Uber driver charged with raping passenger in Cobb County
An Uber driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger in metro Atlanta.
Atlanta Man with Long Criminal History Sentenced to 10 Years for Armed Attacks
ATLANTA – Quartez Rashad Goodman, a 34-year-old Atlanta man with a lengthy criminal history, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm, following a violent spree that included robbing two women at gunpoint, shooting a dog, and engaging in an armed standoff in a city park. He...
$2.5 billion budget approved in metro Atlanta county
Gwinnett County Commission Chair Nicole Hendrickson says even though it’s $84 million less than last year, the budget still upholds the Gwinnett County standard.
Passenger rail plans between Atlanta and Tennessee cities inch forward
The project has federal funding attached and is now moving from planning into an engineering design phase.
Petition seeks Trader Joe’s after Publix closure at Atlantic Station
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Less than two weeks after the Publix closed in Atlantic Station, neighbors are petitioning for a new grocery store to take its place. More than 1,500 people have signed a petition on Change.org calling on Trader Joe’s to open a store in the vacant building.
Police searching for suspect in multiple break-ins at childcare center on Atlanta’s Westside
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A childcare center on Atlanta’s Westside is asking for help after a recent series of break-ins. Atlanta police said a man made off with multiple iPads and a laptop, but the owner of Little Leaders Academy says he stole much more than just tech items.
Apartments help Atlantans leaving foster care transition to adulthood
Some young adults in Atlanta who are coming out of foster care are starting the new year with a new home.
‘An early success’: Inside Atlanta’s new taxpayer-funded grocery store built after private retailers exited...
Ashley Webster of FOX Business says Atlanta’s mayor is calling the city’s first government-funded supermarket an early success, after it opened over the summer in an area long labeled a “food desert.”
Man accused of shooting, killing 15-year-old who police say was trying to rob him
The man was taken into custody on Monday for the shooting from last month.
Woman disappeared on way to DeKalb County church; family, friends join police in search
A woman diagnosed with dementia went missing on her way to church, and members of the congregation have joined the police in the search for her.

















