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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Four people were arrested overnight in connection with the thefts of air conditioning units, South Fulton police said. Officers responding to a call about a suspicious U-Haul van around 4:30 a.m. found two air conditioning units inside the vehicle, police said. When officers tried to get the vehicle to stop, the driver fled.

A Georgia state prisoner who was already serving time now has 25 more years to think about it, after federal prosecutors say he ran a sprawling weapons and drug trafficking ring tied to a Mexican cartel from inside his cell. Investigators say the operation pushed more than a ton of methamphetamine and fentanyl onto U.S. streets and helped line up buyers for hundreds of...

Shaun Walker, his twin brother Stacy Walker, and another teenager were part of a shootout that left a 16-year-old dead.

Atlanta firefighters encounter knife-wielding man at fire alarm incident. Naked man also reported in area. Police respond, man arrested.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was shot several times in northwest Atlanta on Thursday morning, Atlanta police said. Officers were called to 1579 Joseph E. Boone Boulevard NW at around 12:30 a.m. The victim was taken to the hospital, where he is expected to recover. Investigators...

One person has been hurt in an apparent shooting at a DeKalb County McDonald’s, police said.

ATLANTA — A man is in jail after an infant was pronounced dead and an autopsy revealed abuse, according to warrants. The incident took place on Apr. 11. A 911 call for service regarding an unresponsive infant sent officers to the 2800 block of 3rd Avenue. Grady EMS arrived...

HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. — An Atlanta woman pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a Houston County armed robbery and shooting that left a man seriously hurt, according to police and court documents. Records show Kalisha Danae Cheatham was charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault and aggravated battery in the...

The Flint Riverkeeper, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, is suing the City of Griffin for discharging polluted wastewater and sewage into a tributary of the Flint River, which serves as a drinking water source for south metro Atlanta. Flint Riverkeeper Gordon Rogers said that Griffin, like a lot...

"Her energy she brought to the crowd, she was just a good person," said Antoine Fortson, the father of one of victim Tinisha Cade's children