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ATLANTA - A 27-year-old man from Tucker was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for his role in a 2021 gang-related drive-by shooting at an Atlanta gas station. Tahj Rankine, known as "Biggz," was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release. Rankine belonged...

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DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The scene is clearing Friday morning after police activity on I-85 South in DeKalb County. That activity included the apparent deployment of a bomb squad robot, 11Alive's Doug Turnbull reported from the scene. The situation played out at the exit to North Druid Hills Road...

GEORGIA — A large police presence was reported Thursday evening at a McDonald’s in DeKalb County following a shooting. According to DeKalb County police, officers responded to the restaurant located at the intersection of Wesley Chapel Road and South Hairston Road in unincorporated Decatur after receiving reports of gunfire. Authorities said a shooting appears to […] The post One person injured following shooting incident at Georgia...

GEORGIA — Students and staff at Parkview High School were evacuated Friday morning after a bomb threat was reported on campus, according to school officials. The incident occurred at the school in Gwinnett County, where administrators said the evacuation was carried out “out of an abundance of caution.” Authorities confirmed that all students were safely […] The post Georgia high school evacuated following bomb threat first...

Memorial services have been announced for the three teens killed in a car crash in Florida on April 6.

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - An international fugitive wanted for allegedly killing his wife in Brazil was arrested Thursday morning in Sandy Springs after local and federal authorities tracked him down. What we know:. ICE Atlanta agents arrested Job Da Luz De Freitas-Junior, a Brazilian citizen, in Sandy Springs. De Freitas-Junior...

BROOKHAVEN, Ga. - Police activity blocked several lanes on Interstate 85 South in Brookhaven early Friday morning. The activity was near North Druid Hills Road. Four right lanes were blocked, including the exit ramp. A FOX 5 Atlanta photojournalist observed a police bomb squad on the scene. Shortly before 6:25...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Four people were arrested overnight in connection with the thefts of air conditioning units, South Fulton police said. Officers responding to a call about a suspicious U-Haul van around 4:30 a.m. found two air conditioning units inside the vehicle, police said. When officers tried to get the vehicle to stop, the driver fled.

A Georgia state prisoner who was already serving time now has 25 more years to think about it, after federal prosecutors say he ran a sprawling weapons and drug trafficking ring tied to a Mexican cartel from inside his cell. Investigators say the operation pushed more than a ton of methamphetamine and fentanyl onto U.S. streets and helped line up buyers for hundreds of...