The countdown is officially on—exactly one year from today, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will kick off, and Atlanta is preparing to make a major impact as one of the host cities.

She was found in a shallow Atlanta grave in the 300 block of Atwood Street by a group of children, according to the Othram report. At the time of her discovery, Kiyona would have been only 15. The medical examiner’s office said Atlanta’s homicide unit was notified of Kiyona’s identification, and Detective Summer Benton will lead the case.

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis indicated the issue is that Eppinger’s sentence of 40 years in prison plus 35 years of probation is to run at the same time as the 45-year sentence handed down previously by another judge in a probation revocation.

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the abdomen on Wednesday evening at an apartment complex in northwest Atlanta, authorities said.

A new rent report from Zumper named Atlanta as the second most expensive city to rent in across the metro area.

That includes one house in Gwinnett County, where four trees fell on the same house. Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson was near Lawrenceville where the trees came down, and thankfully, the family that lived in the home was able to escape.

Atlanta Police seek public assistance to identify a man who pointed a gun at a hotel employee in downtown Atlanta.

A man in Atlanta was indicted for running a large drug operation involving fentanyl and other drugs, and illegal gun possession; he's presumed innocent until proven guilty.