Ga. woman almost lost thousands in police impersonation scam
BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — A DeKalb County woman says she almost gave $5,000 to scammers who used AI to pose as police officers. Kayla Adeboye said there were a number of red flags during the one-hour phone call on Saturday morning, but the scammers had an answer for everything, and she says AI is taking these calls to...
DeKalb woman, 78, survives overnight barrage as gunmen spray home with bullets
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A 78-year-old DeKalb County woman says she is grateful to be alive after her home was sprayed with bullets early Thursday morning as she slept. Americans Are Rushing to Buy These New Focus Drops—Now NationwideHarvard study finds it grows brain cells by 60%. Doctors are panic ordering.Health...
Two men accused of road rage, impersonating police in metro Atlanta arrested
It is unclear what led up to the road rage incident.
Metro Atlanta renter discovers heater blowing fecal matter into home
SNELLVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A metro Atlanta renter recently found out her heater has been blowing fecal matter into her home, after battling with her landlord over a sewage back-up for more than a year. “We shouldn’t be living like this,” Tiarra Logan said. The single mother and...
Rapper Killer Mike and real estate developer fighting systemic barriers to Black homeownership with...
Despite Atlanta and the metro area being rated #1 in the nation for Black homeownership by Polygon Research, a wide gap remains between the number of Black and White homeowners. Atlanta real estate developer Booker T. Washington believes both systemic and economic barriers keep buying a home out of reach for many in...
Murder suspect arrested in Atlanta cold case
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Before its closure in 2022, Atlanta police responded to the Encore Hookah Bar and Bistro near the Georgia Aquarium almost 200 times. One of those incidents was the killing of Deandre “Padre” Houston. On Jan. 7, 2021, Houston was shot and...
Teens were stealing package off porch when Atlanta homeowner shot them, police say
Atlanta police are investigating after two men were shot on Thursday afternoon.
Another business to close at Atlantic Station; residents say their community is ‘crumbling’
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Another business is set to close at Atlantic Station. This month, the Publix and the DSW shoe store in the mixed-use Atlanta neighborhood announced they were shutting their doors for good. On Thursday, a spokesperson for Atlantic Station said the lease of the...
Serial rapist who preyed on women in Atlanta sentenced to four life terms
ATLANTA — A Fulton County jury convicted a 48-year-old man in a series of rapes that terrorized women in Atlanta’s Five Points and Underground areas. The five day trial that began Dec. 4 concluded on Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Harley was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to...
WATCH: Alleged porch pirates steal from Atlanta home two days in a row
The Atlanta Police Department released two videos of thefts twice in a week from the same home.
