15 people killed in separate crashes across Georgia during Labor Day weekend
GEORGIA, USA — Fifteen people were killed in crashes over the Labor Day holiday weekend across Georgia, according to the Department of Public Safety. The Labor Day holiday travel period began Friday, Aug. 29, at 6 p.m. and ended on Monday, Sept. 1, at 11:59 p.m. Georgia State Patrol...
Health and Human Services workers call for Secretary RFK Jr.’s resignation
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Workers with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have begun a crusade to push for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s resignation. After the deadly Aug. 8 attack on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, workers...
Mother demands answers after son, shot five times in Atlanta, was treated as victim...
ATLANTA — A man first identified as a shooting victim in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood is now behind bars, facing felony charges. Darryl Seymour, 38, was one of three people shot on July 26 near Edgewood Avenue. For weeks, police records listed him as a victim of aggravated assault. But on Aug. 14,...
Rapper Lil Jon competes in bodybuilding event
Atlanta rapper/producer Lil Jon competed in the Muscle Beach Championships on Labor Day, placing third in the men’s physique competition.
DeKalb police searching for 2 suspects after woman kidnapped at gunpoint
DeKalb County police are investigating a kidnapping case after a woman was taken from a home at gunpoint.
Student stabbed at Gwinnett high school breaking up fight
A student at South Gwinnett High School was trying to break up a fight on Wednesday morning when they were stabbed.
Atlanta Sees Multiple Shootings Over Labor Day Weekend
ATLANTA—Atlanta police responded to a series of shootings over the long Labor Day weekend, which resulted in at least three fatalities and several injuries. On Saturday, August 30, officers found a man who had died from a gunshot wound at 1568 Jonesboro Rd SE. The circumstances of the incident are under...
Rockdale police searching for person who threw puppy out of moving car
Police in Rockdale County are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for a tragic case of animal abuse.
Decatur votes to slow down speed limits on some streets
The city of Decatur is considering lowering speed limits by 5 mph on key state routes to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Teen allegedly mistaken for burglar, shot to death inside his southwest Atlanta home
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta police are investigating after a teenager was shot and killed inside his own home. It happened just before 3:30 a.m. Monday on Mulberry Row inside a gated community called Monticello Park off Browns Mill Road in south Atlanta. Police believe the 16-year-old boy...
