Middle school student expelled over shooting threat alert; judge reverses decision
A judge reversed the expulsion of a Cobb County middle school student who warned his peers about a school shooting threat.
2 arrested after metro Atlanta authorities seize thousands of pills, drugs and guns
After the stop, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Canberra Drive in Stone Mountain where they later discovered an active pill mill operation.
Intense Debate: Over 2000 Gather at New Birth Baptist Church for Food Distribution Amidst...
WXIA 11 Alive - 11/01/2025 02:42:00 PM. Over 2,000 individuals gathered at the New Birth Baptist Church in Atlanta for a food giveaway as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit freeze began due to the government shutdown. The response was so overwhelming that the church had to turn away people....
4 hurt after GSP chase with driver in stolen Kia in DeKalb County
At least four people, including a stolen car suspect, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after a crash and chase with Georgia State Patrol. The chase started around 7:16 p.m. when troopers spotted a driver in a stolen Kia K4 pulling out of a gas station on Redan Road and South Indian Creek Road in DeKalb County....
Task force to hear findings from landmark reparations report on slavery and Jim Crow
Researchers are set to unveil findings that could redefine how one county confronts the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow.
Ohio man wanted for murder arrested nearly 700 miles away
Travonte D. Griffin, 37, was wanted by the Akron Police Department for murder.
‘Double whammy’: Shutdown halts SNAP job training funds as Goodwill steps in to keep...
DECATUR, Ga. — With federal funding for SNAP programs frozen during the government shutdown, some Georgians required to work to keep their benefits are facing new challenges. Guy Hoops has relied on SNAP benefits for approximately six months amid side jobs. He’s now training for his commercial driver’s license...
Police seek suspects in robbery and attack near Georgia gas station
GEORGIA — Police are searching for a group of men accused of attacking and robbing a man near a southwest Atlanta gas station earlier this summer. Officers were called just after midnight on June 13 to the Texaco station at 2716 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW for a reported strong-arm robbery. The victim told […] ...
22-Year-Old Black Man Makes History as Stockbridge Mayor-Elect
Jayden Williams, a 22-year-old Black man, NAACP-trained activist and newly elected mayor of Stockbridge, made history Tuesday by defeating a two-term incumbent to become mayor-elect.
Cement truck driver dies after flipping, crashing into embankment on busy Atlanta road
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A cement truck driver died after hitting a power pole and crashing into an embankment on Wednesday morning. Atlanta police say the driver appears to have been traveling along Marietta Boulevard when they “suddenly veered off the roadway.” They said the truck hit the pole, went over...

















