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Zoo Atlanta welcomed nearly 1 million visitors in 2016, an increase of more than 77,000 from last year. T

The guard mistook the queen, who walks around palace grounds when she has insomnia, for an intruder.

A truck hit a power pole Friday morning, causing power outages.

Governor Nathan Deal has announced a list of Georgia schools that will receive the Highest Performing or Greatest Gains school awards and a list of failing schools, including schools in Muscogee County. 

A WINTER STORM WARNING includes all of the WBRC First Alert viewing area except for Lamar, Fayette, Walker, Blount, Cullman, Winston and Marion which are all under a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

Teams enter the NFL playoffs with their second, or even third, choice at quarterback, in the Wild Card edition of Hash Marks. 

Panicked shoppers emptied shelves of bread and milk, road workers began working 12-hour shifts, and governors in Alabama and Georgia declared states of emergencies ahead of a winter storm stalking the South.

The two 18-year-olds had been schoolmates, police say. After meeting at McDonald's, they spent two days together, driving around visiting friends. Then a pretend fight between them escalated into a brutal beating of a…

FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY:  We have a much better handle on this forecast and will break down what we expect by time of day and region.