Broken promises: DeKalb sues Blackhall over land-swap deal
DeKalb County is suing a real estate company over a controversial 2021 land-swap deal, with officials saying Blackhall broke promises and failed to follow through on commitments. About 5 years ago, DeKalb County voted to swap land in Intrenchment Creek Park for nearby property owned by Blackhall. At the time,...
APD identifies victim in deadly apartment shooting, offers reward in case
ATLANTA - Police are asking for the public's help finding a suspect after identifying a man shot to death in southwest Atlanta earlier this week. Officers responded to an early-morning 911 call at the Hidden Pines Apartments and found D’Juan Hill, 21, shot to death at the scene Tuesday.
This Georgia Destination Is Hosting Free Outdoor Movies This Fall, Followed By A Festival...
The best seat in town might be the one you pull from your trunk. Free outdoor movies have a charm no theater can copy. The screen glows, the air turns crisp, and strangers laugh at the same scenes. I adore moments like that, and fall in Georgia serves up plenty of them.
Atlanta hotel once listed in Green Book transformed into affordable housing
A building that once offered Black travelers a safe place to stay during segregation is beginning a new chapter, more than 70 years after it opened in West Atlanta.
Cobb and Other Metro Counties Could See Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms could bring locally heavy rainfall and lightning to north and central Georgia Friday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. Patchy dense fog is also possible in portions of east-central Georgia Friday morning. Rain and thunderstorm coverage is expected to i
Belk closing another metro Atlanta location in 2027
Belk confirmed its Norcross, Georgia location will close on Jan. 15, 2027.
Theft suspect still on the run after search at Sandy Springs intersection, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A suspect accused of stealing from a Walmart is still on the run after “an exhaustive search” for him in Sandy Springs on Thursday evening, according to police. There was a large police presence at the intersection of Hannover Park Road...
Atlanta professor retained by Christa Pike’s attorneys warned Tennessee about lethal injection risk
A failed execution in Tennessee is raising new questions about lethal injection protocols — including in Georgia, where lethal injection remains the state’s only currently used method of execution.
When will heavy rain reach Atlanta? What to know about weekend flood threat
A Next Weather Alert has been issued for Saturday and Sunday because of the potential for heavy rain and isolated flooding across north Georgia.
Former McDonald’s employee sentenced to life after revenge shooting of co-worker
Devin Riley was convicted of murdering co-worker Quintavious Clark following a workplace dispute, according to prosecutors.
