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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is expected to deliver the annual State of the County address on Thursday. The speech will highlight job growth, major projects and what’s next for businesses, neighborhoods and infrastructure. It takes place at noon at Assembly Studios, a film and television production campus owned by Gray Media, Atlanta News First’s parent company.

Antonio Pierre Ashmeade was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years in federal prison for his role in a major Atlanta drug distribution ring. Ashmeade was the last of 13 members and associates of the "Paper Gang Family" to be sentenced following a multi-agency investigation. Law enforcement seized 30 firearms and massive...

“I am shaking,” Eileen Reimer, an Atlanta-based retiree, says as she takes home the keys to the waterfront abode on Lake Wylie in North Carolina

The financial fallout surrounding Pinky Cole and her restaurant ventures just took another dramatic turn. Aaron Mattison, the former chief financial officer and co-owner tied to Bar Vegan, has been […] The post Pinky Cole’s Former Exec Accused of Stealing $87K From Her Company Through Fake Wire Transfers appeared first on Baller Alert .

Lines once stretched around the block for this award-winning barbecue restaurant, drawing tourists and locals eager for smoked whole hog and Southern sides. Now, one of the South’s most recognizable…

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person was rescued from the woods alongside I-285 on Wednesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department said crews responded to the area of James Jackson Parkway NW, located near the interstate, to assist in the rescue of a person in a wooded area near a creek.

ATLANTA — A missing 16-year-old boy in Atlanta whose case was alerted by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as an employee's child "remains highly active and ongoing at this time," police said Wednesday. The case was first reported on May 1, as 16-year-old Benjamin Brathwaite was last seen on April...

A late night crash along Brookwood Drive in Mableton left a motorcyclist seriously injured after police say he crashed into a mailbox. The crash occurred near the road’s intersection with Anderson Mill Road at approximately 1:38 a.m. Wednesday, according to Cobb Police Sgt. Eric Smith. Police’s preliminary investigation revealed that an unidentified motorcyclist driving a 2021 Kawasaki ZX10R was traveling southbound on Brookwood...

Police are searching for a suspect who shot a man and a woman in downtown Atlanta. Investigators say he took off wearing a traffic vest.

Tucked along Sandy Plains Road in Marietta, Georgia, Queen of Hearts Antiques & Interiors has become one of the most talked-about antique destinations in the entire state. Shoppers are driving from neighboring cities, counties, and even out of state just to explore its sprawling, treasure-filled booths. With a 4.6-star rating...