Serial rapist targeted women who were homeless, DA says
The Fulton County District Attorney, announced Tuesday a serial rapist has been convicted.
New Report: 1 in 5 Veterans Lack Access to Nature
Study Examines How Green Space, Air Quality, and Transit Affect Veteran Health in U.S. Cities. A new Sierra Club report finds that at least one in five U.S. veterans live in neighborhoods without easy access to parks or natural spaces. The findings come from “Roots of Resilience: Veteran Access to Nature,” a study...
Outgoing South Fulton mayor in court to determine fate of tresspassing case
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Outgoing South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau is back in court on Tuesday for a final plea hearing that will determine whether his criminal case proceeds to trial. Kamau was arrested in 2023 for allegedly trespassing and breaking into a lake house along Cascade...
Atlanta high school student facing charges in fight that ended in stabbing
The student also faces disciplinary charges from the school district.
Metro Atlanta health facility owners indicted for stealing over $1.4 million in Medicaid, AG...
The owners of a behavioral health facility have been indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud totaling over $1.4 million.
Second fire this year damages Southeast Atlanta home; neighbors say concerns ‘long ignored’
Atlanta firefighters have shut down an intersection as crews battle a house fire. The fire started just before 6:50 a.m. on Hill Street near Woodward Ave. in southeast Atlanta . A Channel 2 Action News viewer shared videos of the large house fire and multiple fire trucks on the scene. Other viewers who live near...
Christmas criminal roundup nets more than 60
A massive 7-day operation in the Metro East earlier this month involving federal, state and local law enforcement resulted in the arrest of 63 suspects, the seizure of 2.5 pounds of narcotics and $15,000 in cash. The operation also helped in locating the suspect wanted for shooting a Granite City Police officer on...
Derwin Brown assassination 25 years later: Former Channel 2 reporter was on same hit...
Monday marked 25 years since the assassination of DeKalb County Sheriff-Elect Derwin Brown, a murder that shocked Georgia and the nation days before Christmas.
Woman lost $35K to scammers pretending to be Suwanee officers
Suwanee Police are investigating a recent scam where the suspects impersonated members of law enforcement and a resident lost more than $25,000.
Mistrial declared for 3 charged in 16-year-old’s shooting death at graduation party
A Fulton County judge declared a mistrial for three men charged in the murder of 16-year-old Bre’asia Powell . Powell was shot and killed on May 28, 2023 in the driveway of Benjamin E. Mays High School, where nearly 100 people had gathered for a graduation party. The trial for three of the suspects, Jaquan Winters,...
