Atlanta GA

ATLANTA - Atlanta firefighters searched a burning home in northwest Atlanta on Monday after reports that people might be trapped inside. The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department were called to the 300 block of Collier Ridge Drive NW for a structure fire. When they arrived, they saw heavy flames coming from a one-story wood-frame home. Firefighters forced their way in to search for anyone...

DeKalb County investigators say a suspect is in custody following a string of 11 fires that sparked overnight near Clarkston.

Dozens of Savannah College of Art and Design students in Atlanta were displaced.

The worsening Georgia drought has led to a statewide response from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. The EPD Monday declared a statewide Drought Response Level 1 for public water systems using surface and/or groundwater. The decision came after a review of drought severity and the dry weather’s impact on water...

Jeremiah’s Italian Ice continues to scoop out a presence across Georgia with the opening of three new franchise locations in the metro Atlanta area. The new shops in Roswell, Mableton and Buford will introduce the brand’s Italian Ice, Soft Ice Cream and signature Jelatis to additional communities while creating local jobs and offering new gathering spots for families and friends.

A metro Atlanta county is putting new water restrictions in place as drought conditions continue across Georgia. Fayette County, Georgia officials said they are asking customers to conserve water and voluntarily limit outdoor irrigation to two days per week. Residents are being asked to follow an odd-even watering schedule, with even-numbered addresses watering on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and odd-numbered addresses on...

A metro Atlanta man has been arrested and charged with setting his own home on fire over the weekend.

What started as a midday mail robbery in one of Buckhead’s busiest pockets has ended with a decade-long federal prison term for 25‑year‑old Maximo Fitzhugh. U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr. on April 24 sentenced Fitzhugh to 10 years and six months in federal prison after he admitted to robbing a U.S. mail carrier at gunpoint in Buckhead and making...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A metro Atlanta mother checked into the hospital for a hysterectomy, expecting to be home from that same day. Instead, she didn’t leave for nearly three months. Star Button had persistent pain and excessive bleeding for years. The chronic issues interrupted every part...

ATLANTA - The Upside Down is making its way into the drive-thru. McDonald's is teaming up with Netflix to release a special Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 Happy Meal, celebrating the new animated series set in the fan-favorite universe. The limited-time meal, launching May 5 in the U.S., comes...