Trial begins for 3 suspects accused of killing 16-year-old at Atlanta graduation party
Three men are on trial for the murder of 16-year-old Breasia Powell, who was shot and killed during a graduation party at Benjamin E. Mays High School on May 28, 2023.
DeKalb nonprofit helping homeless receives millions in grant money
Officials with St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) Georgia, a nonprofit based in DeKalb County, recently announced that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos awarded the organization a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. The grant is the largest gift in the nonprofit’s history, stated officials.
Love & Hip Hop star Erica Banks arrested on drug charges for ‘intent to...
A POPULAR reality star was arrested on drug charges with intent to distribute during a traffic stop on Monday. Erica Scharmane Breaux, 27, who stars on the VH1 reality show...
Longtime Atlanta civil rights activist Dr. Joseph Beasley dies
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Longtime Atlanta civil and human rights activist Dr. Joseph Beasley died Tuesday, according to his family. Beasley served in many roles, including the Southern regional director of the National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and as the Georgia deputy director for Rev. Jesse Jackson’s...
DeKalb County mother sentenced to life for beating 4-year-old to death
A DeKalb County woman will spend the rest of her life in jail for beating her 4-year-old son to death because he wouldn't use the toilet.
Three-alarm warehouse fire erupts at Ball Ground warehouse
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - No one was injured in a three-alarm warehouse fire in Cherokee County on Tuesday night. What we know: — Firefighters were called around 9:10 p.m. to the Trench, Inc. warehouse on Commerce Street just off Ball Ground Highway. Flames and smoke were seen pouring from...
Man hospitalized after overnight shooting, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital following an overnight shooting in southwest Atlanta, according to police. The shooting happened at 1049 McDaniel St. SW near University Avenue SW. When officers arrived, they found the 50-year-old victim with a gunshot wound, alert,...
“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” cast member arrested in DeKalb County
Brookhaven police arrested rapper and reality TV personality Erica Breaux — also known as Erica Banks — during a traffic stop on Buford Highway. She's charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Man injured in shooting at convenience store on Glenwood Road
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating a shooting at a convenience store on Glenwood Road. Officers responded early Wednesday morning to the 4500 block of Glenwood Road, where they found a person who had been shot. Paramedics rushed the victim to the hospital, but the person’s...
Suspects break into 139 cars in Grant Park neighborhood
Officers responded to 319 Saint Paul Ave. in Grant Park area on Sunday morning. They found at least 139 cars were vandalized.

















