Decatur GA

MARIETTA — After more than 40 days in jail, the Cobb County man accused of trying to kidnap a toddler at a north Cobb Walmart has been granted bond. Cobb Superior Court Judge Greg Poole granted Mahendra Patel a $10,000 bond, noting he's a married man, property owner, Kiwanis Club member and not someone he considers...

Attorney Ben Crump has announced that a lawsuit will be filed in the police shooting death of US airman Roger Fortson.

The hard work of twin sisters from Dekalb County, Georgia, has paid off and they are looking forward to a bright academic future. Stephenson High School students Carissa and Aissa Swope are no strangers to achieving their dreams, therefore, Carissa recently earned the title of valedictorian while Aissa earned the...

The Decatur City Commission unanimously adopted a resolution on Monday to create the Decatur Reparations Task Force. The task force, which will have 11 members, will develop recommendations that will be presented in a final report in around three years. The city also formally apologized for its role "in perpetuating...

A metro Atlanta mortuary put the wrong body in the casket for a 95-year-old woman's funeral, a lawsuit states.

The “Slutty Vegan” founder appeared on the Tamron Hall show on Monday and spoke out about losing the business.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Carissa and Aissa Swope, twin sisters from Stephenson High School, have always pushed each other to be their best. That determination paid off in a big way this year, as the pair earned the top two spots in the school’s 2025 graduating class. Carissa...

Severe Weather Team 2 says that a total of three tornadoes have now been confirmed to have touched down over the weekend in Georgia. The National Weather Service said EF-0 storms touched down in Newton and Monroe counties on Saturday, while an EF-1 storm touched down in Talbot County. EF-0 storms carry winds of 65-85...

In early January, police blocked off a section of a southwest Atlanta neighborhood for hours as they searched for a susp...

Marietta's Samir Bennett, 24, is charged in Friday's fatal shooting of Micah Bender, 21, of Lithia Springs at the Westminster Square Apartments near Dobbins Air Reserve Base