Metro Atlanta high school student dies from flu-related complication, family says
Despite life-saving efforts, she suffered extensive brain damage.
Mother calls Coleman Street shooting ‘cold-blooded’
A Douglas County mother is pleading for the public's help to find the person who killed her 21-year-old son, Trevales "Tre" JaQuay Tolbert Jr., who was gunned down inside a home located in the 900 block of Coleman Street SW in Atlanta.
Two children shot in separate incidents; parents charged
Tragedy struck metro Atlanta as two young children were shot in separate incidents. In Sandy Springs, a 2-year-old was killed after accessing an unsecured firearm, leading to murder charges for his father. In Gwinnett County, a 4-year-old accidentally shot himself while his mother was distracted.
Pedestrian crossing interstate hit by tractor-trailer and killed in north Georgia
Georgia State Patrol said someone crossing Interstate 75 was hit and killed Thursday night.
Fugitive wanted for felony parole violation arrested in metro Atlanta
He had an active warrant out of Iowa for a felony parole violation connected to previous drug charges.
Eviction Explosion Slams Metro Atlanta With 144,000 Filings in a Year
Landlords in metro Atlanta have filed an estimated 144,003 eviction cases in just one year, according to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, with 13,118 filings in the most recent month alone. The tally spans Cobb, Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties and comes as renters in the area face average monthly...
I-20 WB shut down in DeKalb County after crash
I-20 westbound is closed after a crash early Friday morning in DeKalb County.
Family says missing man out of Atlanta found dead in Cobb County park
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The family of a man who was reported missing out of Atlanta said he was found dead in a Cobb County park. Cobb County Police said officers were called to Fair Oaks Park, 1465 W. Booth Road, at around 9:46 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a dead person in the wooded area of the park on Feb. 18.
‘Blindsided’: Metro Atlanta city vows to challenge planned detention facility
The city manager of Social Circle tells Channel 2 Action News that he was blindsided by the government’s recent purchase of a massive, newly constructed warehouse facility to be converted into one of the largest immigrant detention facilities in the country.
Virginia-Highlands resturants close, causes gaps in community
After 46 years of operating in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood, Taco Mac closed in 2025, along with Farm Burger, which had been a neighborhood staple for over five years. Jennifer Cohn has lived in Virginia-Highland for 11 years. Cohn has raised a family and plans to continue living in the neighborhood for years...

















