Crossbody bag caught bullet, saving life of teen shot on MARTA train, family says
The teenager shot on a train at the MARTA Midtown station remained in the hospital Tuesday night. J'Von Easterling's family said bullets hit him in his hand and leg. "The crossbody bag he was carrying across his chest stopped the bullet that could have taken his life," Betty Brown wrote online. "He will require surgery
Teenager arrested in connection with drive-by shooting, Gwinnett County police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A teenager has been arrested in connection with a May drive-by shooting, according to Gwinnett County police. Police said the shooting occurred May 5 on the 2900 block of Milltown Court in Buford. Investigators went to the home of John Ikechkwu Osefo, 19,...
The Rise and Fall (and rise) of the Belmont Hills shopping center in Smyrna
[This is an expansion and republication of an evergreen article we first published in July of 2017, when the Courier’s web traffic was about a tenth of our current readership.]. On Nov. 18, 1954, an article in the Atlanta Constitution opened with the following paragraph. “The Belmont Hills Shopping...
‘Never seen anything like this:’ Probe launched into Chattahoochee fish kill
An independent investigation is underway into one of the largest fish kills ever recorded on the Chattahoochee River.
Groups get into fight, pull out guns. What police say man’s girlfriend did after...
Atlanta police shut down part of Edgewood Avenue to investigate a double shooting on Wednesday morning.
Man stabbed near MARTA station, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was stabbed near the Hamilton E. Holmes MARTA Station early Wednesday, Atlanta police said. Although the stabbing did not occur on MARTA property, the transit agency’s police department responded to a call about 3 a.m. from Grady Memorial Hospital about a man being shot, police
Johns Creek apparent murder-suicide victim remembered by community
NORTH FULTON, Ga. - As the Johns Creek community continues to mourn the deaths of Martha and Richard Holladay, new details are emerging about the woman friends and colleagues say touched countless lives. What we know:. Johns Creek police previously identified Martha Holladay as the victim in what investigators believe.
Metro Atlanta mom accused of stealing nearly $280,000 from job, using some to pay...
A Cobb County mother is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her job, then using it to pay for day care and other personal expenses.
Police searching for 3 suspects in northwest Atlanta homicide
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta police are looking for three suspects after a man was shot and killed in northwest Atlanta on Sunday. At around 1:30 p.m., officers were called to the 2800 block of Mango Circle, where they found a 33-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds. The man, who has not been identi
Police chief locked out of his job days after being reinstated
A metro Atlanta police chief arrived at work Tuesday only to find himself locked out of his office and out of a job.
