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Authorities have identified a second person killed in a shooting spree that stretched across DeKalb County earlier this week.

ATLANTA (CN) — Nearly three years after a mass shooting unfolded inside an Atlanta medical facility, the suspect, Deion Patterson, is scheduled to go to trial Thursday. Patterson is accused of opening fire inside a waiting room at Laureate Medical Center just after noon on May 3, 2023, and shooting five women.

ATLANTA - Atlanta police have arrested a woman in connection with a shooting at the West Ridge Shopping Center that left one woman dead and a bystander injured. Ashley Prater, 40, is charged with murder and two counts of aggravated assault for her involvement in the March 6 shooting. Prater...

ATLANTA - Atlanta police have released body camera footage showing the arrest of a 71-year-old babysitter accused in the death of 3-year-old Armani Lyons. Officers went to an apartment on Landrum Drive just before 8:15 p.m. Monday to find a wanted person. Video shows Barbara Edwards coming to the door before being handcuffed and led to a patrol car.

Rent prices across the country have soared over the past decade, but wages have grown incrementally over the same period of time, leaving a major gap between earnings and cost. Prices have increased as much as 50% over the past ten years, meaning renters are paying more without increasing their income, adding to the affordability crisis in the United States. Now, a new WalletHub...

Police say a member of a mid-2000s rap group is responsible for the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of items across metro Atlanta.

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Clayton County police detectives are investigating a woman for allegedly impersonating a state housing employee. The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has also issued a statewide alert for what they said are “individuals posing as DCA staff in an attempt to scam applicants,” after an Atlanta News First investigation.

GEORGIA — A metro Atlanta woman is facing serious charges after authorities say she bit a child on the face and repeatedly beat him, according to an arrest warrant. Investigators said the incident left the child with a visible injury that is still healing. According to the warrant, Makiesha Lowe has been charged with first-degree […] The post One person arrested after biting child’s face...

It is unclear if the student will face charges or other disciplinary action.

LILBURN, Ga. - A student was taken into custody Wednesday morning after an Evolv weapons detection system flagged a loaded handgun in their backpack at the entrance of Lilburn Middle School. Weapons detection system flags handgun. What we know:. The Evolv security system identified the firearm immediately as the student...