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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person is dead after a crash overnight on Covington Highway in DeKalb County. Officers shut down the road near Miller Road and Thicket Way from around midnight to 3 a.m. Police believe the victim, a woman, was hit by a car that didn’t stay at the scene.

A mother is livid after she says the man accused of killing her son got a bond, and no one told her about the court hearing. The Clayton County District Attorney’s Office strongly denies that, saying she was contacted twice. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Qiana Gordon says the shooting near

Investigators are looking into why three cars caught fire near a Northwest Atlanta townhome community on Highland Avenue.

Many famous people were born in, raised in, or now reside in Cobb County. Check your knowledge of Cobb celebrities by taking the ten-question quiz below. At the bottom of this article, there is a list of links where you can explore the answers to each question. We run daily...

Quavo's new Lids pack leans into Atlanta pride across multiple caps, and it looks like his most ambitious collaboration with them yet.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police said they detained two men suspected of firing gunshots at Piedmont Park on Wednesday afternoon, and are searching for a third suspect. Around 3:20 p.m., Atlanta police received reports of shots fired inside Piedmont Park, around 1073 Piedmont Ave. NE, near...

FBI agents are searching for Ronald Scott Watson, offering $20,000 for information on the 2020 arson suspect. Authorities say the suspect damaged an immigration building in downtown Atlanta and may be using multiple aliases across several states. Anyone with information on the suspect's whereabouts is asked to contact

Two women raped 48 hours apart more than four decades years ago in the same Atlanta apartment complex have at last gotten a measure of justice. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Their attacker has now pleaded guilty. Both victims told their stories Wednesday to Channel...

Just weeks before his scheduled execution date, convicted double-murderer Stacey Humphreys is requesting a new trial from Cobb Superior Court. A motion for a new sentencing trial due to alleged juror misconduct was filed by Humphreys’ legal team Aug. 28, with a hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Superior Court J

Cobb County is set to consider language allowing accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as part of upcoming amendments to the county code. ADUs are secondary independent residential units located on the same lot as a detached single-family home. They are often referred to by other names such as secondary suites, granny fla