Decatur GA

A DeKalb County police call turned violent when an officer was shot while responding to a hostage situation; 45-year-old Shkinnia Patrice Thomas is now facing multiple charges, including the shooting of the officer. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Thomas, of Riverdale, was present at a home on...

A person has died in a shooting in Clayton County on Thanksgiving.

The DeKalb County Police Department is investigating a car crash into a BP gas station at the corner of Clifton Church Road and Bouldercrest.

A 26-year-old woman was shot inside her home on Thanksgiving morning when bullets fired from outside her house struck her in the abdomen. What’s Happening: Someone fired multiple gunshots at a home on Lethea Street SE in Atlanta around 7:45 a.m. on Thursday. At least one bullet went through the wall and hit a woman...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A Georgia man is accused of orchestrating a scheme to steal disaster-relief funds meant for Florida small businesses recovering from the 2024 hurricanes. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested 31-year-old Carl Anthony Needham Jr. of Atlanta on charges of grand theft over $20,000,...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta antiques appraiser made $20 million selling fakes to a Florida museum, according to a lawsuit filed by the museum. A lawsuit filed by Beaux Arts Museum alleges that Allan Baitcher sold multiple counterfeit pieces of art to the museum between 2014 and 2024.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A North Georgia police officer suffered a holiday tragedy on Thanksgiving after his Hiram home caught fire. Officials say there are no injuries, but a long road to repair. “I ran out to the store to get some last minute stuff, So I...

County officials say four warming center locations will be available over the next three nights.

DeKalb County responders say the man fell inside his motel room and lied there for days. Rescuers went above and beyond after saving the man, going back and saving the dog.

A shooting at a short-term rental home on Lethea Street in Atlanta has left one woman at the hospital.