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Green Heart STEM Challenge Empowers Students to Tackle Climate Issues Through Real-World Solutions
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (205+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Leesa Carter-Jones, President and CEO of the Captain Planet Foundation visited ATL Live to discuss the 2026 Green Heart STEM Challenge, a national competition that moves middle school students beyond climate awareness into tangible action. The program…...
The Becoming Love Projectâs Youth Storytelling Program teaches teens confidence, emotional literacy, and the power of being heard
1+ week, 6+ day ago (256+ words) The Becoming Love Project's Youth Storytelling Program teaches teens confidence, emotional literacy, and the power of being heard'Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - In a world that often tells young people to be quiet, listen, and fit in, Tamala…...
Community for Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
1+ mon, 2+ hour ago (118+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (ATL Live) - Almost two-thirds of children are in foster care due to issues of neglect. According to recent data, each year in Georgia more than 500 young adults exit the foster care system and are left to fend for…...
Georgia Tech baseball heading into 2026 season with high expectations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (59+ words) Georgia Tech baseball heading into 2026 season with high expectations'Atlanta News First Georgia Tech baseball heading into 2026 season with high expectations Woman stabbed to death at Grove Park home, police say Popular Atlanta Ferris wheel undergoing repairs after lightning strike GBI…...
Nearly 40% of Georgia counties now have no pediatrician
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (494+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Hospitals across the United States have sharply reduced their capacity to care for children over the past two decades, leaving rural communities farther from pediatric hospital care and straining the remaining providers, a new national…...
Why Mattel’s first-ever Barbie with autism is sparking conversation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (59+ words) Why Mattel's first-ever Barbie with autism is sparking conversation'Atlanta News First Why Mattel's first-ever Barbie with autism is sparking conversation Police make arrest in deadly Douglas County bar shooting Lost Korean War letters slowly find their way to metro Atlanta…...
Atlanta school teaches people how to swim in 7 days
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (195+ words) Atlanta school teaches people how to swim in 7 days'Atlanta News First ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " We're in the thick of winter, but it's never too soon to start preparing for summer with swim lessons! Marci Dever and swim coach…...
Tips to keep your kids safe while trick-or-treating on Halloween
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (422+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - There's a Halloween chill in the air just in time for all the costumes and candy Friday night! As the last-minute preps are underway, don't let talking to your kids about staying safe slip through…...
Cobb County kindergarteners practice riding the school bus
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (441+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The first day of school is right around the corner for Cobb County students, and some of their youngest students are taking a practice run on the school bus. Parents, their kindergarteners and first graders…...
Are emergency rooms failing kids? Study finds over 2,000 pediatric deaths may be preventable yearly
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (468+ words) (InvestigateTV) " Is the emergency room nearest you prepared to treat children in need of care? A new national study reveals that a majority of emergency rooms across the United States are not fully prepared to care for pediatric patients, raising…...