Decatur GA

A Fulton County man was sentenced to multiple years in federal prison after being convicted in a conspiracy to steal prescription drugs.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Fireworks will light up the Georgia skies this weekend to celebrate the Fourth of July. There are a number of laws and regulations to know before you light the fuse. When can you set off fireworks in Georgia?. In Georgia, fireworks can be set...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Seven people were injured after a boat exploded on Lake Lanier during the Fourth of July holiday. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a 23-foot cabin-cruiser being towed in Landshark Cove near Margaritaville exploded around 7 p.m. Friday. Five people were taken to...

Two Cobb County senior citizens say a man they regularly see at church stole thousands of dollars from them in an investment scheme. Edward Wright and Michael Roberson say that Gregory Johnson, a fellow congregant, roped them in a investment turned scam. Johnson made them promises of significant returns through his...

A man who died trying to save a child from drowning in the Chattahoochee River couldn’t swim, officials were told.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Several people descended upon a Plato’s Closet that appears to have been evicted on Thursday, making off with fistfuls of clothing. Social media video shows the throng outside the secondhand clothing store off Briarcliff Road in DeKalb County. The racks had been placed in the...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Rapper Lil Woody — who was at one point a star witness in the historic YSL trial in Atlanta — was arrested Thursday on an illegal drag racing charge. The 33-year-old, whose real name is Kenneth Copeland, was charged with actively facilitating...

DeKalb County is attempting to fill hundreds of paid positions and will be conducting onsite interviews during an upcoming countywide job fair. DeKalb County is opening its doors to job seekers during the event on July 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, located at 495 North Indian Creek...

ATLANTA - A man is in custody after witnesses told police that he fired several shots in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood. The arrest by Atlanta police officers was caught on body camera. What we know: — Authorities say officers were called to the area of Garibaldi Street SW and Stephens...

Two men were hospitalized overnight after a suspected street racing incident ended in a fiery crash along Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, according to Atlanta police.