Sons of Atlanta still pushing for Vietnam War Memorial
The Sons of Atlanta Vietnam War Memorial Task Force is rallying mayors to finish its commemorative brick sales today for the war memorial in Piedmont Park in Atlanta. FOX 5 News Live talked to them about the effort.
Wind phone helps grieving Atlantans connect with lost loved ones
The wind phone in Atlanta's Woodruff Park isn't plugged into anything, but it serves as a powerful tool for locals who are experiencing loss or grief.
DeKalb Police discover large amount of drugs during traffic stop
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Multiple people were taken into custody during a traffic stop in DeKalb County, police said. The department said around 2:45 p.m. on Thursday, officers tried to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation on Candler Road near H.F. Shepard Drive. The car pulled into a...
DeKalb condo owner has nearly $3K water bill, but HOA won’t let plumber fix...
A DeKalb County condo owner says she was shocked to receive a water bill for nearly $3,000 after months without receiving any statements and now claims her homeowner’s association is preventing a plumber from accessing a key area needed to determine what caused the spike.
Postal employee assigned to Austell routes arrested in mail theft case
An Austell postal worker was arrested this week and charged with stealing rewards cards from customers’ mail, Austell Police report. Adrienne Braziel, 31, of Villa Rica, is accused of taking mail, specifically AT&T rewards cards, between September 10 and December 14 at the South Atlanta Sorting and Delivery Center...
Former DeKalb sheriff admits to having sheriff-elect Derwin Brown killed in newly released recording
In the recording disgraced former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey admits to orchestrating the assassination of sheriff-elect Derwin Brown.
Body found outside Kroger at Ansley Mall in Atlanta
ATLANTA — A body was discovered outside a popular Kroger in. Atlanta Police responded to the supermarket at Ansley Mall on Monroe Drive around 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said the call came into their dispatch center as an unresponsive person. 11Alive could see police officers and a detective...
Georgia swears in its youngest state representative
Akbar Ali, 21, was sworn in as the youngest member of the Georgia State House of Representatives on Thursday.
Atlanta mom sues landlord after discovering fecal matter blowing from apartment heater
For over a year, Tiarra Logan, a tenant in metro Atlanta, struggled with her landlord over a sewage backup. She recently discovered that, during that entire time, her apartment’s heater had been blowing fecal matter into her living space. She is now suing her landlord, Logan’s landlord, STAR Borrower SFR6 LP, a...
‘New evidence’ being considered in Atlanta-native JonBenét Ramsey case
Nearly 30 years after 6-year-old JonBenét Ramsey was found dead in Boulder, Colorado, an annual report from police says "new evidence" is being considered in the case. Ramsey, a child beauty queen born in Atlanta, was reported missing from her Boulder home on Dec. 26, 1996 and was later found strangled to death. No...
