ICU nurse describes long nights fighting COVID-19

“I’ve never seen a volume like this.” Those are the words of an Atlanta ICU nurse working long shifts to treat COVID-19 patients.

Georgia bar removes over $3,000 worth of bills stapled to walls to give to unemployed staff

As restaurants and bars across the country remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, one bar owner in Georgia is going to extraordinary measures to donate money to her staff.

UT Austin President Greg Fenves announces he's leaving Forty Acres

Fenves says his last day will be June 30 and then he will begin his new job as president at Emory University in Atlanta on August 1.

TMZ: Tyler Perry gives $21K tip to Atlanta restaurant servers

Tyler Perry has been picking up food from the restaurant during the coronavirus pandemic and decided to leave the servers a way more than 20% tip.

Portable sinks being placed around Atlanta so homeless can wash hands

A local non-profit is helping members of the homeless community protect themselves by placing portable washing stations throughout metro Atlanta.

Georgia toddler reunites with mom, Florida police arrest dad after standoff

A Georgia man accused of hurting the mother of his child, killing three members of her family, then kidnapping their 2-year-old son was taken into custody after a 6-hour standoff with Florida police. The toddler has since reunited with his mother. 

Brookhaven couple cancels wedding, donates flowers to cheer people up

A Brookhaven bride who was forced to cancel her wedding due to the coronavirus outbreak is turning her heartbreak into a heartwarming gesture to help others.

Viral photos show health care workers on plane, en route to New York to help in coronavirus fight

It’s a photo worth a thousand words: Southwest Airlines on Sunday posted an image of a group of health care workers ready to go to battle in New York, which has fast become the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S.

Governor Abbott expands Texas travel order

Abbott has now changed the mandatory self-quarantine to include travelers coming from Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Miami and the states of California, Louisiana and Washington.

Church members use Chick-fil-A rewards to feed, and thank health professionals

Many people are following the latest about the Coronavirus and want to help, especially when it comes to nurses and doctors who are busy treating patients. Now members of a church in Canton are using Chick-fil-a reward points to feed people.

Family: 'Dean of the civil rights movement' Rev. Joseph E. Lowery passes away

According to family members, one of Atlanta’s most revered civil rights icons and a lightning rod for community activism has died at the age of 98.

Puppies from Atlanta Humane Society visit Georgia Aquarium during COVID-19 closure

Adoptable puppies from the Atlanta Humane Society visited the Georgia Aquarium on Thursday, March 26, while it was closed due to the new coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic.

Child found beside body of mother who died of coronavirus hours earlier: report

The woman was one of two health care workers in Georgia who died last week from coronavirus. A 48-year-old woman who worked at a hospital had also died. 

Cheers fill Atlanta's streets each night to praise medical professionals fighting the coronavirus

As the clear day turned into dusk in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday, the normally busy streets were mostly still, save for the sounds of the occasional footsteps hitting the sidewalk. “The city too busy to hate” seems to have turned into the “city that will just have to wait” as residents remain under a shelter-in-place order amid the threat of furthering the coronavirus pandemic.