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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A father has been convicted and sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting and impregnating his teenage daughter, according to the Fulton County District Attorney’s office. On Tuesday, Christopher Hudson pled guilty to seven counts, including rape, aggravated...

Acworth, GA, October 1, 2025: Mahendra “Mick” Patel, a Kennesaw resident, has filed a formal ante litem notice through his legal counsel The Merchant Law Firm, seeking $25 million in damages from the City of Acworth. The notice says Patel was falsely arrested, wrongfully jailed for 46 days, and maliciously prosecuted...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Georgia Lottery has launched a scratch ticket you really won’t want to throw away. The new Georgia Millionaire scratcher has $10,000 instant cash prizes and a special second-chance drawing. In that drawing, three special losing tickets will instead win $1 million. You...

An Atlanta man who bit law enforcement officers while being arrested for possession of hundreds of grams of “pure methamphetamine ” learned his fate on Tuesday. DeWayne Allen McGill, 40, of Calhoun, was sentenced to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to drug trafficking ,...

In a heartwarming initiative, every student at Usher-Collier Elementary in Northwest Atlanta received brand-new sneakers on Wednesday, thanks to a collaboration between the nonprofit Shoes That Fit and luxury department store Nordstrom.

ATLANTA (WANF/Gray News) - For more than three weeks, Claudia Bacon has been in the hospital after a tree limb fell on her, causing critical injuries. The accident left the 12-year-old with a fracture on her skull. Claudia recalled her last memory prior to the injury was from school the...

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — An inmate died following an altercation inside the Clayton County Jail early on Tuesday. The Clayton County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed it is investigating the death of 40-year-old Reginald Turman. Turman's death marks at least the fourth reported at the Clayton County Jail this year.

Marie Terry, a candidate for East Point City Council Ward B, has been arrested and charged with three counts of first-degree child cruelty.

An unfortunate tragedy unfolded in Atlanta earlier this month involving Tyrese Gibson, his dogs, and his neighbor’s late dog. The 46-year-old singer is now wanted on animal cruelty charges. Tyrese Gibson Opens Up About His Frighteningly High Body Count: "It's Too Much" Fulton County police confirmed on Monday (Sept....

TUCKER, Ga. — Security video shows a burglar hurling a large stone through the glass window of a Tucker business, rummaging through the store, ripping the register off the counter, and running out with it — all in under two minutes. Meanwhile, a getaway driver waited outside and...