8th inmate at DeKalb County Jail dies this year
An inmate at the DeKalb County Jail was found unconscious and later pronounced dead at a hospital, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office announced on Tuesday.
Cobb woman caught with 130 pounds of meth during traffic stop, troopers say
A Smyrna woman is behind bars after troopers said they found a substantial amount of methamphetamine during a traffic stop.
Man seriously injured in DeKalb shooting on Flat Shoals Road
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A man was seriously injured in an early afternoon shooting on Flat Shoals Road. The DeKalb County Police Department said officers responded to the shooting in the 3300 block of Flat Shoals Road around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived, they found a man who had been shot multiple times.
DeKalb officer shot teen girl police say was reaching for a gun
A Tuesday officer-involved shooting in Stone Mountain involved two teenagers, one of whom was shot.
Georgia woman arrested after Nebraska authorities find 130 pounds of meth in car
GRETNA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Georgia woman was arrested on Interstate 80 after Nebraska State Troopers found 130 pounds of meth in her car. NSP says a trooper pulled a Nissan Altima over for speeding near mile marker 440 on Interstate 80 around 6:45 p.m. Saturday. During the traffic stop,...
‘Chronic killer’: Atlanta man shares his reality of living with kidney disease
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Chronic kidney disease is growing at an alarming rate, and often, people have no idea they’re living with it. For that reason, it’s dubbed “the chronic killer.”. Recent data from the American Kidney Fund shows that the disease affects 14% of...
Body found in search for missing 6-month-old in Clayton County
Clayton County officials searched a wooded area they have spent the last couple of days combing through to find baby Nnakai Pratt. The child’s father, Antonio Pearce, lives in an apartment near there and reported him missing Sunday morning.
Death toll rises to 8 in fiery I-85 crash in Jackson County, driver of...
Investigators are still working to determine whether speed or impairment played a role.
Woman hospitalized after being shot by police at DeKalb apartment complex
This is the second shooting involving a metro Atlanta officer on Tuesday.
Family Dollar deadly shooting: Victim’s widow in fear of ex-security guard being free on...
A former security guard at an East Point Family Dollar has been denied bond ahead of his murder trial for a shooting at the store.

















