Atlanta GA

Last week, as we conducted our interview with District Attorney Fani Willis, three grieving families were awaiting news from her office related to their loved ones’ deaths at the hands of Atlanta police officers. This week, the family of Deacon Johnny Hollman finally got their answer: A Fulton County...

Violent crime in Georgia dropped 10.5% in 2024 — more than double the national decline. Atlanta also saw fewer homicides and overall crime, according to FBI stats.

A Georgia man was arrested following a “barricade situation” Friday night and charged with allegedly making multiple threats to kill Jewish people and Black people, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced Monday. FBI Atlanta said 42-year-old Christopher Robertson, who also posts...

Police have released new details about their investigation after arresting Austin Drummond on charges of murder and kidnapping. Plus, was Donna Adelson offered a plea deal before her murder trial? (8/6/25)

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are looking for a person who shot a man in the leg at a southwest Atlanta condo complex on Tuesday afternoon. Officers were called to the homes along Peyton Place, where they found the victim. He is expected to recover. Michael Shepherd, the...

Both gas and water lines were illegally placed on his property.

Charges have been dropped against a man accused of trying to kidnap a child at a Walmart in Acworth.

Acworth police are investigating an alleged child molestation case. Police say they were notified on June 22 of the possible sexual assault of a juvenile involving an adult and a juvenile. Police talked to the juvenile, who indicated that inappropriate touching had happened. Detectives took over, did multiple...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police responded to a shooting in the 4400 block of Glenwood Road near Austin Drive in the Decatur area shortly before midnight Tuesday. What we know: — It happened outside a gas station. Police responded around 11:24 p.m. They believe the shooting may have been related to a...

The plan includes what leaders call “infrastructure resizing.”