Decatur GA

The childhood home of Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, has been officially added to the Georgia Register of Historic Places and is beginning a new chapter as housing for Spelman College faculty.

What began as a quiet, symbolic walk meant to reflect peace, balance, and spiritual warning gradually transformed into something far louder on the streets of Atlanta. A small group of monks, participating in what has been described as a “walk for peace,” were met not with silence and reflection but with a large,...

CLARKSTON, Ga. — It's considered the most diverse 1.5 square miles in DeKalb County. Dr. Esther Kim calls Clarkston the "Ellis Island of the South." She and her family moved to the area from Malaysia when she was 12. "Starting middle school, learning a new language, navigating a really...

A police chase in Gwinnett County late Tuesday night ended with an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead, authorities said.

The mother of a man gunned down at an apartment complex in Stone Mountain says these past couple of weeks without her son have been painful.

Atlanta police are looking for a pair of thieves after a pedestrian was robbed on Williams Holmes Borders Drive on 12/21. The thieves took the pedestrian's phone, money and wallet.

The deaths of an Atlanta police officer and a woman found inside a northeast Atlanta home have been ruled a homicide and a suicide, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.

CONYERS, Ga. - A Covington man was arrested in the shooting death of 34-year-old Kadarin Ridley of Monticello. Antwan Smith, 39, faces charges of murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Officers were called to Odyssey Turn in the Callaway Crossing townhome neighborhood on Dec....

The last weeks of 2025 brought announcements of multiple changes within DeKalb County leadership as the first year of Lorraine Cochran-Johnson’s role as DeKalb County Government CEO wraps up. On Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, officials announced three department heads would soon be retiring: Deputy Chief Operating Officer...

Early this morning, a shooting in Atlanta left one man in critical condition after he sustained multiple gunshot wounds. The Atlanta Police Zone 4 officers responded to the distressing report at approximately 12:46 a.m. at 1555 Pineview Terrace SW. The victim, a 39-year-old male, was quickly transported to the...