MARTA police officer fired, charged in deadly crash
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A former MARTA police officer is facing several charges in connection with a deadly crash last month, according to the transit agency. Deion Alexander was charged with first-degree homicide by vehicle, reckless driving, unsafe operation of an emergency vehicle and failure to obey...
MARTA PD officer charged with first degree homicide by vehicle in February Midtown Atlanta...
ATLANTA — A MARTA Police Department officer has been charged in relation to a crash in Midtown Atlanta in February, including a count of first-degree homicide by vehicle. A 72-year-old man died in the wreck. The department issued a release Wednesday saying Officer Deion Alexander had turned himself in...
4 arrested in overdose death of Georgia woman at 2025 Ultra festival
The investigation was launched last March after the Miami Police Department responded to a report of a woman who died at Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Person shot near DeKalb County businesses, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police said a person was shot Wednesday afternoon at a busy DeKalb County intersection where multiple businesses are located. The victim was shot in the area of Glenwood Road and Austin Drive in unincorporated Decatur, near Exxon and Marathon gas stations and several restaurants,...
Teamsters Local 528 authorizes strike at Norcross, Union City facilities
ATLANTA - Union workers at two metro Atlanta warehouses may soon be going on strike. More than 150 drivers and warehouse workers at the Keurig Dr Pepper facilities in Norcross and Union City have voted overwhelmingly to strike. What they're saying:. The union says the company has not met the...
Gunfire Erupts by Glenwood Road Gas Stations in DeKalb Afternoon Shooting
A busy DeKalb County crossroads turned into a crime scene Wednesday afternoon after a person was shot near the intersection of Glenwood Road and Austin Drive in unincorporated Decatur. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital, and authorities did not immediately release information about the person's condition....
Atlanta’s Secret Neighborhood: 3549 Castlehill CT, Tucker, GA 30084
They were tired of falling in love in parking lots. Tired of the drive over. The hopeful pause at the front door. The whispered, maybe this is it. Then the text. Another offer. Gone by dinner. Spring in Atlanta had turned brutal. Every weekend vanished into open houses, backup plans,...
Metro Atlanta city considers annexation that could add 19,000 residents
City leaders say the annexation would also help clean up the city’s borders along major roads.
18-year-old charged with burglary at Marietta Clubhouse
Vicente Juarez Perez, 18, of Roswell, is accused of breaking into Jackson’s Creek Clubhouse, 5522 Timber Ridge Road in Marietta, on March 8 at 1:16 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Perez admitted to hopping the security fence on the property to gain access to the closed...
Gwinnett Deputy Slaying Suspect Says He Shot In Self-Defense
The man accused of killing a Gwinnett County sheriff’s deputy last fall now wants the case thrown out before it ever reaches a jury, telling a judge he pulled the trigger in self-defense. His request marks the most significant legal turn yet in a killing that rattled metro Atlanta law enforcement and neighbors alike.
