Former judge arrested for hitting Atlanta police officer has charges mostly dismissed
Former Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson was arrested in June last year after an altercation at the Red Martini club in Atlanta. Most of the charges have now been dismissed.
After Backlash, Neighbors Vote on New Design for 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre Mural
Shortly after a mural commemorating the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre was unveiled in South Atlanta last month, residents voiced concerns about the lack of community input on the mural’s violent imagery. The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre was a four-day wave of racial terror when white mobs attacked Black communities...
Family says stray bullet narrowly missed their 13-year-old girl
A DeKalb County family says their 13-year-old daughter is lucky to be alive after a bullet from a neighbor’s firearm blasted through her bedroom wall over the weekend.
Two metro Atlanta men plead guilty in Facebook fraud schemes
In both cases, the men claimed they were working on DEI projects with former Facebook executive Barbara Furlow-Smiles of Marietta.
State: Paint From Pipe is ‘Embedded in the Victims’ Skulls’
Dima Tower takes the stand in his own defense and becomes combative during his time on the stand. When asked about killing his adoptive parents he says, 'I wasn't thinking anything; what is there to think about?" and 'These people were not my parents.' (11/13/25)
Neighbors frustrated with former Kroger blasting music 24/7 to stop trespassing
Residents in a Buckhead community are disturbed by loud music playing from surveillance equipment at a closed Kroger store that is keeping them awake at night.
Surveillance video was key to conviction for man was shot, killed on MARTA train
The incident occurred during rush hour between the Vine City and CNN Center stations.
Man dies after getting shot in west Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man is dead after getting shot in west Atlanta on Wednesday, police said. Police responded to the area of 3021 Middleton Road SW in report of a person shot. There, they found a 35-year-old man with gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to...
Fight between strangers ends with one man dead outside Greenbriar Mall
Police say he was initially listed in critical condition, but has since died from his injuries.
Woman found along highway 9 years ago. Now, a shell casing has sent a...
A Clarkston man will spend years in prison after pleading guilty to firearm charges in connection with a 2016 murder.

















