Bus ride home turns into chaos for middle school kids who say driver was...
Police and parents rushed to the scene after receiving reports that the driver was holding the students hostage.
Dad accused of asking cop for $25,000 to not report bullet fired into daughter’s...
He said the DeKalb officer mistakenly fired her weapon last week.
Atlanta Megachurch Pastor Arrested for Hitting Stepson with a Power Cord Till He Bled
An Atlanta megachurch pastor has been arrested and charged with cruelty to children, after allegedly striking his stepson with a power cord until he bled. Kenneth McFarland, 42, associate pastor of the multiethnic 2819 Church, was arrested Nov. 10 in Stockbridge, a suburb south of Atlanta, according to arrest records.
Fulton County commissioners extend reparations taskforce for 24 months
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved two resolutions at the Wednesday meeting, extending the county’s Reparation Task Force by two years.
2 dead after wrong-way crash on I-285
Police and fire crews are on the scene of a major accident on Interstate 285 eastbound.
Copper theft led to apartment explosion, property manager says
ATLANTA — We are learning more about what caused an explosion at an Atlanta apartment complex late Tuesday night. In a statement from Integral Property Management, which owns the apartment complex along Markham Street, it said a gas leak was caused by someone who had broken into the vacant building and was trying to...
Major police response involving school bus in Buckhead
ATLANTA — More than 25 police cars responded to a scene in involving a school bus in Buckhead on Wednesday evening. 11Alive's Cody Alcorn is on scene, where parents told him that there was a new bus driver along a route, got confused and lost which created disorder on the bus. The bus and police cars are near the...
Illegal gambling operation busted at Georgia gas station
ATLANTA, Ga. — An alleged illegal gambling operation was busted inside a Georgia gas station on Tuesday night. News 12’s sister station, Atlanta News First, captured the bust on camera. Three men, Faiyaz Khimani, Feroz Khimani and Sriram Vanteru, are facing multiple drug-related charges. The owner, who was...
Odd-smelling, foul-tasting water in metro Atlanta persists
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Metro Atlanta residents are still reporting foul-smelling, foul-tasting water more than a month after the issue first began. In a statement Wednesday, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management said the water is safe to drink, adding that the problem should be...
Riverdale police working to identify man connected to multiple thefts across city
The Riverdale Police Department is asking the public to help them find and identify a man they say is connected to multiple thefts across the city.
