Decatur GA

A morning earthquake rattled portions of Georgia today in an area north and west of Atlanta. According to USGS, a relatively weak magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck from a depth of 5.5 km at 6:37 am this morning near the town of LaFayette, which is north west of Atlanta and due south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The magnitude 2.39 earthquake occurred about 83 miles northwest of Atlanta.

A recent altercation in Atlanta escalated into gunfire, leaving one man injured by shattered glass. According to the Atlanta Police Department, the incident occurred on Friday, at around 3:25 p.m at 369 McDaniel St. SW. The confrontation then continued to 296 Northside Dr. SW where investigators found multiple shell...

The Atlanta Police Department is investigating a pedestrian crash that happened early Sunday morning.

On a cold November evening, gunfire pierced the relative calm of Atlanta's streets, leaving a community grappling with yet another incident of violence. At the intersection of Metropolitan Ave SE and Moreland Ave SE, a confrontation between a citizen and alleged criminals unfolded, resulting in an adult male...

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - The South Fulton Police Department found a missing 63-year-old man safe after issuing a Mattie's Call for him. What we know: — Officials said Roy Kennedy went missing on Friday from a business on Buffington Court before walking away. He was wearing blue rubber gloves at the time and is described...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police are investigating after a young man was shot multiple times Friday afternoon along the 1400 block of Bouldercrest Road, according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Authorities said the victim was alert and conscious when he was taken to the hospital, and the case remains an active...

Atlanta’s famous saying ‘we full’ might not be completely true… yet. According to a prediction by the Atlanta Regional Commission, the Atlanta region is looking at a massive influx of residents in the next three decades. Keep scrolling to learn all about what we know so far.

ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Department of Education change in designation removing nursing from the list of professional degrees could affect nursing students’ ability to more affordably get a graduate degree. Lisa Muirhead, Senior Associate Dean at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, says...

DeKalb County, GA – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) is looking into an officer-involved shooting in Lithonia, GA, at the request of the DeKalb County Police Department. One woman was injured, and one officer was struck in the vest but did not require medical attention. Preliminary reports indicate...