Atlanta GA

Three inmates who escaped from a Georgia jail and were later captured in Florida are accused of kidnapping a rideshare driver and threatening to kill her, according to authorities. Stevenson Charles, 24, Yusuf Minor, 31, and Naod Yohannes, 25, escaped from the DeKalb County Jail after a routine security check on the...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A Marietta man faces a murder charge following a deadly New Year’s Day stabbing at an apartment complex, according to the Cobb County Police Department. According to the Cobb County Police Department, 50-year-old Zuberi A. Douglas was taken into custody without any major issues after a stabbing at...

ATLANTA - Atlanta police are investigating a shooting that left two people injured Friday night in Northwest Atlanta. Officers responded around 8:25 p.m. to the 400 block of James P. Brawley Drive NW after receiving reports of a person shot. According to the Atlanta Police Department, when officers arrived, they...

Police Investigate Atlanta Home Invasion on Hemphill School Road I still can’t get over how unsettling this story is. Just […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

Two people were found shot in at Atlanta, police say.

Atlanta saw fewer killings in 2025, continuing a multi-year decline in homicides. Still, other categories of violent crime — including aggravated assaults and robberies — rose, according to new data from the Atlanta Police Department. Preliminary figures show at least 96 homicides were reported in 2025, down from...

The family of an Atlanta Police detective identified as the suspect in a Christmas murder-suicide near Piedmont Park is speaking publicly for the first time.

ATLANTA — A rideshare driver drove himself to the hospital after being shot while working, according to the Atlanta Police Department. On Jan. 1, around 1:00 a.m., officers were called to 562 Boulevard NE regarding someone being shot. When they arrived, they learned the victim had self-transported to Grady Hospital.

A group of Buddhist monks traveling from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C. has been winning over the hearts of thousands across the country. And after they spent New Year’s Eve in Atlanta, it’s safe to say they’ve won over the hearts of Black folks, too!. Suggested...

ATLANTA — George Willis walked around his new home at Winnwood in Midtown Atlanta. He's been living at the apartments for around six months, but it wasn't long ago that he didn't have a home. He was living spur of the moment in the streets, which he said paled...