Food Festivals, Halloween Fun and Live Music: North Atlanta’s Weekend Guide
Turkish cooking in Alpharetta, cumbia and K-pop in Brookhaven, and a downtown food festival in Chamblee give North Atlanta several ways to spend the weekend of October 17–18. Halloween celebrations are arriving early, too, with Boo Bash on Saturday and a rescheduled Spooky Mill on Sunday. On stage, the...
Chamblee’s Abandoned Apartment Tower Will Be Imploded Oct. 24 Instead
The 18-story glass tower at 1800 Century Blvd. in Chamblee was supposed to get a second life as apartments. Instead, crews are prepping it for a controlled implosion scheduled for 7:45 a.m. on October 24, after the building sat vacant since the Georgia Department of Revenue moved out in 2024.
Cross-state search ends with 19-year-old arrested in Tucker killing
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A 19-year-old man faces murder charges after Gwinnett County police tracked him across the state following a deadly Sunday shooting in Tucker. Gwinnett County police arrested 19-year-old Yostin Valentin Lopez Gomez on Monday in connection with a fatal shooting at 1500 Preston Lake Drive. Lopez Gomez faces charges of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault.
Pedestrian Critically Hurt at DeKalb Crossing With a History of Deadly Crashes
A pedestrian was seriously injured early Thursday after being struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Glenwood and Candler roads in DeKalb County, police said. The cause of the crash remains unclear, and no arrests have been announced. According to Atlanta News First, the collision happened in the early...
Bullet holes left behind after gunfire strikes DeKalb homes, car
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police rushed to the 1500 block of Eastern Sunrise Lane around 4:38 a.m. Thursday after gunfire damaged two homes and a vehicle. Officers arrived to find tons of bullet holes marking the residential area following the early morning shooting call. The gunfire struck two separate homes and punctured a nearby vehicle.
Austell railyard murder arrest: Third suspect captured in Florida
AUSTELL, Ga. - A third suspect faces murder charges following a deadly September shooting at a local intermodal facility, according to law enforcement officials. Investigators located the fugitive in Florida more than a month after the fatal gunfire. Austell intermodal facility murder. What we know:. Florida deputies captured Ty Anthony...
Cocaine Bear Studio Sues DeKalb for $30M Over Blocked Data Center
The Atlanta film company behind Cocaine Bear and Marvel’s Loki wants to tear up its soundstage blueprints and build a massive data center instead, but DeKalb County isn’t letting it happen without a fight. Shadowbox Studios and an affiliate have filed a $30 million lawsuit against the county, arguing officials reversed course after years of telling the studio its plans were permitted by right.
Restaurant Report Card: West Cobb Diner fails with 55; Pendolino earns 100
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Barrett Parkway in Marietta, a diner failed a routine health inspection. West Cobb Diner in Cobb County scored 55 points and a U for unsatisfactory on Oct. 6. The report says raw chicken was stored above raw pork in the kitchen. There was also heavy black and green slime on the ice machine lid, and macaroni and cheese, squash casserole and gravy were at unsafe temperatures.
WATCH: Man with 60-plus arrests crashes e-bike while trying to get away from APD
Atlanta police arrested a 50-year-old man after he allegedly tried to get away from officers on an electric bicycle, according to authorities.
2 Atlanta HBCUs break ground on affordable student housing complex
The leadership teams of Spelman and Morehouse Colleges, two Atlanta Historically Black Colleges and Universities, hosted an official groundbreaking ceremony for new student housing.
