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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A dryer caught fire at the Fulton County Jail on Monday evening, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. The fire broke out in the laundry room on the first floor of the jail, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said. It was...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was shot and taken to the hospital in northwest Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, police said. Officers were called to 514 Sunset Avenue NW at around 6:10 p.m., where they found a man shot in both legs. Police applied tourniquets to his wounds, and he was taken to Grady Memorial...

All lanes have reopened on a portion of Interstate 285 southbound after a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a sedan.

The City of Marietta cannot currently process online payments online for certain online services due to a vendor being targeted in a ransomware attack.

You will find a concise introduction below that sets the scene and explains why this story matters. Eboni Anderson was making a routine DoorDash drop-off outside Palmetto Elementary School when violence erupted, leaving her dead and a community shaken. This article explains what happened, who's accused, and how the...

FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — After a summer where as many as half of Mary Alice Park visitors skipped the required parking fee, Forsyth County may add a gate to require payment. At a Feb. 10 work session, parks Director Kirk Franz asked the Forsyth County Commission to consider the $47,000 purchase of a parking gate to be...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A 57-year-old inmate died in custody Sunday at the DeKalb County Jail, the sheriff's office reported Monday. DeKalb County Sheriff Melody M. Maddox said Micahel Gafa, who had been in custody since September, died after being found unresponsive in his cell. "On-site medical staff and...

A 14-year-old boy is recovering from broken bones and fractures after a driver hit him and took off.

When Officer Vides approached the vehicle, House opened the driver’s door and a pipe commonly used to smoke meth was visible inside.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A search is underway across metro Atlanta for a missing South Carolina woman whose abandoned SUV was found days after her family last heard from her. Cobb County police said Leigh McAlister, 37, was last seen Saturday, Feb. 14. Her husband Rob, said his wife...