3+ week, 6+ day ago   (288+ words) Channel 2 Action News has learned that the head of the Atlanta VA has resigned after just two years on the job. According to the automatic response to his email, Kai Mentzer said he is preparing to "transition from the VA…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (419+ words) Dozens of Democratic mayors from across the United States arrived in Atlanta to share ideas for their cities, and how to handle upcoming elections. Channel 2's Richard Elliot was in downtown Atlanta, where the city's Beltline was on full display…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (658+ words) Six candidates in Georgia's 13th Congressional District will compete in a special election on Tuesday to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. David Scott, who died in April. The contest in the heavily Democratic district could have an immediate impact on the…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (362+ words) A man with a history of felony convictions is facing a federal charge after being accused of shooting at an Atlanta homeless encampment last year. Alexander Wood, 43, of Atlanta, faces a federal illegal firearm possession charge, U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg announced…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (507+ words) Georgia’s governor, Republican Brian Kemp, had called lawmakers into a special session in part to address a July 1 deadline that was set to ban the QR codes used for the official vote count. Legislators passed a law two years ago…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (373+ words) “Republicans here at the state Capitol want to make it harder for voters in our counties to choose the people who best represent us and our values,” Boston said. "But today we are here at the state Capitol to tell…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1245+ words) Georgia Democrats are worried their front-runner will fumble a “once in a generation” chance to win the governor’s mansion this year. Keisha Lance Bottoms has what should be an enviable résumé: former judge, city council member, mayor of Atlanta and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (799+ words) Rick Jackson hasn’t closed the deal yet in his bid to become the successor to Gov. Brian Kemp, but he’s already set his general election sights on Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms. The Republican gubernatorial candidate questions the former Atlanta mayor’s…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (475+ words) China on Friday announced it will send two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta in the U.S. in Beijing's latest efforts of panda diplomacy despite tensions with Washington, less than a month before a much-anticipated visit by U.S. President Donald Trump to Beijing....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (557+ words) A man accused of killing three people, including a Department of Homeland Security employee, in a shooting spree across several Atlanta suburbs last week died in custody, authorities said Tuesday. Olaolukitan Adon Abel, 26, was found unresponsive in his jail cell…...