Gun bought from ‘weed buddy’ sends metro Atlanta man to prison
A metro Atlanta man with a lengthy criminal record will spend years in federal prison after authorities found a stolen gun during a traffic stop on Interstate 75.
Chef Demetrius Brown’s Heritage Opens in Atlanta’s Summerhill September 10
For four years, chef Demetrius Brown’s Heritage Supper Club existed in borrowed spaces: a coffee shop after hours, a restaurant dining room on its night off, wherever he could set up to tell a story through food. On Tuesday, September 10, that story finally gets a permanent address when Heritage, Brown’s new restaurant
Georgia de novo opts to recapitalize Virginia bank
Executives at a proposed Georgia de novo see a beeline toward profitability and growth by joining an out-of-state bank in lieu of starting anew. The proposed Georgia Skyline Bank, which obtained conditional deposit insurance approval in December and was projected to launch this year, will instead join and recapitalize
Georgia-Pacific Cancels Downtown Atlanta Tower Redevelopment
Georgia-Pacific has canceled its proposed mixed-use redevelopment of its downtown Atlanta headquarters, ending a plan that would have added hundreds of apartments plus retail, restaurant and entertainment space to the Peachtree Street tower. The company confirmed the decision Monday, September 7, saying higher construc
Neighbors say metro road is too dangerous, so the county got millions to fix...
Clayton County leaders secured a multi-million dollar grant to improve safety for those who walk on Tara Blvd.
Georgia Dognapping Laws: Penalties, Proof of Ownership, and Prevention Tips
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! If a stranger walks off with your dog in Georgia, the law does not treat it as a special crime called “dognapping.” It treats it the same way it treats someone stealing a bicycle or a lawnmower: as theft. Understanding dognapping laws in Georg
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in northwest Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a woman died after being hit by a car in northwest Atlanta on Sunday night. Shortly after 10:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on the 600 block of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW, according to the Atlanta Police Department.
6 kids rescued from ‘filthy’ home, parents arrested
Police say the parents were not providing for the children, ages 1 to 8.
Illegal street stunt show sparks deadly inferno near Stone Mountain
STONE MOUNTAIN — A 19-year-old man is dead after a Georgia State Patrol vehicle crashed into a GMC pickup truck early Monday morning near Stone Mountain, following reports of illegal stunt driving in the area. What happened: Troopers responded to reports of multiple vehicles performing illegal stunts, which had...
85-year-old metro Atlanta man accused of killing his wife
A domestic violence call sent Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputies to a home on Collins Point Road, where they found a woman suffering from critical injuries.

















