Rail activity disrupts service at Chamblee station, riders given Uber credits, MARTA says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - MARTA is helping riders with alternatives, as transportation from the Chamblee station has halted. According to an X/Twitter post from MARTA Service, MARTAConnect is in effect for both Chamblee and Doraville due to a rail disruption at the Chamblee station Sunday morning. A link...
Snellville Unveils New Entertainment District Branding, Permits Outdoor Alcohol Consumption in Downtown Area
The City of Snellville has introduced new branding for the Snellville Entertainment District (SED) and updated rules allowing limited outdoor alcohol consumption. According to a City of Snellville release, visitors can now carry alcoholic beverages purchased from licensed businesses while walking within The Grove at...
Today in History: October 19, MLK Jr. Arrested in 1960 Atlanta Sit-In
On October 19, 1960, 52 people, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested during a peaceful sit-in at Atlanta’s segregated lunch counters. The protesters refused to leave Rich’s Department Store and other establishments enforcing Jim Crow laws, which barred Black customers from dining alongside white...
1 in critical condition after double shooting at Atlanta apartments
Two men were injured in double shooting at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex. The shooting happened late Sunday night on Fairburn Road. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Channel 2’s Darryn Moore learned at the scene that one of the victims is in critical condition after he was hit in the...
Woman critically injured in shooting in DeKalb County
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police are investigating a shooting that left a woman critically injured early Monday morning. Officers were called to the 100 block of Glen Hollow Circle around 12:04 a.m., where they found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She was taken to a local hospital and remains in...
Mother sentenced to 35 years in hot car death of daughter
COVINGTON — A woman charged in the hot car death of her daughter pleaded guilty in Newton County Superior Court Friday and was sentenced to 35 years, the first 20 to be served in confinement. Ariel Jamiyla Osbey pleaded guilty to second degree Murder and making a false statement to relation to the Oct. 10, 2023 death...
Atlanta Police investigating Saturday night homicide in Campbellton Road neighborhood
ATLANTA — Atlanta Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Saturday night in the Campbellton Road neighborhood. According to APD, officers responded just after 10 p.m. to a location on Alison Court SW and "located a 33-year-old male victim who had sustained apparent gunshot wounds." That victim was...
Nearly 20 people displaced by large condo fire in DeKalb County
Firefighters responded to Georgetown of Atlanta Condos on Sunday afternoon to reports of a fire.
‘10 seconds:’ DeKalb mother says she and her son had mere seconds to get...
A fire raced through a DeKalb home, damaging the roof and destroying everything inside.
Deported journalist Mario Guevara says he’ll stop covering raids
Mario Guevara, a seasoned Spanish-speaking journalist, was arrested while covering an anti-ICE rally in Georgia on June 14, 2025. While DeKalb County dropped the original charges against him, ICE then took him into custody. At the beginning of October 2025, he was deported to El Salvador. He joins FOX LOCAL host and...