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John Laakso, a former engineering manager at a manufacturing company in Savannah was sentenced to eight years in prison for embezzling nearly $500,000 from his employer.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Georgia man faces charges for allegedly stealing $38,000 meant to help Florida businesses recover from Hurricanes Milton and Helene, using a fraudulent emergency loan application to divert disaster relief funds into his own account. On Nov. 25, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)...

A man has taken a plea deal in the murder of a beloved 77-year-old grandmother inside her gated Buckhead townhome community. As part of a blind plea, Antonio Brown, 26, has agreed to plead guilty to the 2022 murder of 77-year-old Ellen Bowles. The family’s emotional victim impact statements, on Channel 2 Action News...

The woman was working as a cashier when she was stabbed.

As the year draws to a close, Atlanta’s business landscape has felt the sting of a national layoff wave, with at least 11 companies announcing significant workforce reductions in the metro area. These cuts, totaling more than 1,800 jobs, reflect broader trends in cost-cutting, AI integration, and restructuring...

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have charged FCSO Detention Officer. Demarcus Tinsley, age 27, and three current Fulton County Jail inmate residents Cleavon Battle, Willie Holt, and Karanji Reese, each with one count of conspiracy to commit a felony. Tinsley has also been charged with one count of...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Around 2:09 a.m. this Monday, DeKalb County Police responded to a motel in the 4400 block of Glenwood Road on a report of someone shot. Officers found a man shot multiple times. He was rushed to a hospital, but sadly he died of his injuries. Investigators...

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A sports bar in Clarkston received a failing grade from health inspectors after officials found moldy food, improper food temperatures and rat poison stored near kitchen equipment.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating after a man was shot in southwest Atlanta overnight. At around 1 a.m. Saturday, officers were called to 2576 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. SW, which is the address of Hamilton Hills Apartments. Police were also seen investigating at a BP gas station across the...