Inmate Escapes From Work Detail, Dougherty County Deputies Launch Manhunt
DOUGHERTY COUNTY, GA – The Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office is searching for an inmate who escaped from a work detail Tuesday morning, January 13th. According to the sheriff’s office, inmate William “Billy” Hagan escaped at approximately 10:17 a.m. while assigned to an inmate work detail. A coordinated search is now...
Four Plead Guilty in DeKalb County Corruption Case That Defrauded State of Nearly $200k
DEKALB COUNTY, GA – Four defendants have now pleaded guilty in a DeKalb County corruption case involving two contract schemes that defrauded the State of Georgia out of nearly $200,000, according to DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Sherry Boston announced that the final two defendants...
Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-75/85 Southbound Claims Life of Stalled Driver
ATLANTA, GA – A tragic sequence of events on the Downtown Connector left one woman dead and several others injured early Friday morning, January 9, 2026. Atlanta Police officers were dispatched to the I-75/85 southbound expressway near University Avenue at approximately 2:38 a.m. following reports of a massive pileup...
Longtime Atlanta priest dies from complications with the flu
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is mourning the loss of its pastor, the Very Rev. John T. Howren, V.F., who died Monday morning.
Coca-Cola’s First Bottling Plant Wasn’t In Atlanta. Can You Guess Where It Was?
The original Coca-Cola may have been formulated in Atlanta, the city where it's headquartered today, but its very first bottling plant wasn't even in Georgia.
Convicted felon arrested again after showing up to Cobb firehouse in stolen car
The victim left his car running while he ran into a gas station, when the thief hopped in and took off with the car.
Police surround DeKalb apartment building after 1 shot, seriously injured
DeKalb County police are investigating after one person was shot on Tuesday afternoon.
Gwinnett County Public Schools ordered to retrain staff after failing to follow IEP
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Education has ruled that Gwinnett County Public Schools violated federal law by failing to follow the specialized learning plan of an autistic student. State report on GCPS compliance. What we know:. The state’s 31-page report confirms the district was not in...
Georgia braces for snow and record cold Thursday
Georgia is set for a blast of winter weather as snow showers move in Wednesday evening, with North Georgia expecting accumulation and flurries possible in North Metro Atlanta. Temperatures will plummet overnight, with Thursday morning feeling below freezing, and Atlanta forecasted to reach a chilling 13 degrees by 4...
Overturned tractor-trailer causing delays on S. Fulton Pkwy. in Fulton County
An overturned tractor-trailer is causing delays on South Fulton Parkway in Fulton County on Tuesday morning.
