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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Employees at a popular Plato’s Closet in Duluth are out of cash after they say a customer stole from them during store hours. A bold thief was caught on camera making his way into the employees-only section of the store, getting away with hundreds of dollars and several other items.

The Annual National Economics Quiz Bowl is in it's second day at the Federal Reserve in Atlanta. Lambert High School students from Forsyth County share their journey to the bowl, how they prepared, and what they would do with the prize money if they were to win. They also quiz our Buck Lanford on his economics know-how

Eastside Rehabilitation Hospital CEO Tom Morris celebrated the facility’s upcoming opening on Thursday by evoking the famous poem, “The Night Before Christmas” — with some changes to the text, of course. The rehab hospital, which is the result of a partnership between Piedmont Eastside and Encompass Health, is set to o

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in six children ages 3 to 17 in the United States has at least one intellectual or developmental disability (IDD). On May 16, DeKalb County-based nonprofit InCommunity hosted its 2026 “Limitless” Gala for community leaders, advocates, donors, a

A Lawrenceville home that police say doubled as a knockoff luxury warehouse is now the center of a major counterfeiting case in Gwinnett County. According to Gwinnett County police, the department’s vice unit executed a search at the residence on May 13 and reported finding more than $900,000 in counterfeit designer me

Metro Atlanta’s Japanese mega-festival is gearing up for another takeover of Gwinnett. JapanFest Atlanta, billed as the Southeast's largest Japanese cultural celebration, is set to return to the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth on Saturday and Sunday, September 19–20, 2026. The two-day event will pack in martial a

A late-night speeding stop on Briarcliff Road ended with a driver in handcuffs after Georgia State Patrol said she punched and kicked a trooper. DeKalb County deputies took the woman into custody early Friday after a GSP trooper pulled her over for speeding at about 1:47 a.m. and a field sobriety test turned physical,

The co-owner of Atlanta’s Opium Nightclub, 44-year-old Sharell Canty, was shot and killed over the weekend. Police arrested 48-year-old Stephany Bryom in connection with the slaying, which is being investigated as a domestic homicide. The suspect faces multiple charges including malice murder and felony murder and is h

A controversial proposal to build hundreds of homes next to the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary has died just days before it was set to go before the Gwinnett Planning Commission, county Commissioner Ben Ku announced on Facebook on Friday. Middleburg Communities wanted to build 280 homes on land that was within walking

There is a medium risk for flooding and flash flooding for much of north Georgia, including metro Atlanta.