Black-owned Gwinnett flight school pledges $1M to train 1,000 pilots
The founder of Gwinnett County’s first Black-owned flight school is pledging $1 million in scholarships to help more people of color enter the cockpit.
Fentanyl, guns, hand grenade and cash seized in metro Atlanta drug bust
Police also arrested 10 people they believe were connected to this drug ring.
Coca-Cola to lay off dozens of workers at Atlanta headquarters early 2026
Coca-Cola plans to lay off about 75 employees at its Atlanta corporate headquarters beginning around February.
2 men charged after tire shop set on fire in Gwinnett County
Crews were called out to the Mavis Tires & Brakes on Centerville Rosebud Road just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. A 911 caller reported smoke and flames coming from the back of the tire shop.
Tuskegee University police chief charged with DUI in metro Atlanta on New Year’s Day
Tuskegee University Police Chief Kareem Easley was arrested on New Year’s Day in Sandy Springs.
Dunwoody family trying to get UGA freshman back to Atlanta after skiing accident in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One family is trying to get a Georgia freshman back to Atlanta after a skiing accident in Colorado. 18-year-old Ayden Slipsager was in a skiing accident on Dec. 17 and has remained in a Denver hospital since the accident. He suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, a collapsed...
Georgia angler, 18, sets women’s fishing record with pompano catch
An 18-year-old Georgia angler enjoyed an early Christmas present recently in the form of state-record approval for her catch of a Florida pompano. Chandler E. Simon, of Atlanta, caught the 3-pound, 6-ounce Florida pompano on Nov. 25, 2025, while fishing at Christmas Creek in Camden County. After a review, the Coastal...
Conyers officer dragged 35 to 40 feet by car during New Year’s Eve traffic...
A driver dragged a metro Atlanta police officer nearly 40 feet with a car during an attempted traffic stop on New Year’s Eve.
Mother asks how driver could be ‘so heartless’ after hitting, killing 10-year-old son and...
A Good Samaritan helped police find the man officers say caused the death of Khaleb Jackson.
Fugitive in custody after Gwinnett County chase
A wanted man is in custody in Gwinnett County after a brief chase in Norcross.

















