Restaurant Report Card: Three Big Comebacks and a 67 That Needs Attention
This round of health inspections brought a strong rebound story for several restaurants. Reveille Cafe bounced back from a 73 earlier this year to a perfect 100, while Dumpling Garden jumped from a failing 51 to an 89 and Tasty China climbed from 58 to 85 after follow-up inspections. Most...
Police: Man approached children while intoxicated at Town Center Mall
Lamar Kadeem McCray, 36, of Atlanta, is accused of urinating just outside of JCPenney and inside the interior section of Town Center at Cobb Mall on Feb. 16 at 5:39 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. He is also accused of approaching people inside the mall’s food court area...
Wing Lovers This Atlanta Georgia Dive Bar Serves The City’s Most Famous Smoked Wings
Atlanta, Georgia is packed with standout restaurants, but when the craving for perfectly smoked wings hits, one neighborhood dive bar rises above the rest. The Local on Ponce de Leon Avenue has quietly earned a loyal following for wings that spark conversation long after the last bite. The atmosphere feels lived in...
Forest Park Top Cop Benched In PTO ‘Time Theft’ Uproar
Forest Park’s police chief is off the street and on the sidelines as city officials dig into allegations that he took days off while still banking paid time off, a move that has thrust the department’s leadership under an uncomfortable spotlight. Police Chief Brandon Criss was placed on...
Sink Your Teeth Into The Best Fried Chicken At This Legendary Georgia Spot
There’s fried chicken, and then there’s the fried chicken at Paschal’s Restaurant & Bar in Atlanta that’ll make you question every poultry decision you’ve ever made in your life. This isn’t hyperbole or food writer exaggeration; this is the real deal, the kind of chicken...
Wayfair set to open new Atlanta store at the end of March
Furniture retailer Wayfair is opening its new store in metro Atlanta, and it won't be long before its doors open.
Woman arrested in Stone Mountain fast-food restaurant shooting
A Stone Mountain woman is in the DeKalb County Jail after being arrested today in connection with a February shooting that killed a woman at a Memorial Drive fast-food restaurant. What’s Happening: DeKalb County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 31-year-old Kentrell Nicole Terrell this afternoon at a residence on Ficus...
Buckhead couple shares account of home invasion
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — David and Mary Hubert have lived in their house in Garden Hills for more than 20 years, and never had any issues with crime until Monday night. They were watching movies on different floors of their house around 7 p.m., when a man...
2 shot, including Uber driver, in NW Atlanta; 3 detained
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are investigating an early morning shooting in Northwest Atlanta that left an Uber driver and one other person injured. What we know: — The incident occurred shortly after 5 a.m. near the Collier Ridge Apartments. According to investigators, a 39-year-old male Uber driver sustained a gunshot...
Ex-Cop Spared Prison Sentence For Fatally Shooting Black Man After Entering His Home Without...
A former Georgia cop who entered a Black man’s home without a warrant in 2022 and shot him to death was spared prison time by a judge in February 2026. Russell Mathis, a former DeKalb County police officer, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for shooting 37-year-old Marando Salmon while he was sleeping....

















