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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — This joyful holiday time quickly turned somber for the family of a 67-year-old woman who died Christmas Eve. They’re hoping her story will help other families. Around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Atlanta police said they responded to a person shot at a house...

The Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus at the Mall of Georgia got into a minor accident enroute to the mall, but the Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) ensured they were able to spread holiday cheer. According to a Facebook post by the department, Officer Scott Pihera gave the Clauses a...

ATLANTA - Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. Dec. 24 to a reported shooting in the 3800 block of Kensington Road, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man at the scene suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were not...

ATLANTA — Officers with the Atlanta Police Department are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman they say was involved in an armed robbery. The incident occurred on Dec. 21, around 7:32 p.m., when officers received a call about a robbery at Hibbett Sports located at 3050 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The mother of an 8-year-old boy who Gwinnett County police say was held inside a nail salon during a dispute over a bill says the incident crossed a line and should never happen in any business. Gwinnett County nail salon employee arrested. The backstory:. Police say...

A woman says carjackers stole more than her SUV just days before Christmas - they also took the holiday gifts she had planned for her grandson and even the family’s Christmas tree.

LITHONIA, Ga. — A DeKalb County man is asking for the public’s help after his dog was stolen during a car break-in outside a Kroger in Lithonia. Gerald, who asked that only his first name be used due to safety concerns, said the theft happened Tuesday night outside the grocery store on Covington Highway.

UNION CITY, Ga. — A single mother from Marietta received a life-changing Christmas Eve gift this year — a home of her own. Techie Homes announced the winner of its holiday raffle Tuesday in Union City, awarding a fully furnished micro home valued at $250,000 to one lucky ticket holder. The winner purchased a $25...

The program, created 14 years ago by DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Asha Jackson, works with participants arrested on first-time, non-violent felony charges.

He says he doesn’t mind losing a limb if it would help spread the message of peace and love.