$5,000 Reward Offered in East Point Shooting Death
A man was fatally shot outside an East Point apartment complex on July 7, 2022, and police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the deadly shooting. What We Know: Jerry Rice was shot around 4:51 p.m. outside The Park at Galaway Apartments on Candlewood...
1 dead in Stonecrest shooting, DeKalb County police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A person died in a shooting in Stonecrest Tuesday night, according to DeKalb County police. Police said the shooting happened near 3076 Parc Lorraine, a condo complex. The circumstances of the shooting, as well as the victim’s identity, are currently unknown. Police ask...
Housing costs in metro Atlanta push teachers farther from schools they serve
ATLANTA — The cost of housing in metro Atlanta is causing some educators to search further and drive longer for a chance at owning a home. For DeKalb County teacher Claysie Dawkins, the search for her first home has been a lesson in patience — and compromise. “I...
Fourth suspect arrested in 2023 deadly home invasion
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — After two years, a fourth and final suspect was arrested in a deadly home invasion at a College Park home. Gary Smith was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of Abhishek Bharadwaj, who was shot and killed on August 7, 2023. Smith...
Suspect accused of Delk Road strangulation and knife assault
Michael Dangelo Sands, 30, of Marietta, is accused of placing a woman in a choke hold with both arms on Aug. 7 at 2:27 p.m. at an apartment at 2560 Delk Road in Marietta, in the Stratford Ridge Apartment complex, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Sands also extended a folding...
Truck driver stopped for wreck killed in hit-and-run on I-75
It happened Wednesday morning on Interstate 75 northbound near S. Marietta Pkwy.
No effort to revoke bond after Fulton County murder suspect charged with new crimes,...
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — A defendant awaiting trial in the 2022 death of 6-month-old Grayson Mathis has been charged with three new crimes in another Georgia county while out on bond, according to records obtained by 11Alive. But so far, there have been no efforts to revoke the bond...
Arrest made in 2007 metro Atlanta cold case murder
Fulton County investigators say they've made an arrest in the 2007 murder of a woman whose body was found in a burning bag.
Kemp honors Good Samaritans, officers who saved children from hot car
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp honored Good Samaritans and Cobb County officers who helped rescue two children who officials say were trapped in a hot car in the Cumberland Mall's parking lot. An infrared thermometer used by law enforcement showed the temperature inside the car reached...
The City Of Atlanta Proposes $1 Billion Bond To Modernize & Expand Hartsfield-Jackson International...
There’s big news for the world’s busiest airport. The city is proposing a $1 billion municipal-bond borrowing in order to update and revitalize the Hartsfiled-Jackson International Airport. According to a new report by Bloomberg,. The city [of Atlanta] plans to issue about $970 million of bonds subject to...