Delta Air Lines to charge unvaccinated employees monthly fee, CEO says

Delta says it is requiring all unvaccinated employees to get tested weekly for COVID-19 and will charge those on the company's healthcare plan $200 a month starting in November.

Fred weakens to tropical depression, spawns floods, tornadoes on East Coast

Tropical Storm Fred has weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia as it spreads heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains, on a path that could cause flash floods into upstate New York.

Atlanta Falcons first NFL team to have 100% of players vaccinated

The Atlanta Falcons are the first NFL team to have all of its players vaccinated against COVID-19, the team announced Monday.

14 indicted on charges of using children to solicit donations for fake charity

State authorities said 14 people were arrested after an investigation uncovered a Georgia charity that touted itself as “sowing America’s future” was actually a multistate street gang exploiting children for profit.

Georgia couple dies of COVID-19 hours of each other

A Georgia couple died from the coronavirus within hours of each other, leaving behind two teenagers. Their loved ones in Hampton now beg anyone who will listen to get the shot.

Sergeant, officer 'relieved from duty' after video surfaces showing woman being kicked

The Atlanta Police Department has placed a sergeant and another officer on unpaid leave after a video surfaced on social media showing what police describe as the “sergeant kicking a woman in her head.”

Atlanta-area spa shooting suspect pleads guilty to murder in Cherokee County

The man accused of the deadly Atlanta-area spa shootings will serve life without parole after pleading guilty to multiple murders in Cherokee County. He still faces the death penalty in Fulton County.

Atlanta-area spa shootings suspect to appear in court Tuesday for plea hearing

The man accused of murdering eight people including six Asian women at massage parlors in metro Atlanta is expected to appear in Cherokee County court Tuesday morning.

Georgia man arrested in Florida found with 15-year-old girl, deputies say

A metro Atlanta man was arrested in Southwest Florida after deputies found a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Texas staying at his vacation rental home.

Atlanta restaurant gets death threats over requiring COVID-19 vaccine

The Argosy gastropub in East Atlanta put up a sign in their window warning customers they have to be vaccinated if they want to eat and drink there.

Atlanta man contracts COVID-19 breakthrough infection months after being vaccinated

Breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people are rare, but they can happen. Jim Issa, a 50-year-old commercial director in Atlanta got vaccinated in April with the Pfizer two-dose vaccine. He was stunned when he and several vaccinated friends tested positive for the virus after a July Fourth getaway weekend at a lake house.

Firefighter saves flag as flames creep toward it

A fire destroyed a Bartow County business over the weekend. Everything was burned, except the American flag that was flying out front. That's because a firefighter took it down as flames moved in.

Elsa kills 1 in Florida, spawns tornado hurting 10 at Georgia naval base

A suspected tornado hurt 10 people at a Navy base in Georgia as Tropical Storm Elsa moved northeast. The storm killed at least one person in Florida.