7 injured in Lake Lanier boat explosion, including 5-year-old, officials say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Seven people were injured after a boat exploded on Lake Lanier during the Fourth of July holiday. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a 23-foot cabin-cruiser being towed in Landshark Cove near Margaritaville exploded around 7 p.m. Friday. Five people were taken to...
Senior Citizens Scammed By Church Member Fight Back
Two Cobb County senior citizens say a man they regularly see at church stole thousands of dollars from them in an investment scheme. Edward Wright and Michael Roberson say that Gregory Johnson, a fellow congregant, roped them in a investment turned scam. Johnson made them promises of significant returns through his...
Man who drowned after rescuing child, her mother in Chattahoochee couldn’t swim
A man who died trying to save a child from drowning in the Chattahoochee River couldn’t swim, officials were told.
WATCH: Crowd makes off with clothing after Plato’s Closet apparently evicted in DeKalb County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Several people descended upon a Plato’s Closet that appears to have been evicted on Thursday, making off with fistfuls of clothing. Social media video shows the throng outside the secondhand clothing store off Briarcliff Road in DeKalb County. The racks had been placed in the...
Rapper Lil Woody arrested in Atlanta, charged with drag racing
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Rapper Lil Woody — who was at one point a star witness in the historic YSL trial in Atlanta — was arrested Thursday on an illegal drag racing charge. The 33-year-old, whose real name is Kenneth Copeland, was charged with actively facilitating...
Victim walking down southwest Atlanta street shot
Officers were informed a victim was brought to Grady Memorial Hospital after being injured in a shooting around the 1100 block of Smith Street around 1:15 a.m.
WATCH: Crowd makes off with clothing after Plato’s Closet apparently evicted
Metro Atlanta nonprofit helps working families stay housed through life’s unexpected curveballs. The group provides emergency rental assistance and what they call wraparound services; including financial education, mental health support and food assistance. Everything you need to know about fireworks laws in Georgia....
911 calls shed new light on moments before employee, APD officer got into bar...
An Atlanta police officer is on leave and an employee at a midtown Atlanta bar is facing charges after a fight over the weekend.
Bodycam: Police confront armed man wandering in Atlanta neighborhood
ATLANTA - A man is in custody after witnesses told police that he fired several shots in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood. The arrest by Atlanta police officers was caught on body camera. What we know: — Authorities say officers were called to the area of Garibaldi Street SW and Stephens...
Car bursts into flames after street racing crash in Atlanta
Two men were hospitalized overnight after a suspected street racing incident ended in a fiery crash along Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, according to Atlanta police.
