DeKalb police searching for missing man with Alzheimer’s disease
DeKalb County police are looking for a missing, endangered man.
HIV-positive man charged with murder seeks to delay trial
CONYERS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Conyers man charged with murder and intentionally spreading his HIV virus is seeking to delay the start of his criminal trial. On Wednesday, Dennis Scheib, Cleveland Broadie’s attorney, told Rockdale County Superior Court Judge Maureen Wood they are not ready for trial. Scheib...
Nurses Rally Against Atlanta VA Layoffs, Warn of Risk to Black Veterans
Nurses, veterans, and community members waved signs outside the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur on Tuesday protesting pending layoffs and union busting efforts at the VA that they say will detrimentally impact care that local Black veterans need. In 2023, around 34% of all veterans in Georgia were...
Hall County man arrested for drug trafficking, having child at home while selling drugs
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested in Oakwood after an ongoing drug investigation.
Men charged in metro Atlanta cargo trailer theft investigation
MACON, Ga. - Georgia deputies and FBI agents have arrested four people accused of being connected with the theft of multiple trailers across metro Atlanta. Investigators say the trailers were found abandoned with everything inside but the pallets taken. What we know:. According to authorities, the first two trailers...
Family of man shot to death at girlfriend’s doorstep in DeKalb speaks
A man was murdered on his girlfriend’s doorstep in Lithonia, DeKalb County, with police arresting the suspect about a month later.
Union City woman attacked by dogs to be placed on comfort care
UNION CITY, Ga. - A Fulton County woman remains in critical condition after being attacked by five off-leash dogs while walking home from the bank. Family members say 62-year-old Donna Nguyen is unconscious and on a ventilator at Grady Memorial Hospital. Doctors have notified the family that circumstances regarding...
Woman chopped up her ‘cash cow’ girlfriend into 13 pieces after she tried moving...
A Georgia woman allegedly murdered her girlfriend and chopped her up into 13 "pieces" — hiding her hands, feet and head somewhere, while burning the rest of her remains on a street corner. The post Woman chopped up her 'cash cow' girlfriend into 13 pieces after she tried moving away, then spent years living as her:...
Detention of reporter Mario Guevara hits Atlanta’s Hispanic community: ‘Nobody does what he does’
For years, Arturo depended on Mario Guevara. The Gwinnett County resident, who asked for his real name not be shared, has met Mario, a prominent Spanish-language journalist in the Atlanta area, only once, running into him at a Home Depot. “He is very tall,” Arturo said. But Mario had been a constant presence in...
Tree trimmer accused of swindling elderly clients wants to get back to work
The man's attorney says he wants to get back to work and provide for his family.