Georgia authorities arrest 10, seize enough drugs to ‘kill nearly 4 million people’
The operation targeted distribution across Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, and Haralson counties.
Atlanta area homebuyers need to save for almost 5 years to afford down payments
A new study by Realtor.com found that potential homebuyers in the Atlanta metro area have to save up for almost five years to afford a down payment on a house.
DeKalb County police officer rebuilding after losing everything in apartment fire
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County police officer who lost everything in an apartment fire just before Christmas is sharing her story as she works to rebuild. Officer Tiaja Gilliam was among 40 people who lost their homes when flames ripped through the Las Palmas Apartments...
2025 homicides in Clayton County below the historic average, data shows
Clayton County leaders say collaboration between law enforcement agencies and targeted policing is making a measurable difference in public safety. New data from the Sheriff's Office shows the county ended 2025 with one of the lowest homicide rates in nearly a decade. Clayton County Sheriff Levon Allen says 30...
Rideshare driver injured during Friday morning shooting in Atlanta
ATLANTA - Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting that left a rideshare driver injured early Friday morning in northeast Atlanta. According to preliminary information, officers responded around 1 a.m. Jan. 2 to reports of a person shot near 562 Boulevard NE. Investigators learned the male victim had already...
Andre Dickens begins second term as Atlanta mayor with a weekend centered on service...
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is inviting the public to take part in a three-day inauguration weekend as he begins his second term leading the city.
DNA test helps Atlanta man reunite with long-lost father
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It was a reunion decades in the making and nothing short of heartwarming. Seventy-one-year-old Calvin Cooper flew into Atlanta from Toledo to meet his son. A son he never knew existed. Thirty-three-year-old Tim Holloway, who lives in Atlanta, had uploaded his DNA to...
A pastor walking across America for peace has made it to Atlanta
Pastor Corey Brooks from Chicago is leading a Walk Across America, a national movement rooted in faith, unity, hope, and community restoration. He began in Times Square in September of 2025 and has reached Atlanta.
Buddhist monk hit by car during peace walk reunites with fellow monks in metro...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Buddhist monk who was hit by a car during the Walk for Peace in November is back home in metro Atlanta – just in time for the other monks to visit him while passing through Gwinnett county. On Nov. 11, Phra-Ajarnh...
African American bookstore in Atlanta to close after 35 years in business
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A longtime African American bookstore in Atlanta is going to close soon after 35 years in business. But still, every page in every book means something special for store owner Nia Damali. Each chapter tells the many stories written by African-American authors, with titles of all...

















