Truck driver escapes moments before train crashes into his stuck vehicle
The driver was operating a car-hauler loaded with multiple vehicles when the rig became stuck on the tracks at Turner Hill Road and Covington Highway.
Atlanta Community in Mourning After 19-Year-Old Fatally Shot Inside Local Fitness Center
Atlanta police responded to a shooting at 500 McDaniel St SW late on Thursday. Officers arriving shortly before midnight discovered a 19-year-old male inside a local fitness center who had been shot and was unresponsive. The 19-year-old victim was found inside the gym area with an apparent gunshot wound and...
Kids trapped in elevator, so Atlanta firefighters came to the rescue
Atlanta firefighters don’t only respond to put out flames.
Norfolk Southern helps Hope Atlanta celebrate working to reduce homelessness
Hope Atlanta began inside a train station in 1900.
Safety top concern for DeKalb homeowners as county considers major airport expansion
DeKalb homeowners worry about safety as the county considers a major airport expansion at DeKalb Peachtree Airport.
Mayor’s TAD Plan Sparks Gentrification Fears for Southwest Atlanta Activists
TADs — also referred to as tax incremental financing — are economic tools that set aside revenue generated from property tax increases to help pay for infrastructure and private development projects in underserved, often blighted areas. The plan Dickens unveiled during a Sept. 30 press conference calls for...
Police ask for help locating missing man last seen at Grady Hospital
ATLANTA — A 67-year-old man is missing, and the Atlanta Police Department's Adult Missing Persons/Homicide Unit is asking for the public's assistance in locating him. Officers say the sister of Willie Lawson reported him missing at around 9:18 on the morning of Nov. 14, and they responded to a home at 921...
South Fulton police receive funding to target dangerous driving
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The City of South Fulton received funding to target dangerous driving. Speeding is just one of the things the traffic unit considers dangerous driving. Others include driving under the influence or being on the phone while driving. “We have a lot of traffic, we...
Semi crashes into train in metro Atlanta
LITHONIA, Ga. - A train crash involving a tractor-trailer caused some delays in DeKalb County, Georgia Friday morning. According to CSX, and reported by 11Alive
DeKalb County holding food distribution drives at multiple locations
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County is holding multiple food drive-thru distribution events as many families are still feeling the impacts from the government shutdown with Thanksgiving quickly approaching. On Saturday, vehicles lined the streets near one distribution location, New Life Church as volunteers provided...
