Stonecrest home catches fire after apparent grill malfunction during Labor Day cookout
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Crews responded to a fire at a Stonecrest home caused by an apparent grill malfunction late Monday afternoon. DeKalb County Fire Rescue said the occupants of a house on Chaparral Drive were having a cookout on the patio when the grill malfunctioned, sparking the fire.
‘They shot my brother for some rims’: Decades later, a grieving family is still...
For this slain man's grieving family, there's nothing cold about this case.
60-year-old shot during possible weekend drug deal on Hills Ave.
ATLANTA - Atlanta police say a 60-year-old man is recovering after being shot during what investigators believe may have been a drug deal. Officers responded around 9:40 p.m. Saturday on Hills Avenue. Police said the man may have been involved in an argument over drugs that escalated into gunfire. The...
Family of metro Atlanta boy hurt in deadly Alabama ATV crash questions safety at...
ROME, Ga. — Two Rome, Georgia, parents were killed and seven children were hospitalized after an ATV crash at Indian Mountain ATV Park in Alabama. Cherokee County Coroner Paul McDonald identified the adults killed as Marcus Ragland and Ashley Hawkins. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said nine people were...
2 killed in Union City crash, officials say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Two people died in a vehicle crash in Union City on Labor Day, according to officials. Union City police and state troopers responded to the deadly crash at the intersection of Roosevelt Highway and Lower Dixie Lake Road on Monday morning. The Fulton County...
Atlanta Police Probe Fatal Shooting on Jonesboro Road, Appeal for Witnesses
Tragedy struck the heart of Atlanta over the weekend as officials reported a fatal shooting on Jonesboro Road. According to a statement obtained by the Atlanta Police Department, the incident occurred yesterday, where a male victim was discovered deceased from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. Law enforcement...
Deadly arson caught on tape
A woman was killed, and her son was injured after fire at Hills at Fairington Apartments. Ring doorbell video shows a man allegedly igniting the blaze around 1 a.m. and neighbors tell FOX 5 they recognize the man. Four units damaged, three families displaced; Red Cross assisting.
Suspect dead after SWAT response in DeKalb County
DeKalb County authorities say an armed break-in has spawned a lengthy standoff that ended with the suspect found dead.
Longtime pastor of Cobb mega church dies at age 94
Nelson Lynn Price, a prominent pastor and community leader active in the Southern Baptist Convention, died Saturday at the age of 94.
‘Workers Over Billionaires’ rally includes march to King Center, speeches
The rally in Atlanta was one of dozens occurring across the nation.