Decatur GA

A Jonesboro neighborhood was thrust into an alarming situation this past Wednesday when a SWAT situation unfolded following a welfare check at a local residence. Reporting from FOX 5 Atlanta reveals that the police were initially summoned to perform a welfare check on a 7-year-old boy, which rapidly escalated to a...

An Ellenwood man has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 90 years after a DeKalb County jury convicted him in a Valentine's Day shooting that left one man dead and a woman seriously injured. The DeKalb County District Attorney's office reported that last Thursday, July 31,...

Suspected gunman, DeKalb County police officer dead after shooting near CDC. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man accused of opening fire near Emory University and the CDC on Friday afternoon. Aiken man dies after crashing a golf cart, coroner says. Updated: 5 hours ago. The Aiken County...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A business in Downtown Roswell caught on fire overnight, according to the city’s fire department. Firefighters were called to the business near Elizabeth Way and Canton Street just after midnight after several callers reported smoke and flames. Crews extinguished the fire, which...

A 64-year-old woman was also injured in the shooting.

One of four suspects accused of a mass shooting in Atlanta last month is now in custody.

Gwinnett County Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night at a residence in unincorporated Snellville, resulting in the death of one man. Officers from the South Precinct were dispatched to a home in the 3900 block of Lee Road around 7 p.m. Friday after a caller reported a dispute and...

According to his relatives, Rapper T-Hood was shot and died at a Georgia residence. On Friday night, the 33-year-old, whose real name is Tevin Hood, was attacked at a residence in Atlanta’s Gwinnett County. While police continue their investigation, his family confirmed his death to Channel 2 Action News. Around 7:00...

A recent cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in New York City has once again raised alarms in Georgia about this rare illness, recalling the state’s outbreak in 2019. The New York Times reported the Harlem outbreak is linked to contaminated cooling towers in 11 buildings and 70 people have been diagnosed with...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - DeKalb County is advancing its water main replacement project to improve aging infrastructure. However, local businesses and residents are affected by road closures from the College Avenue project. A manager of a local bar and restaurant in Avondale Estates, who preferred to remain...