Atlanta GA

A new study by Realtor.com found that potential homebuyers in the Atlanta metro area have to save up for almost five years to afford a down payment on a house.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County police officer who lost everything in an apartment fire just before Christmas is sharing her story as she works to rebuild. Officer Tiaja Gilliam was among 40 people who lost their homes when flames ripped through the Las Palmas Apartments...

Clayton County leaders say collaboration between law enforcement agencies and targeted policing is making a measurable difference in public safety. New data from the Sheriff's Office shows the county ended 2025 with one of the lowest homicide rates in nearly a decade. Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen says 30...

ATLANTA - Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting that left a rideshare driver injured early Friday morning in northeast Atlanta. According to preliminary information, officers responded around 1 a.m. Jan. 2 to reports of a person shot near 562 Boulevard NE. Investigators learned the male victim had already...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is inviting the public to take part in a three-day inauguration weekend as he begins his second term leading the city.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It was a reunion decades in the making and nothing short of heartwarming. Seventy-one-year-old Calvin Cooper flew into Atlanta from Toledo to meet his son. A son he never knew existed. Thirty-three-year-old Tim Holloway, who lives in Atlanta, had uploaded his DNA to...

Pastor Corey Brooks from Chicago is leading a Walk Across America, a national movement rooted in faith, unity, hope, and community restoration. He began in Times Square in September of 2025 and has reached Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Buddhist monk who was hit by a car during the Walk for Peace in November is back home in metro Atlanta – just in time for the other monks to visit him while passing through Gwinnett county. On Nov. 11, Phra-Ajarnh...

A dispute inside a southeast Atlanta business turned fatal this Tuesday night, leaving a 26-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds. FOX5 Atlanta reports that the altercation began at a location on the 2400 block of Jonesboro Road SE, eventually spilling outside where the violence escalated. Atlanta Police responded to...

The streets of Atlanta witnessed a brutal unfolding of events on the night of October 1, 2025, when a man was fatally stabbed during what was described as a heated dispute. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers arrived at 1931 Joseph E Boone Blvd NW after receiving reports of a stabbing incident. They...