Instacart driver, veteran loses part of his leg after head-on crash with wrong-way driver
Branderuiz Berry was working as an Instacart driver when he was hit by someone speeding on the wrong side of the road.
A new insect threat in Georgia: The spotted lanternfly
A new invasive insect is trying to make Georgia its home — and the public’s help is critical to tracking the invasion, according to University of Georgia researchers. The spotted lanternfly, an insect native to Asia, was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, lanternflies steadily spread across the...
Riverdale bank under lockdown as police investigate robbery
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police are trying to find a man who robbed a bank in Riverdale on Saturday morning. At around 9:30 a.m., officers were called to the Wells Fargo Bank off Highway 85. Police believe a man approached the teller and announced he was robbing the bank. The teller gave him cash, and he...
Atlanta Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murder of Coworker at MARTA Station
An Atlanta man has been sentenced to life without parole for the murder of his coworker in August 2024. Xavier Mosley was found guilty by a jury on June 27 and was sentenced at the Arts Center MARTA Station. He was convicted of felony murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, as reported by FOX5 Atlanta.
West Nile virus found in Savannah, Atlanta; mosquito control begins treatment
West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitos sampled from midtown Savannah, Hapeville and Northwest Atlanta. The positive samples were pulled from traps set out by mosquito control, Fulton County and Chatham County public health departments reported this week. According to press releases from both counties,...
Woman shot while sleeping in bed at Stone Mountain home, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A young woman was taken to the hospital on Friday morning after she was shot while sleeping in bed, according to DeKalb County police. Officers were called to the home in the 700 block of Pennybrook Lane in unincorporated Stone Mountain at around 5:20 a.m. The woman’s condition is...
Atlanta Police Seek Public’s Help to Locate Teen Suspected of Fatal Shooting on MLK...
Atlanta law enforcement continues to search for a 16-year-old teen in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred last month. Per reports from FOX 5 Atlanta, the incident took place on the night of June 17 along the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW, where the authorities, having responded to a call,...
Body camera video shows the moment stampede broke out after Beyoncé concert
Body camera video from officers inside a MARTA station shows the sudden change from calm to chaos when a stampede broke out.
Fight leads to stabbing at DeKalb County club
The stabbing happened around 3 a.m. Saturday in the 4000 block of Glenwood Road, police said. Police said the victim, a man in his 50s, was taken to a hospital for treatment. The suspect was arrested at the scene and is charged with aggravated assault, according to police. DeKalb County,...
Atlanta Public Schools to give employees 10% raises
Atlanta Public Schools announced Friday that it was giving its frontline employees raises for the coming fiscal year.
