FOUR ARRESTED IN LAVONIA CHARGED WITH PASSING COUNTERFEIT BILLS
Four men from Atlanta are behind bars in Franklin County, charged with passing counterfeit bills. According to Lavonia Police, on Tuesday afternoon the four, identified as Reece Smith, Michael Buchanan, Abdul Sow, and Khadija Hanne got off I-85 in Lavonia and stopped at a local...
DeKalb County ending fiscal year with $150M rainy day fund as CEO leaves office
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County will close the 2024 fiscal year with a $150 million rainy day fund, a major turnaround from the $27 million deficit the county faced in 2017. The achievement comes as Michael Thurmond, the county's CEO, counts down his final days in office...
Georgia has a doctor shortage. Barriers to training keep immigrant physicians from filling the...
In Georgia, the supply of all health care workers is unable to meet demand, and the gap is expected to grow in the coming years.
DeKalb Co. community theatre struggles after unexpected show cancellations
Just before the holidays, a Dekalb County theatre is struggling to make ends meet after they had to unexpectedly cancel two shows over the weekend.
1 in custody after 2 men found dead in South Fulton
Police responded to the incident in a small neighborhood off Cedar Grove Road near South Fulton Parkway.
New housing set to open for Atlanta’s unhoused
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and city partners are opening another place to support unhoused individuals across the city and the metro. A former Atlanta motel will now be called the Ralph David House. It will be a place to house those who are...
MARTA driver injured after van hit by car, crashes into Memorial Drive wall in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An accident involving a MARTA mobility van has shut down a busy road in Atlanta. The accident happened on the 200 block of Memorial Drive SE, which is near Wesley International Academy. First Alert Chopper captured the van after it appeared...
Atlanta prepares to open new public safety training center
Last month, the Atlanta City Council approved $1.7 million in additional funding for security at the site as personnel prepare to move in.
New affordable senior living housing community opens in Adamsville
It is named in honor of Ms. Juanita H. Gardner, a long-time neighborhood association leader and community activist.
Police need public’s help finding, identifying person wanted for deadly Atlanta stabbing
Surveillance video shared by police investigators show the person wanted wearing a Green hoodie, Gray scarf, Tan pants and dark colored shoes walking down a street in Atlanta.