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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta’s first Black fire rescue chief has died, according to the City of Atlanta. The city released a statement confirming William H. Hamer’s death Wednesday. Hamer was both the city’s first Black fire chief and one of the first 16 firefighters to...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Police in DeKalb County are searching for an accused murderer. Officers said they're searching for Jordan Finnissee in connection with the 2024 murder and robbery of Kendarius Spear. Spear was found dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the 5900 block of Sutcliff Drive on June 25,...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man was sentenced to life in prison for shooting a co-worker to death at the MARTA Arts Center station last year, according to prosecutors. On Friday, June 27, a jury found Xavier Mosley guilty of all nine counts against him including felony murder,...

Caleb Curtis Robinson, 34, of Woodstock, is accused of exposing himself as he stood at the hostess stand of Sports and Social in the Battery Atlanta on July 7 at 1 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. The victim was scared of what Robinson might do next and ran to find help...

Metro Atlanta homeowners gobsmacked by a sudden jump in their property assessment should prepare for battle. Why it matters: Georgia law gives residents one opportunity a year to appeal the assessment and potentially end up with a lower — and for three years following, frozen — property tax amount owed.

ATLANTA — A man is wanted after police say he robbed an Atlanta bank Tuesday afternoon, claiming he had a bomb — and then rode off on a scooter. It happened around 2 p.m. at the PNC Bank branch at 1676 Monroe Dr. NE, located next to Ansley Mall.

Frederick Goins has been hospitalized since a wall trapped him during a fire response in June.

A Midtown bar fight involving Garrett Rolfe, the officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, has renewed calls for police accountability in Atlanta.

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police in South Fulton are trying to identify an armed man seen prowling near a home last week. On Saturday at around 5:40 p.m., a homeowner reported seeing a man looking through the property’s windows and front door in the 6000 block of Cascade Palmetto Highway.