Police in metro Atlanta provide fireworks safety tips ahead of Independence Day
Lilburn police are reminding the public that fireworks are allowed on Thursday July 3 and Friday July 4 until 11:59 p.m.
Theft From KCSD Of $881,301.15. Charges Filed
LOCK HAVEN – Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse announced that a Georgia man has been apprehended in the city of Atlanta after authorities believe he was attempting to flee the country. On 06/03/25, Tpr. Christopher Moore filed charges against Dimiriafor Amamkwe, 52, of Atlanta, GA., for Theft by Unlawful...
Atlanta bank robber known for carrying potato chip can sentenced to decade in prison
During his spree in November, Brown would walk up to the teller counter, with the Pringles can in one hand, sometimes flash a gun or indicate he was armed, and then demand money.
Man charged in Allahnia Lenoir’s disappearance, suspected murder released on bond
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One of three men accused of being involved in a metro Atlanta woman’s 2022 disappearance and suspected murder is out on bond, court and jail records show. Nicholas Devon Hendrickson was granted a $20,000 bond last Thursday and released from Fulton County Jail...
History Beneath Our Feet: Atlanta’s Gentrifying Neighborhoods Hold Haunting Stories of 24 Murdered Black...
On a quiet stretch of White and Lawton streets, in southwest Atlanta, there’s no marker. No sign. Just a patch of sidewalk, cars passing, and weeds curling from a cracked curb that offers no clues to its past. But in the summer of 1911, this is where Lizzie Watts...
2 men detained after SWAT team searches DeKalb County home
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Members of a SWAT team had their guns drawn outside a home in Decatur today. Our crews saw a large police presence, including an armored vehicle. DeKalb County police say officers executed a search warrant off Chestnut Hill Circle. Two men were detained, but...
Arrest made in shooting death of 16-year-old in Brookhaven
The Brookhaven Police Department announced a suspect was arrested for the shooting death of a 16-year-old in mid-June.
Georgia drug trafficking operation shut down, police seize $100K, guns and drugs
Police seized nearly $100,000, four kg of fentanyl, cocaine, meth, marijuana, eight guns, ammunition and drug trafficking tools.
Georgia’s New Legislation: What You Need to Know About the Public Smoking Ban
The Drive Towards Smoke-Free Public SpacesIn a significant move to protect public health, the Atlanta City Council voted to impose a wide-ranging ban on...
Motorcyclist dies after being thrown from bike in crash along I-285
One person is dead following a Sunday afternoon crash on Interstate 285 eastbound in DeKalb County. Around 2:20 p.m., DeKalb...