Decatur GA

ATLANTA — A playground filled with laughter: It’s a scene that, for moms like Tarilyn Lester, once felt impossible. “He hugs me a lot more. He gives me kisses,” Tarilyn said, smiling as her son runs by — a moment of peace four years after she and her husband Tyler Alexander, were accused of hurting him.

Twitch streamer MeltIsLIVE is lucky to be alive after getting into a serious car crash over the weekend while speeding down a Georgia highway with at least three other people riding in the car with him.

Two shootings happened just a few hours apart from each other. Police are not releasing much about the latest shooting.

Authorities in Clayton County have taken a suspect into custody following a manhunt connected to a recent shooting. Clayton County Police arrested Adonis Alkarim, who had been described as "armed and dangerous," after tracing him to Moreland Avenue. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, the suspect surrendered peacefully when...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — More than two weeks after a Dallas professor vanished during a hike in the north Georgia mountains, his law firm is seeking experts to help find him. Charles Hosch, 67, set out on the Byron Herbert Reece Trail, a 4-mile out-and-back hike up...

It was a hare-raising wake up call for a Dekalb County family Friday morning, as flames threatened their home on Woodacres Road NE in Chamblee.

On November 28, 2025, Atlanta police responded to a shooting at 791 Metropolitan Parkway SW at 12:11 AM. Officers found a 49-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left arm. He was alert and taken to the hospital for treatment.

JONESBORO, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Penny Plotner said her boyfriend has been sitting in the Clayton County jail for nearly eight months, and while waiting on his court date, he’s been suffering. “It rains in his cell so he sleeps on wet sheets and he asks for...

A man was convicted and sentenced for a high-speed crash that killed his best friend.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — This Christmas, the American Christmas Tree Association said you may notice higher prices on your artificial decor because of tariffs. Customers looking for the real thing in north Georgia told Atlanta News First they were pleasantly surprised by the savings. “You can’t fake...