Apalachee school shooting trial: Colin Gray weeps as jurors hear GBI agent interview recording
As the trial of Colin Gray, the father of suspected Apalachee High School shooter Colt Gray, continued in Barrow County, jurors heard evidence gathered by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Metro Atlanta man gets life sentence after girlfriend’s body discovered near trail
A Griffin man has pleaded guilty to malice murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend, whose body was discovered near a walking trail in Catoosa County last year.
Homeland Security buys land for Oakwood ICE facility in $68M sale
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) now owns a plot of land in Hall County with the intentions of turning a warehouse into an ICE detention center, property records indicate. According to the warranty deed, the federal government agreed to buy the land...
Metal Supermarkets opening new store in Buford
Metal Supermarkets, the world’s largest supplier of small-quantity metals, will open its newest location in Buford on March 2. Led by entrepreneur Eric Rogers, the new Metal Supermarkets store will serve Buford’s growing metal supply needs and is set to become the one-stop shop and premier metal supplier for local...
80-count indictment returned in 2007 dismemberment killing cold case
A major break has come in a Fulton County cold case that haunted investigators for nearly two decades.
Family needs help finding missing 16-year-old girl from metro Atlanta
Authorities believe that Zyla may still be in the local area or may have traveled to surrounding cities.
DeKalb Police confirms woman found dead near scene where dogs were found covered in...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — The DeKalb County Police Department responded to a person down call in a residential neighborhood on Tuesday morning, where they encountered several dogs "covered in what appears to be blood." The call came in from a location on Anderson Valley Drive. The DeKalb Medical Examiner's...
Georgia sign spinner looks to regain world title in Las Vegas
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Tyler Cartwright, the 2024 world champion sign spinner, can do his job with his eyes shut. “I don’t need to actually see it, because it’s not leaving my hands,” Cartwright said. “I’m just familiar with the weight of the sign.”. The...
CDC deputy director resigns
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — After two months on the job, Dr. Ralph Abraham has stepped down as the second-in-command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Atlanta-based agency announced Monday. Abraham resigned as principal deputy director “to address unforeseen family obligations,” the...
Man previously deported now accused of trafficking from Brookhaven apartment
BROOKHAVEN, Ga. - A man who was previously deported for being in the United States illegally is now accused of trafficking 37 pounds of fentanyl from his Brookhaven apartment, federal prosecutors said. What we know:. Drug Enforcement Administration agents executed a search at Abelardo Avila Gomez’s apartment on Feb....

















