Lawrenceville GA

A Metro Atlanta woman says that after she was attacked and taken to a Wellstar hospital, she later realized the jewelry she had been wearing was gone. Her account, that staff members removed or misplaced her rings and other items while she was in their care after the assault, is stirring fresh concern about patient...

A Gwinnett County jury has convicted a member of the Gangster Disciples in the fatal shooting of a man he believed had stolen a gun from a fellow gang member. Dametris Dameon Bush, 34, was found guilty of malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of unlawful criminal gang activity and...

ALBANY, Ga (WALB) — Lori Castleberry, 60, a missing woman from Lee County was found safe hours away from her home. Albany Police reported, Feb.12, that Castleberry was missing, potentially suffering with memory loss. Police confirmed in Media Monday, Feb. 16, that she was found in Gwinnett County. Albany...

DeKalb County police are investigating two separate shootings on Monday evening.

A collision on Interstate 285 southbound in DeKalb County brought traffic to a standstill yesterday morning when an 18-wheeler truck and a sedan were involved in a crash. The incident, which occurred before the US 287/Covington Highway south intersection, required a complete closure of the roadway while emergency...

In a stark reflection of Atlanta’s escalating housing affordability issues, a viral video circulating on social media highlights the harsh reality faced by many residents: living out of their cars in parking lots across the city. The footage captures a man on day 127 of “car living,” surveying a...

An inmate at the DeKalb County Jail died while in custody Sunday, the sheriff’s office said.

For Jobina Fortson-Evans, joining CBS Atlanta’s newsroom felt less like a career move and more like a homecoming to the city that first ignited her passion for storytelling. As a child, Fortson-Evans loved interviewing people with her camcorder. Years later, she joined the Tucker High School newspaper, which sparked...

Wildlife inspectors with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service seized five elephant ivory carvings at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The illegal carvings were found in a package imported from Austria, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. The shipment violated several regulations, including not...

Local governments in the Atlanta area are legislating against corporate landlords as part of a growing call to regulate real estate investment that critics say drive up the cost of housing for everyday buyers and renters. As Michael Sasso and Kriston Capps explain in Bloomberg CityLab, institutional investors hold...