Decatur GA

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police said they arrested a couple accused of burglarizing a convenience store. On Jan. 5, two suspects broke into the store and stole around $5,000 in cash, hundreds of lottery tickets and several packs of cigarettes, according to the Atlanta Police Department, who...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a person was shot Wednesday afternoon at a busy DeKalb County intersection where multiple businesses are located. The victim was shot in the area of Glenwood Road and Austin Drive in unincorporated Decatur, near Exxon and Marathon gas stations and several restaurants,...

Le Nouveau Maquis, a mother-daughter duo's West African restaurant, is bringing a taste of home to metro Atlanta with two locations in DeKalb County, offering dishes from 10 West African countries and creating a vibrant social hub for the diaspora. The post Metro Atlanta restaurant Le Nouveau Maquis is a love letter...

ATLANTA - Atlanta police are searching for an individual accused of shooting a juvenile during an exchange on Garibaldi Street in February 2025. Officers responded to the 600 block of Garibaldi St. SW around 5 p.m. on Feb. 17, 2025, where they found a young man suffering from a gunshot wound.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are investigating Thursday morning after shots rang out in Atlantic Station the night before. Officers who arrived at the scene in the 1300 block of Atlantic Drive NW at about 9:30 p.m. encountered four people who said a man shot at them as they were leaving a...

ATLANTA — Police are searching for a suspect accused of threatening to kill employees and stealing cash from an Atlanta Chick-fil-A restaurant. The incident happened Tuesday night at the Chick-fil-A at 875 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, police said. Investigators said the suspect took more than $200 after approaching...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A growing number of restaurant closures across metro Atlanta is highlighting the mounting financial pressure facing the industry, as rising costs and shrinking profit margins force some owners to shut their doors. A former Taco Mac location in Midtown now sits empty, with...

Isaiah Goodson, 28, listed as homeless, is accused of repeatedly picking up and slamming a hospital bed against the wall and floor after being discharged from Wellstar Cobb Hospital on March 10 at 6:30 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Several pieces of the bed were broken...

Hundreds of families are worried about the county cutting off the water in their townhome complex because of a delinquent bill.

DeKalb County officials are investing in the local arts community by establishing the DeKalb Council for the Arts. The new nine-person arts council will function like an advisory board for arts and culture development throughout the county. Officials say the council will contribute to the goal of creating a stronger...