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A Morehouse College student seen in a now-viral video in November allegedly assaulting a female Clark Atlanta University student will only be allowed to attend classes online when the spring semester begins next week. Matthew Gonzales Forestine, 21, will have his first formal court appearance on Jan. 15, when he...

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The three inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail on Dec. 21 appeared in a federal court in Florida on Monday on federal kidnapping charges.

Trash has been accumulating for weeks at The Hills at Fairington apartment complex in Stonecrest, leading to unbearable odors and community complaints.

Conyers Police released new body camera video to Channel 2 Action News of a New Year’s Eve traffic stop that quickly escalated into a physical altercation.

Atlanta’s beloved Medu Bookstore, a prominent African American-owned bookstore located in Greenbriar Mall for over 35 years, is closing at the end of March 2026 as owner Nia Damali retires, marking the end of an era for the cultural hub that spotlighted Black authors and served as a community cornerstone. Damali is...

Police are still searching for the shooters who wounded a woman and her 9-year-old son in southwest Atlanta Wednesday night. The attackers arrived by car, ran to the building, and opened fire before fleeing. Fantasia, the mother, spoke about the trauma of the incident and has set up a GoFundMe to help with medical...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Forsyth County, GA – Investigators are asking the public for help as they work to piece together details surrounding a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred early Wednesday morning on GA 400. According to...

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA (Jan. 6, 2026) – Gwinett County Police report that a pedestrian died on Highway 78 in the Loganville area of the county after being hit by a vehicle. Gwinnett County Police public information officer Cpl. Ryan Winderweedle said the preliminary investigation determined that the pedestrian was in...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The City of Johns Creek recently lost its fight to protect a century-old tree from being chopped down. The 50-inch-wide water oak stands in the Medlock Corners shopping center off State Bridge Road. Property owners want it removed for safety reasons, according to...