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A Henry County man was arrested after he reportedly attempted to entice a 14-year-old female in Gwinnett County. The Gwinnett County Police Department said its VICE Unit conducted an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation into a man who believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl online on Jan.5....

Atlanta, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A 21-year-old Dahlonega man who bought a used car that broke down on his drive home finally received his refund after Atlanta News First Investigates got involved. Nolan McCall paid $8,000 for a 2014 Kia Cadenza from Star Ventures Autos in Lawrenceville, but the...

ROYSTON, Ga. – An 18-year-old man was injured in a shooting Monday night at a commercial location in Royston, and a suspect was quickly taken into custody, authorities said. Deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded at about 8:32 p.m. on January 12, 2026, to reports of a shooting off Franklin...

DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GA – The Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate who escaped from a work detail Tuesday morning, January 13th. According to the sheriff’s office, inmate William “Billy” Hagan escaped at approximately 10:17 a.m. while assigned to an inmate work detail. A coordinated search is now...

A $2 million funding gap could delay housing for hundreds of people.

TOOMBS COUNTY, GA – An 82-year-old Vidalia man was killed Monday afternoon in a crash involving a Toombs County Sheriff’s Office vehicle at a busy intersection in the county, according to authorities. The wreck happened around 5:11 p.m. on January 12th at the intersection of U.S. Highway 1...

DEKALB COUNTY, GA – Four defendants have now pleaded guilty in a DeKalb County corruption case involving two contract schemes that defrauded the State of Georgia out of nearly $200,000, according to DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Sherry Boston announced that the final two defendants...

ATLANTA, GA – A tragic sequence of events on the Downtown Connector left one woman dead and several others injured early Friday morning, January 9, 2026. Atlanta Police officers were dispatched to the I-75/85 southbound expressway near University Avenue at approximately 2:38 a.m. following reports of a massive pileup...

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is mourning the loss of its pastor, the Very Rev. John T. Howren, V.F., who died Monday morning.

The original Coca-Cola may have been formulated in Atlanta, the city where it's headquartered today, but its very first bottling plant wasn't even in Georgia.