Father mourns daughter’s fatal fall at ‘Stranger Things’ site: ‘She was perfect’
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A DeKalb County father is urging young people to stay out of abandoned buildings after his 19-year-old daughter died while exploring a fenced-off property on Emory University’s campus last week. Police said Leah Palmirotto was checking out the vacant Briarcliff Road building with friends Friday...
Church pays off medical debt for metro Atlanta residents ahead of Christmas
Everyone who had their debt forgiven was randomly selected.
Grayson man gets 80-year prison sentence for robbery-turned-murder
A 20-year-old gang member from Grayson, who goes by the name "Draino" on the streets, will be in jail until he is 100-years-old after he was convicted on murder, racketeering and a long list of other charges in connection with the death of another man during an attempted drug heist earlier this year. A jury found...
1 dead in shooting at DeKalb County apartment complex
Police say they have a person of interest in the shooting.
Suspected serial porch pirate arrested in Atlanta neighborhood
Brookhaven Police Lt. Jake Kissel says police used Flock technology to identify first a vehicle used in porch piracy and then a suspect.
Man hid in ceiling to avoid arrest. Deputies say a key detail gave him...
Dramatic video shows a man hiding from Cobb County Sheriff’s deputies in the ceiling of a garage.
Lost engagement ring turned in at Atlanta airport
A lost engagement ring found at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is now in Delta’s lost and found thanks to a 9-year-old boy who insisted it be returned. The child spotted the ring and told his mother, “We have to find who this belongs to.” The ring was turned over to a Delta employee, and airport...
A man spent 46 nights behind bars on a false accusation. He doesn’t want...
A Cobb County man spent 46 nights in jail after being falsely accused of trying to kidnap a baby in Walmart. Now he wants to help others fighting for their freedom.
Kenyan man wanted to commit ‘9/11-style’ attack on Atlanta’s tallest building
Cholo Abdi Abdullah, 34, was sentenced on Monday to two consecutive life sentences.
Atlanta Rents Are Going Down
Atlanta rent prices are finally cooling after years of steady climbs, with median rents down 2.3% year over year as 2025 winds down.

















