Nearly $100 million in gold confiscated in multi-state takedown of alleged scam network
DECATUR, Ga. — Law enforcement officials have seized nearly $100 million in gold from three jewelry businesses in Georgia, Texas and Florida as part of a sweeping investigation into a scheme that allegedly targeted seniors and laundered their life savings out of the country. The multi-state takedown centers on...
Atlanta Welcomes Raising Cane’s and Four New Restaurants in February 2026
Atlanta’s dining scene welcomes several new concepts in February 2026. From breakfast spots to nostalgic experiences, the month was filled with something new for diners. The new entries have elevated the city’s dining scene while also reflecting the shift in its dining landscape. New Restaurants that Have Elevated...
Laken Riley’s father files wrongful death lawsuit against Board of Regents, Athens apartment complex
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The father of Laken Riley, the nursing student killed while jogging on the University of Georgia's campus, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that university officials and a nearby apartment complex were negligent in the lead-up to her death. Jason Riley filed the complaint...
Georgia is under 4 flood warnings
The National Weather Service has issued four flood warnings across metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Big Creek, the Yellow River, and North Fork Peachtree Creek are all at or above flood stage Friday morning. What’s Happening: The warnings cover Forsyth, Fulton, DeKalb, and Rockdale counties. Big Creek alone has two...
Delivery driver arrested for allegedly pointing gun inside DeKalb County restaurant, warrants say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A delivery driver has been accused of pointing a gun at patrons and trying to punch an employee at a DeKalb County restaurant, according to warrants. Maze Coburn is accused of getting into an altercation at Ameer’s Mediterranean Grill on Briarcliff Road NE...
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates to pay $4.75M to settle DOJ allegations
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates will pay $4.75 million to settle allegations of kickbacks and unnecessary medical testing. The practice allegedly received benefits from a laboratory in exchange for exclusive, unlawful patient referrals. The government claimed the group billed for unnecessary "special stains"...
Missing since 1996 from Atlanta, Georgia: abducted at gunpoint at age 16
Desmond Santonio Dix has been missing from Atlanta, Georgia, since January 30, 1996. He would be 46 now. The above composite image shows what Desmond might have looked like at age 37.
Lil Jon’s son Nathan Smith’s cause of death revealed
Lil Jon’s son Nathan Smith’s cause of death has been revealed. The 27-year-old died of “drowning in the setting of psilocybin use,” the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed in an autopsy report, per People . The manner of death was ruled an accident. Per the report, psilocybin, also known as...
Fulton County man, twin brother file lawsuits after injuries on Harry Potter ride
According to the suits filed in Orange County, Florida, each man is asking for at least $50,000 in damages.
Boys playoffs: Gainesville survives tourney opener, outlasts Chamblee
GAINESVILLE, Ga. – Gainesville Coach Charlemagne Gibbons wanted the elephant out of the room. Mission accomplished, but it was not easy. The top-ranked Red Elephants pulled away from Chamblee late to win their Class 5-A state tournament opener, 64-51 at the Davis-Hill Gym. Last year, the Red Elephants won...

















