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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A woman is fighting for her life after being shot multiple times Tuesday evening in DeKalb County, police said. Officers responded around 6:15 p.m. to the 3900 block of Panthersville Road, where they found a woman who had been shot several times and crashed her car into a fence, according to...

Home security video captured the terrifying moments a woman was shot while driving and then crashed through a fence in DeKalb County.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Clayton County correctional officer was arrested for allegedly trying to bring contraband into the jail. Maurice Sanders was taken into custody on Wednesday and is accused of violating the terms of his oath as a correctional officer after the sheriff’s office said they got a tip.

Rodney Garrick begged for blood thinner medication and water for hours but allegedly received no help before collapsing, another inmate claims. His bond was just 20 dollars, and he died unresponsive as he was reportedly about to be released. DeKalb County jail officials say the incident appears to be a...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A mother and her partner were sentenced to spend over five decades in prison for the 2023 fentanyl death of a toddler. The incident took place in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2023, when a 2-year-old was rushed to Northside Hospital unresponsive and cold to the touch. Hours after arriving, the...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Decades after his body was found in the forest, state and local officials are still working to learn who killed an 11-year-old north Georgia boy. Levi Frady was reported missing on Oct. 22, 1997 — exactly 28 years ago as of Wednesday. His body...

Police have identified the driver who hit a young woman and kept going on Tuesday afternoon.

A Cobb grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges related to the fatal stabbing of an Atlanta woman at a Cumberland hotel. Frank Moore, 46, of Jonesboro, is accused of attacking two women with a knife at the Budgetel Inn and Suites, located at 4900 Circle 75 Parkway, near the intersection of Windy Hill Road. The...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three people were taken into custody after a stabbing at a Cobb County apartment complex on Wednesday morning, according to police. Officers were called to Country Pines Apartments, which is off Booth Road in unincorporated Marietta, at around 2 a.m. A person was taken...

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) — Nearly 1.4 million Georgians enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could lose benefits Nov. 1 without a deal in Washington. That would leave low-income families uncertain about food access through the holidays. The U.S. Department of Agriculture warns SNAP benefits will...