Alpharetta GA

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Families at Dunwoody Village Apartment Complex are starting over after a fire Saturday night destroyed their building in freezing temperatures. “We’re very, very blessed. We’re very, very fortunate,” said Andre Williams, who survived the fire at his Dunwoody Village home.

GEORGIA — A 19-year-old woman was arrested over the weekend following an investigation into alleged animal cruelty after a video circulated widely on social media, according to police. The Brookhaven Police Department said Aspen Easterling, 19, was booked on one charge of animal cruelty. Easterling, who also uses the...

Fire crews with Alpharetta Fire Department kept the fire contained to one building despite extreme cold and gusty winds.

It will be a longer winter, General Beauregard Lee has declared. The Georgia-based groundhog, who bears a distinctly southern name, cast his Groundhog Day prediction early on Feb. 2 in a live stream on the Facebook page for Dauset Trails Nature Center , where he lives. Emerging from his groundhog-sized mansion, known...

The Cumming Police Department reported two separate roadway accidents involving the agency's patrol cars Saturday due to icy road conditions in the area. The department shared via social media Saturday that the first accident occurred Saturday morning when officers were responding to a weather related accident....

One does not simply go straight, mid-intersection, from a turn lane. Fulton County-area driver and Redditor /u/ScalywagBeowulf shared a case of instant karma from earlier last week (Jan 29, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing one bad driver deciding to go straight, mid-intersection, from a turn lane right...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County Police are investigating a multi-vehicle collision that left one man dead and two others injured Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to the scene at the intersection of Covington Highway and Glenwood Road at approximately 1:30 p.m. According to investigators, a chain reaction...

ATLANTA (Jan. 29, 2026) – Delta Community Credit Union invites students to apply for its 21st Annual College Scholarship Program starting Feb. 1, 2026. Georgia’s largest credit union will select five deserving students, each of whom will be awarded a $5,000 scholarship to assist with college-related expenses....

A man was shot and killed during a fight Sunday morning, Feb. 1, Cobb County Police Department said.

Lewis Barbecue, a Texas-style barbecue chain founded by pitmaster John Lewis, debuted its first Georgia location in Atlanta’s Ansley Mall on December 8, 2025, expanding from its original Charleston, SC, spot (with additional sites in Greenville, SC). Menu Highlights. Known for beef-forward items like brisket (sliced...