Man wanted in Midtown mugging crashes stolen police cruiser in Clayton County
ATLANTA - The man wanted in connection with a chilling mugging in Midtown Atlanta faces even more charges as police say he attempted to run from them. Phelan Thorpe, 30, was wanted for stalking and robbing a woman who had just stepped out onto the street from the Midtown MARTA Station.
911 calls capture moments when woman’s dismembered body found
SMYRNA, Ga. - A series of 911 calls revealed frantic moments before and after a woman's torso was discovered inside a plastic tub outside a Smyrna apartment complex. Shanteria "KT" Mosley’s mother called emergency dispatchers on Sept. 23 to report her daughter missing. Family members placed the call from...
East Point police officer crashes while responding to call
EAST POINT, Ga. - An East Point police vehicle collided with a passenger car at a busy intersection Monday while responding to an emergency with lights and sirens on. Officers were traveling southbound on Norman Berry Drive with emergency equipment activated to assist a colleague who was with a suspicious person with a
Man hospitalized after late-night shooting in NW Atlanta
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are investigating after a late-night dispute escalated into gunfire, leaving a 24-year-old man hospitalized with a gunshot wound on Rockmart Drive NW. Officers responded to a report of a person shot on Rockmart Dr. NW around 10:06 p.m. Sunday. When officers arrived, they located a 24-year-old..
Organization helps Georgians with criminal histories go to the polls
About 40% of the 11 million people who live in Georgia have a criminal history. The team at Barred Business says that group has major voting power.
2 accused of selling methamphetamine in North Georgia captured during drug bust
Two people were arrested as part of a two-month-long drug investigation in north Georgia.
Atlanta families sacrifice food to cover rising rent
A Habitat for Humanity survey across 22 countries reveals that a third of families have cut back on food security to make housing payments.
South Fulton Mayor Embraces Data Centers, Pits City Against Fulton County
South Fulton Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs says data centers are now a must-have for city revenue, declaring at a recent industry event that they represent the new reality for cities and an economic necessity. Her comments come just weeks after South Fulton let its roughly nine-month moratorium on new data center development
Georgia families cut food spending, take extra work to afford housing
ATLANTA - Spending less on groceries. Taking on more work. Pulling money from emergency savings. Families are making difficult trade-offs to keep a roof over their heads, according to new research from Habitat for Humanity International. The report, "Home at What Cost?," found that 75% of respondents across 22 countrie
‘He Did Not Need To Die’: Black Father Demands Answers After 24-Year-Old Son Dies...
The family of 24-year-old David Addo-Wright is demanding answers after he was found unresponsive with several wounds inside his DeKalb County Jail cell less than 48 hours after his arrest.
