Neighbors push for changes to DeKalb County intersection after deadly crash
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Neighbors in DeKalb County are calling on local officials to make a section of LaVista Road safer a week after a crash killed a Georgia Power contractor there. Dylan Wayland, 19, was setting up flags along an S-curve on LaVista Road last Monday...
‘The woman who loved to learn’: Family mourns mother killed by semi-truck at Baldwin...
Estefany De Los Angeles, a 29-year-old woman from Atlanta, was tragically killed after being struck by a semi-truck at a Baldwin truck stop. An Atlanta family is grieving after 29-year-old Estefany De Los Angeles was killed after being struck by a semi-truck at a Baldwin truck stop. The crash happened...
Georgia Diesel Hits $6.34 a Gallon as Truckers Warn Hauling Is No Longer Profitable
Hundreds of trucks lined up at the Pilot Travel Center off I-20 and Bouldercrest Road in Southeast Atlanta this week as diesel prices in Georgia climbed to $6.34 a gallon, a price that drivers say is starting to make the math of hauling freight no longer add up. One driver, Catherine Buckner, said her fuel bill for a s
Officer back on the job after slew of suspensions
A Cobb County Police officer is back on the job after being suspended without pay and this is not the first time he has been suspended.
Death investigation underway at The Works mixed-use development
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Multiple law enforcement agencies were investigating a death outside an apartment building Tuesday on Chattahoochee Avenue. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency on the investigation. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office was executing a search warrant. It is not yet cl
Family seeks answers 8 years after Union City father of 5 killed while delivering...
Eight years after a Union City father of five was shot and killed while delivering Christmas gifts to his children, his family is still searching for answers and hoping a newly established reward will help solve the case.
Elementary school evacuated after water issues in DeKalb neighborhood
A DeKalb County elementary school is being evacuated because of water issues in the area.
Homeowner sued over undisclosed HOA debt | Behind the Investigation
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In the latest episode of the Behind the Investigation podcast, Atlanta News First investigative reporters Anastassia Olmos and Ciara Cummings take listeners inside Whitehall Forest, a DeKalb County condo community where an undisclosed HOA debt has put one homeowner on the brink of fo
High-voltage metro Atlanta substation burns in early morning fire
The Gwinnett County Fire Rescue Department was out in force early on Tuesday to put out a high-voltage substation on fire.
Atlanta expands family leave policy, giving all employees 12 weeks paid leave
The city of Atlanta passed new legislation Monday to expand who can use paid leave for family, and what qualifies for it.
