Atlanta GA

Officer Pradeep Tamang and Cpl. David Reed were shot Sunday morning while responding to a fraud call at a Holiday Inn Express in Stone Mountain.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Former South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau was sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor trespassing charge. Kamau, who served as the city’s mayor from 2021 to 2025, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor trespass charge during a pretrial...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A metro Atlanta single mother said background check errors cost her a six-figure job and now she’s at risk of losing her home. Krishan Tucker’s world revolves around her two boys, working her way up the corporate ladder in the healthcare consulting industry to provide a stable home.

That’s the new “verb” that the team behind Atlanta-based Loop wants to add to the household vocabularies across Atlanta. The premise is simple. Users download the Loop app, snap a photo, and answer a few quick questions about an item they would like to sell. Loop provides a guaranteed cash offer and if accepted, that...

Cobb County officials and community partners have opened a new treatment courts facility designed to strengthen the local response to substance abuse and mental health challenges. Leaders say the center represents a shift toward more coordinated, recovery-focused justice programs that emphasize rehabilitation,...

Aspen Kartier’s career continues spiraling as Brookhaven Police win PETA award for rescuing puppy she abused live on Twitch stream. Chicago drill rapper Aspen Kartier can’t catch a break. Her career keeps taking hits as the fallout from her animal abuse arrest grows worse. Brookhaven Police just won...

Last year, Santos Wyatt, 27, was killed and 10 others were shot.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two men were shot near a Buckhead apartment building Wednesday morning, according to Atlanta police. Around 10:12 a.m., officers responded to shots fired near 55 Pharr Road NW, the address of 55 Pharr Apartments. They reportedly found one man with a gunshot wound...

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Dakota Taylor, 21, faces murder charges in the deaths of two infant boys separated by four years, with juvenile court records revealing warning signs documented years before her arrest. Dakota is charged with two counts each of malice murder, felony murder and cruelty to children...

Atlanta has no shortage of personality, but there are still some truly fun and quirky bars worth visiting if you know where to look. Here's where a local goes.