur.
Crews from the DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management are repairing an 8-inch water main at the corner of Ottawa Trail and Rock Springs Road in Stonecrest and are handing out bottled water to impacted customers since Wednesday afternoon.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is hosting its annual Cape Day today to honor young patients fighting serious illnesses & injuries.
The event invites patients, families, staff and community members to wear capes as a show of support.
Yesterday, Oct. 22, the Arthritis Foundation unveiled its renovated Midtown headquarters — featuring a new production studio — thanks to a donation from actress Jane Wyman to share stories of those living with arthritis.
A vacant 18-story office tower (once housing the Georgia Department of Revenue) is set to be imploded Saturday morning at 7:45 a.m. in Chamblee after months of exterior work to remove windows, marking the first triangle-shaped building implosion in the area.
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 132-125 on Wednesday night, led by Nickeil Alexander-Walker's 31 points and solid play from Dyson Daniels and Jalen Johnson (the game aired live on Atlanta News First).
The Hawks will face the Hornets in Charlotte on Friday.
Atlanta Dream star Rhyne Howard spoke with ANF Wednesday night after the team took a 2 to 1 lead in the best-of-seven WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries.
The Atlanta Falcons updated their social media profile picture on Wednesday, Oct.
21, drawing online reactions that compared the throwback emblem to Nazi-era imagery. The design revisits the franchise’s original crest from the 1960s-1970s, echoing similar controversy in 2024.
Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom was escorted from State Farm Arena in downtown after he declined a private suite arrangement for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals between the Dream and the Valkyries on Wednesday (Oct.
22). Arena officials said the suite was offered due to his safety concerns.
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