Atlanta Public Schools to convert 7 closing schools into community hubs
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is adding seven new community hubs to support its students and families. As the district plans to close 11 underutilized schools to save about $20 million in operational costs, Peyton Forest Elementary School, Continental Colony Elementary School, Towns facility, F.L. Stanton Elementary School, Dunbar Elementary School, Perkerson Elementary School and Cleveland Avenue Elementary School will...
1 pedestrian dead, 1 seriously hurt near DeKalb County middle school after chase, collision
A roadblock has cleared outside of a metro Atlanta middle school after a woman died and a teen was seriously hurt when hit by a fleeing vehicle Thursday.
DeKalb chase ends in tragedy: Woman dead, teen critical
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A woman was killed and a teenager was seriously injured Thursday afternoon when a stolen vehicle fleeing from DeKalb County police crashed into them on Covington Highway. What we know:. According to the DeKalb County Police Department, officers were patrolling the area of Covington Highway and...
Alleged drug ring leaders among 20 nabbed in metro Atlanta drug bust
A sweeping, multi-agency drug investigation has led to the arrest of 20 people accused of operating a drug trafficking network across metro Atlanta and middle Georgia.
Atlanta police looking for suspect who broke into same location 3 times
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are looking for a man accused of burglarizing the same location three separate times. The suspect, who has not been identified, has targeted 632 Peeples St. SW in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood, according to police. That’s the address of the Atlanta chapter of the civil rights organization National Action Network.
Woman killed outside South Fulton gym, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was killed outside a gym in South Fulton late Thursday morning, according to the South Fulton Police Department. The incident happened outside an Anytime Fitness on Cascade Road around 10:30 a.m. Police have not identified the woman or said how she...
Gun, thousands of grams of drugs found as authorities search for murder suspect in...
EAST POINT, Ga. — Police say they found multiple drugs and a gun inside a home while searching for a murder suspect. On April 15, the Special Operations Unit with the East Point Police Department assisted the FBI in the search for the suspect. During the search, authorities found...
Man accused of shooting 5 women inside midtown medical clinic competent to stand trial
A judge ruled on a mental health evaluation for Deion Patterson and said the suspect is competent to stand trial.
Crews battle flames at same complex in Cobb County where prior deadly fire claimed...
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Units responded Thursday afternoon to an apartment fire in Cobb County, the county fire department said. Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services said its units were battling the apartment fire on Woodsong Way off South Cobb Drive. The area is in county jurisdiction just about...
Metro Atlanta woman says she lost nearly $30K in truck fraud scheme
A metro Atlanta woman says she lost nearly $30,000 after unknowingly buying a stolen truck, part of what police describe as a multi-state theft scheme targeting unsuspecting buyers.
