Squatter locks out homeowner and calls it a “peaceful, hostile takeover”
FOX 5 Atlanta reporter Denise Dillon opens her recent report with a detail that makes every homeowner with a vacant property wince: the house had been on the market for months, and the owner thought it was simply sitting there, waiting for a buyer. Instead, Dillon says the homeowner learned a stranger had moved in...
Former Fulton prosecutor Christian Wise Smith announces campaign for labor commissioner
ATLANTA — Christian Wise Smith, a former Fulton County prosecutor and justice system reform advocate, announced a campaign Tuesday morning for Georgia labor commissioner. Wise Smith has previously run for for Fulton County district attorney and, in his announcement, said his campaign would be about transforming "an...
Duluth police find suitcase full of mail, IDs, and credit cards
Police say there’s evidence of identity theft involving multiple victims, and the suspect will face a number of felony charges.
Vinings arrest ends with self-inflicted gunshot
Three people are in custody following an incident at a Vinings parking garage that left one suspect hospitalized after he shot himself with his own gun, Cobb Police report. The incident occurred at approximately 11:14 p.m. Dec. 10 in the parking garage for a strip mall located at 3101 Cobb Parkway, near the...
Serial rapist targeted women who were homeless, DA says
The Fulton County District Attorney, announced Tuesday a serial rapist has been convicted.
Metro Atlanta health facility owners indicted for stealing over $1.4 million in Medicaid, AG...
The owners of a behavioral health facility have been indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud totaling over $1.4 million.
Second fire this year damages Southeast Atlanta home; neighbors say concerns ‘long ignored’
Atlanta firefighters have shut down an intersection as crews battle a house fire. The fire started just before 6:50 a.m. on Hill Street near Woodward Ave. in southeast Atlanta . A Channel 2 Action News viewer shared videos of the large house fire and multiple fire trucks on the scene. Other viewers who live near...
Yung Joc & The Streetz Morning Takeover Goes Live at K&K Soulfood with Free...
Atlanta, get ready for a morning takeover you don’t want to miss. Yung Joc & The Streetz Morning Takeover is hitting the streets Friday, December 19th, broadcasting LIVE from K&K Soulfood for a special breakfast edition of the show — and the first guests in the door are eating FREE.
Christmas criminal roundup nets more than 60
A massive 7-day operation in the Metro East earlier this month involving federal, state and local law enforcement resulted in the arrest of 63 suspects, the seizure of 2.5 pounds of narcotics and $15,000 in cash. The operation also helped in locating the suspect wanted for shooting a Granite City Police officer on...
Derwin Brown assassination 25 years later: Former Channel 2 reporter was on same hit...
Monday marked 25 years since the assassination of DeKalb County Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown, a murder that shocked Georgia and the nation days before Christmas.
