1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (335+ words) The Powerball drawing has climbed to $748 million for the next drawing on Monday night after no one hit the jackpot on Saturday. But a few lucky winners in Georgia walked away with $50,000 prizes that night. The Georgia Lottery confirmed five…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (321+ words) Lee Thomas announced she is retiring as the Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia Film Office. The office works to market the state to more than 4,850 motion picture industry businesses and production-related companies. Lee, a native Atlantan and NYU Tisch School…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (324+ words) The Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) launched a new family portal. The portal is designed to support Georgia's families seeking child care or early education services, offering easy access to vital information. DECAL FAST: Family Access to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (362+ words) How online platforms can affect our children, and what can be done about it, brought state leaders together on Tuesday. Channel 2’s Lori Wilson was at the meeting, where the Georgia General Assembly’s Blue Ribbon Committee worked on how they…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (260+ words) Nonprofit literary organization Georgia Writers has announced the winners and finalists for the Georgia Author of the Year Awards. The 62nd edition of these awards was highly competitive, with 111 nominees in 14 categories, according to the announcement. On the Georgia Writers’ website,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (188+ words) Sandy Springs fire crews rushed to a deep ravine Tuesday afternoon after a vehicle smashed through a protective guardrail. The driver suffered only minor injuries while the cause of the crash remains under investigation. SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - First responders pulled…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (354+ words) President Donald Trump signaled today that his administration might find a solution to fund federal food benefits, potentially averting a crisis for 750,000 people in north Georgia who are at risk of losing assistance on Nov. 1. The Community Assistance Center in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (988+ words) There were 41 arrests of immigrants per day in Georgia in February. The state currently ranks fifth in number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests nationwide. The Department of Homeland Security spent nearly $200 million on warehouses in Georgia to convert them…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (271+ words) A grieving mother is speaking out after her 29-year-old son was shot and killed outside his Sandy Springs apartment earlier this week. Santina Dieng told Channel 2 Action News that her son, Justin Tucker, was waiting for an Uber when he…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (359+ words) A police officer was caught on film giving a man a pair of shoes during his shift The moment was captured via a body camera and later shared by the department Officials say the gesture reflects the importance of “showing…...