Person drowns at DeKalb County home, fire officials say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person drowned at a DeKalb County home on Thursday afternoon, according to fire officials. A spokesperson for DeKalb County Fire Rescue confirmed the drowning happened at a home on Mossey Drive in the Stonecrest area. Crews have responded to the location. Atlanta...
Air conditioning problems persist at metro Atlanta Post Office
The extreme heat is making work especially difficult at a metro Atlanta post office facing air conditioning problems.
Wine Chain Cooper’s Hawk Plots Napa-Style Mega Spot At Dunwoody’s Perimeter Village
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant is lining up a new outpost at Perimeter Village in Dunwoody, bringing its Napa-style tasting room and full-service restaurant to the Ashford Dunwoody Road shopping center. The Illinois-based brand is set to add a sizable sit-down option along the Perimeter retail corridor near Perimete
Alpharetta Couple Turns Webb Bridge Shopping Center Into Little Florence
Fiorenza Italian quietly opened last Saturday in Alpharetta, slipping a slice of Tuscany into the Webb Bridge shopping center with a lineup of house-made pastas, classic antipasti and a shareable Florentine steak. The restaurant is owned by local couple Jessi and Brooke Qilafi and aims to work as both a weeknight neigh
Before there was America, there was an enslaved Black woman’s poetry
Emory University in Atlanta remembers Phillis Wheatley ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Three years before the Declaration of Independence was signed, an enslaved Black woman published a small book of poetry. Her name was Phillis Wheatley. “Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral” was well-received and g
Teen, adult shot to death in DeKalb County home, police say
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people, including a juvenile believed to be 13 years old, were killed in a shooting early Thursday morning in DeKalb County, police said. Officers responded around 4 a.m. to the 2400 block of Rockliff Road SE, near Brannen Road SE and Bouldercrest Road, after receiving reports of a shooting.
Atlanta’s Most Wanted: Killer nabbed after 3-year manhunt
A man wanted for murder since 2023 is now in custody, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. Bobby Curry, of Atlanta, was arrested Thursday at a residence in Ellenwood without incident, according to the sheriff’s office. Curry had been on the metro area’s Top 10 Most Wanted list and had been evading arrest si
Arnette’s Chop Shop Team Adding Seafood Restaurant In Brookhaven
Michel Arnette, the Atlanta restaurateur behind Arnette’s Chop Shop, has a new concept in the works in Brookhaven. In late summer, Arnette will open seafood restaurant Siren next to Arnette’s Chop Shop, according to a release shared with What Now Atlanta. Further information regarding the menu and design...
1 shot in southwest Atlanta, possible suspect detained
ATLANTA - A person was shot early Thursday morning in southwest Atlanta, according to Atlanta police. The shooting happened around 1 a.m. on Cleveland Avenue near Interstate 85. Few details have been released about the victim's condition or what led to the shooting. FOX 5 cameras captured officers placing a...
Child reunited with mother, Clayton County police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Clayton County Police Department is asking for help finding the missing parents of a child. The boy, who was found safe by officers in the 3000 block of Mt. Zion Road has been asking for his mother but his speech is difficult to understand.
