Metro Atlanta seller says money vanished from escrow account after buyer backed out of...
A Douglas County woman says she never received thousands of dollars in earnest money she was contractually owed after a home sale fell through, even though the real estate brokerage holding the funds agrees the money belongs to her.
The Legend of “Mr. V”; From a Mississippi cotton field to Atlanta’s Brightest Marquee
James L. Virgil never set out to become a legend. He set out to survive. That he ended up doing both, surviving and becoming one of Atlanta’s most beloved entrepreneurial icons, is the kind of story that reminds you what the phrase “self-made” was actually built to describe.
Dead person found near Cobb County pond
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County police detectives are investigating after a deceased person was found near a pond on Pine Grove Drive. Officers responded to the area of Pine Grove Drive regarding a deceased person found near a pond. Detectives are actively investigating the circumstances surrounding the death. What...
Tenants Paid Their Rent in Person. Police Say Three Women Diverted More Than $65,000...
Apartment tenants in East Point, Georgia, were told to bring rent checks and money orders into the leasing office instead of paying through the property’s ... Read More
Life sentence handed down to former East Point officer convicted of assaulting teen
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former East Point police officer found guilty of sexually assaulting a teenage girl was sentenced to life in prison, plus 20 years, on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Richard Gooddine was convicted of aggravated sexual battery, child molestation, enticing a child for indecent...
Missing since 2003 from Clarkston, Georgia: Elyssa Marie Vasquez was only 12 when she...
Elyssa Marie Vasquez has been missing from Clarkston, Georgia (DeKalb County), since January 28, 2003, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC).
Woman says musician slapped her during concert, police report filed
A woman says she was slapped by a musician during a concert in Tucker earlier this month, an alleged confrontation captured on cellphone video that is now the subject of a police report.
After being cancelled due to severe weather last weekend, the magical Beltline Lantern Parade...
After severe storms cancelled the Beltline Lantern Parade for a second year in a row, the Atlanta Beltline and parade organizer Chantelle Rytter have announced that the parade will go on at a rescheduled date! Keep scrolling to learn more. When is the Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade rescheduled?. The ATL...
Martin Luther King Jr. High locked down over threat Monday
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A possible threat prompted a precautionary lockdown at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Monday morning before law enforcement cleared the campus. The school received a communication regarding a possible threat around 9 a.m. Monday, initiating an immediate lockdown. DeKalb County School Dis
17 years after devastating 2009 flood, Austell residents remember what was lost
It has been 17 years since the historic 2009 flood devastated parts of metro Atlanta, bringing as much as 21 inches of rain in 24 hours.
