Decatur GA

No students were injured, but witnesses say the incident has left them on edge.

ATLANTA, Ga. — Former Douglas County Probate Court Judge Christina Peterson has had a felony charge dropped in connection with an incident at a Buckhead nightclub, clearing a major hurdle in her legal proceedings and underscoring her role in attempting to intervene in a violent altercation. The incident occurred...

After a year-long investigation, the Atlanta Police Department has arrested a suspect in a 2024 homicide at 1192 Pryor Street SW. Police say 22-year-old Randall Zachary was taken into custody in Florence County, South Carolina last Friday. Details about Zachary’s arrest are limited, but he is expected to be...

Kason Michael Fox, 18, of Kennesaw, is accused of violently shoving a deputy into a steel door, causing her to strike the left side of her face and head on the door, on Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. Fox also swung...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A federal wrongful death lawsuit filed against DeKalb County jail personnel, the county’s former medical provider, and others allege an inmate died from hypothermia after jail staff repeatedly ignored his pleas for help. The lawsuit has been filed by the parents of Anthony...

A St. Louis-born hip-hop artist was arrested in Atlanta after police found his disabled Cybertruck, according to news reports. Senegalese-American musician Akon, legally known as Aliaune Thiam, was arrested just northeast of Atlanta in Chamblee on Nov. 7, according to ABC News. On Sept. 10, police responded to a...

ATLANTA - Atlanta police say a 34-year-old man was taken to the hospital Saturday night after he was found shot at an apartment complex in southwest Atlanta. What we know: — Officers were called to 490 Fairburn Road SW around 10:11 p.m. and found the man alert, conscious, and breathing with what appeared to be a...

ATLANTA, Georgia — A McDonald’s manager is being praised online after confronting an alleged drug dealer who was reportedly harassing teenage girls inside the restaurant. The confrontation quickly escalated into a physical fight, which was captured on video and has since gone viral across social media platforms....

A 35-year-old woman ran away from a mental health facility in Clayton County on Sunday morning, and police need your help finding her. What’s Happening: Kiyuana Obie was last seen around 7:53 a.m. fleeing on foot from Riverwood Behavioral Health on Medical Center Drive. She ran toward the Garden Walk Boulevard and...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Two men are being treated after they were injured in separate shootings across DeKalb County overnight, according to police. Officers responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Columbia Drive, near Exchange Park, around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, when they found a man who had been...