Amazon’s shortlist of cities for their new headquarters leaks online
Many were excited to see a narrowed down list of cities for Amazon’s second headquarters, which was released on Thursday. Today we are announcing the communities that will proceed to the next step in...
View ArticleA confection led to a toddler’s cruel death and police have made an arrest
Two sisters accused of beating a 3-year-old child to death have been indicted on felony murder charges, the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement Tuesday evening. Lashirley and...
View ArticleA woman is believed to be the “Freedom Fighter Bandit,” and now the FBI is...
The FBI is searching for a woman who it says is targeting banks across metro Atlanta. Nilsa Marie Urena, 25, who is suspected of being the “Freedom Fighter Bandit,” is accused of hitting nine banks...
View ArticleAfter their son’s tragic brain injury, this couple refused to let their...
Mariellen had just gotten off work, and her coworkers were doing their best to convince her to grab a drink with them at a local bar. It was cold, it was getting late, she was tired from a long day of...
View ArticleA World War II vet died 2 years ago after nurses allegedly neglected him —...
Years after his sad death was captured on a nanny cam, a World War II veteran’s family is finally seeing justice. As Rare previously reported, nurses allegedly ignored 89-year-old James Dempsey while...
View ArticleOur first look at the nurses charged for murder by neglecting a WWII vet
DECATUR, Ga. — A Georgia grand jury has indicted two nurses and an aide in the death of an elderly patient. Former licensed nurse practitioners Loyce Pickquet Agyeman, of Snellville, faces a charge of...
View ArticleThis historic building was successfully blown up by a 5-year-old
On Sunday March 5, 2017, the historic Georgia Archives Building was imploded. This implosion was put in place to make room for Georgia’s new court of appeals and supreme court building. This was a...
View ArticleOn the 20th anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.’s death, this Georgia news team’s...
March 9th is the anniversary of the death of ’90s rap icon Notorious B.I.G., which remains unsolved. B.I.G., whose real name was Christopher Wallace, was killed in 1997 at the pinnacle of his career....
View ArticleAfter a little girl was viciously attacked by a dog, Shaquille O’Neal gave...
Shaquille O’Neal has bought new furniture for the family of a 5-year-old Atlanta girl who survived a dog attack that left another child dead. WAGA-TV reports Syari Sanders returned home this week after...
View ArticleRaffeale Mascolo: The artist cheesemaker
Passion and food come together, hand in hand. It’s an undisputed fact that tastes can bring you back to better times, and they can instantly improve your mood or social engagement. Raffaele Mascolo...
View ArticleNot all superheroes wear capes
Not all superheroes wear capes or jump from skyscraper to skyscraper across the city skyline. The funny thing about real superheroes is that many of them surround us in our day to day lives — on the...
View ArticleThe identity of the 5-year-old boy who was killed inside a rotating Atlanta...
In a tragic accident that can only be described as a nightmare for the parents, a 5-year-old boy was killed in a rotating restaurant in Atlanta when he became trapped between a table which was...
View ArticleIn the Georgia 6th, Donald Trump is turning out to be Republicans’ worst...
Tuesday’s special election in Georgia should be a blowout for Republicans. The 6th Congressional District in suburban Atlanta has been very kind to the GOP over the years, with Republican political...
View ArticleJon Ossoff was Democrats’ Scott Brown—except that he lost
It’s easy to forget but Republicans didn’t immediately start winning elections in 2009. Indeed, in the contests to replace congressmen whom President Obama had elevated to executive positions,...
View ArticleHere is the lost art of airport conflict resolution, captured in one short video
A man at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta took his shirt off and apparently challenged a Delta desk attendant to a fight, according to video posted to Instagram today. The...
View ArticlePAWS Atlanta gives animals a second chance at a happy life
According to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), more than 3.2 million cats enter animal shelters each year. Of those cats, 860,000 are euthanized due to either...
View ArticleGirl takes to Twitter to criticize “KKK” sign at baseball game, but there’s...
A young lady at a baseball game became the time-honored dunce when she complained about the “KKK” sign in the outfield. Atlanta-native Sania Kay was at a Braves baseball game when she noticed the sign...
View ArticleSeveral parents are claiming that R.Kelly is holding their daughters against...
Two sets of parents have told police that R&B legend R. Kelly is allegedly holding their daughters against their will in a “cult.” Not only that, but three members of the singer’s former inner...
View ArticleIt took three days to say “I love you”— then, 13 months later, it was “I do”
Meeting someone on a dating app isn’t all that crazy these days. Life gets busy, and more and more people are turning to dating apps to connect with potential mates. READ ALL OF RARE’S LOVE STORIES:...
View ArticleA criminal investigation has been started for singer R. Kelly’s alleged “cult”
A few weeks ago, two sets of parents alleged that R&B singer R. Kelly had been “holding their daughters against their will in a ‘cult.'” Reports that Kelly had several women living in properties he...
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