Decatur GA

ATLANTA (CN) — The 11th Circuit was asked Wednesday to decide whether an FBI agent violated the Fourth Amendment when he led a raid into the wrong home, detonated a flash-bang grenade and held an innocent family at gunpoint at 5 a.m. It marks the second time the botched...

Clara E. Bridges has spent decades caring for others, serving her country, and building bonds that continue to shape the communities of people around her.

Atlanta police have released new surveillance footage that shows a group of armed suspects sprinting away from the Ashley Cascade Apartment Homes after a March 16 shooting that left a 19-year-old woman wounded and a nearby building and vehicle riddled with gunfire. Investigators say the woman’s injuries were...

A Marietta man who would not give up his seat at a Bojangles on Cobb Parkway ended up giving up a lot more, according to police. Officers say what started as a simple trespass call turned into a gun and drug bust when they found a stolen Glock that had been converted to fire automatically, along with a backpack full...

ATLANTA - Judge Glenda Hatchett and Gwinnett County Sheriff Keybo Taylor are speaking out regarding a legal battle following a former sheriff’s sexual battery conviction. Judge Glenda Hatchett was the victim of sexual battery during a 2022 Georgia Sheriffs' Association (GSA) event in Cobb County. Former Bleckley...

No dog should ever know what it feels like to be left behind. But Stanford, a Pit Bull mix, did. His family abandoned him at a park in Georgia and walked away as if it meant nothing. Thankfully, a kind family came across him and contacted Rockdale County Animal Shelter....

Temple of Faith Ministries in Ellenwood is once again staring down a mountain of rubber after dumpers abandoned hundreds of tires on the church's property for the second time in recent weeks. Volunteers had just cleared a massive pile last week, only to arrive and find a fresh heap waiting for them. Church leaders...

A federal review off a 2025 warehouse fire in DeKalb County found that a raft of problems, ranging from a lack of sprinklers to questionable tactics and task saturation, contributed to the death of a firefighter. NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program examined the September 8, 2025,...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews are responding to a fire on the roof of a historic residential building in Atlanta’s Cabbagetown neighborhood on Thursday afternoon. Firefighters who first arrived at the building, located in the 100 block of Boulevard SE, found smoke on the roof and...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police are investigating the tragic shooting death of a 7-year-old boy that occurred inside his home around midnight Wednesday. Officers responded around midnight to a home on Loveless Drive, located in the Ellenwood area off Bouldercrest Road. Upon arrival, they discovered the...