Lawrenceville GA

A local park has transformed into a massive celebration of energy, connection, and empowerment as families gather for the annual Black Boy Joy Festival. The free, action-packed event is designed to create a positive, uplifting space where Black boys and men of all ages can build community, focus on mental wellness, and

DeKalb County police officers are investigating a non-fatal shooting at an apartment complex Sunday morning.

A night-time video of Atlanta officers in heavy, comic-book-style tactical armor has been bouncing around social feeds this week, splitting viewers between those cheering tougher protection and those unsettled by the militarized look. With chest plates, shoulder blocks and neck guards on full display, the gear drew ins

Volunteers swarmed a Lilburn shopping plaza Sunday afternoon, packing truckloads of critical supplies for families devastated by two massive earthquakes in Venezuela.

ATLANTA - A blistering summer heatwave is settling over North Georgia, prompting weather advisories as heat index levels threaten to surge past triple digits. Summer heat is baking metro Atlanta and North Georgia with temperatures rising rapidly. Sunday afternoon temperatures are forecast to hit 95 degrees in Atlanta,

The Brookhaven City Council announced Friday that it had approved a $1.5 million purchase for just under an acre of land on Goodwin Road.

Edgewood Avenue business owners back public safety improvements after recent violence, but some say pausing new liquor licenses won't solve crime's root causes.

Outkast are a quintessentially Atlanta group, forming in Georgia’s capital city in 1992. Its 16-year-old members, boys who would later come to be known as Big Boi and André 3000, met in a shopping mall there. Both Big Boi and Dré went to high school in Atlanta, but...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police said they’ve taken a person into custody after a woman was injured in a shooting at an apartment complex Sunday morning. Shortly after 9 a.m., officers responded to a shooting on Wood Terrace Circle, inside the Wood Terrace Apartments...

The Senoia Police Department says there have been a couple of black bear sightings nearby.