‘I’m ready to go to jail’ 84-year-old retired teacher struggles to pay $1,000 fine...
We found that many drivers don’t understand the court process or why the fee can’t be paid in installments.
Georgia Lottery’s Cash4Life won by metro Atlanta resident
The winning ticket, purchased via the Georgia Lottery mobile app, matched all five numbers and the Cash Ball.
Georgia representative Buddy Carter calls for federal troop deployment in Atlanta
His request was addressed to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Immigration Director Todd Lyons.
21 kilograms of fentanyl, $380K in cash seized from Georgia home, FBI says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — 21 kilograms of fentanyl and $380,000 in cash were seized from a Georgia home Friday, according to the FBI’s Atlanta field office. The field office did not specify where the home was. “This significant operation showcases the strength of our collaborative efforts...
A History Of The Klan At Stone Mountain
The KKK was reborn on Stone Mountain in 1915 and Klan rallies continued in the town until the late ’70s. DeKalb County Park Ranger Horace O’Kelly still remembers the annual Ku Klux Klan rallies that would meet in Stone Mountain and march through Shermantown, a historically Black neighborhood nearby.
Seven people arrested following drug bust in Georgia
GEORGIA — A drug-related police operation at a shopping center on Indian Trail Lilburn Road resulted in seven arrests Thursday night, according to Gwinnett County police. Witnesses said officers swarmed the strip mall around 8 p.m., with blue lights filling the parking lot as police moved in and out of businesses,...
Over 4,000 free turkeys given to metro-Atlanta families
Thousands of families in DeKalb County received much-needed Thanksgiving turkeys Thursday, thanks to a collaborative effort led by New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia.
Suspect in 16-year-old’s shooting death turns himself in, Atlanta police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A suspect has been arrested about two months after a 16-year-old was shot to death inside his own home, Atlanta police announced. Quinterrious Turner, 28, turned himself in to Fulton County Jail on Tuesday. He faces charges of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by...
Police in shootout responding to person held against their will in DeKalb; suspect injured
DeKalb County police were out in force at a Lithonia neighborhood on Friday morning.
12-year-old boy reported missing in DeKalb County, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - DeKalb County police are asking for the public’s help with finding a 12-year-old boy. Police said Landon was last seen on the 1200 block of Farrington Village Drive in Lithonia around 4:30 p.m. Thursday. Landon is described as 4 feet, 9 inches tall...
