Wanted Atlanta felon tied to 18 cases arrested after foot pursuit
Atlanta police took wanted robbery suspect Javonte Avery into custody on Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW after deploying a Taser during a foot chase. Officers arrested Avery on Saturday following tips placing him in southwest Atlanta, linking him to 18 criminal investigations across the city. The convicted felon and...
Atlanta blasted over new ‘Hope’ bus that dumps homeless people outside supermarket at night
One local resident said the program was 'tainting and corrupting a whole other neighborhood that needs help in itself.'
Georgia officials holding two days of hearings on new HOA rules
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia homeowners and association leaders will soon have an opportunity to weigh in on new state rules regulating community associations. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced public hearings will be held Wednesday, Nov. 4, and Thursday, Nov. 5, to gather feedback on new regulations implementing the Georgia Property Owners’ Bill of Rights Act.
How an Atlanta chicken salad chain went from niche to mainstream
An Atlanta-based chicken salad chain is taking its niche concept nationwide.
Groups concerned over Decatur church serving as polling location
DECATUR, Ga. - Civil rights advocates are demanding protections for voters after a Decatur pastor whose church serves as an official polling location posted a series of anti-Muslim statements online, according to the group. What we know:. The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations and the Georgia Muslim...
Metro Atlanta woman wins $2.5 million after crash separates spine
A Cobb County jury awarded a woman a $2.5 million verdict after a serious crash left her needing a spinal fusion surgery for neck injuries she sustained.
Woman found dead inside Loews Atlanta hotel room, man charged with murder
Police responded to the hotel in midtown Atlanta on Oct. 14. They entered one of the rooms and found a woman dead inside of it. Family identified the woman as Melissa Tibbetts.
I-20 traffic stop uncovers over 2,000 pounds worth of drugs
Two metro Atlanta men were arrested after a traffic stop led to the confiscation of more than 2,100 pounds of cocaine and marijuana, according to authorities.
Three Georgia officers were talking to an Atlanta man during a domestic call when...
Three DeKalb County police officers were sent to an Atlanta-area apartment complex on Sunday evening to handle a domestic call. Shortly after they started talking with the man at the center of it, two of those officers had been shot, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation . The man accused of firing at them, 26-year-old Demontavious Soho of Atlanta, was wounded when an officer returned fire. The GBI says the shooting happened at about 6:19 p.m. at an apartment complex at 2000 Bouldercr
Temporary Sandy Springs fire station slated for Roswell Road
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The Sandy Springs City Council will consider a contract for construction of a temporary Fire Station No. 1 at 8615 Roswell Road and related budget amendments at its Nov. 3 meeting. The temporary fire station is required to maintain emergency response services while the permanent...
