UGA instructor fired, leaves country after pedophilia allegations go viral
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A University of Georgia instructor was fired this week after a video went viral on social media of him being confronted about inappropriate predatory texting with a minor. The university said that during their investigation, they learned that he left the country late...
Missing since 1996 from Atlanta, Georgia: abducted at gunpoint at age 16
Desmond Santonio Dix has been missing from Atlanta, Georgia, since January 30, 1996. He would be 46 now. The above composite image shows what Desmond might have looked like at age 37.
Lil Jon’s son Nathan Smith’s cause of death revealed
Lil Jon’s son Nathan Smith’s cause of death has been revealed. The 27-year-old died of “drowning in the setting of psilocybin use,” the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed in an autopsy report, per People . The manner of death was ruled an accident. Per the report, psilocybin, also known as...
Parents concerned about cellphone tower possibly being built between 2 Gwinnett County schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — There are many reasons Qiong Ly loves Gwinnett County’s public schools. “I love that we are all very family oriented. There are families and friends that I’ve met through the schools,” said Ly. Her youngest attends Parsons Elementary School and...
T-Hood Death Ruled Self-Defense by Prosecutors, Case Closed
Gwinnett County DA won’t file charges in T-Hood’s August shooting death, citing insufficient evidence and self-defense determination. Gwinnett County prosecutors officially closed the book on Atlanta rapper T-Hood’s shooting death case this month. District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson announced on January 13 that her...
Family lawsuit alleges man died after being restrained during welfare check
DeKalb County Police bodycam video shows a handcuffed man being pulled away from his home toward a mobile crisis unit vehicle, his breathing loud and labored. The man, Arben Pilici, 49, died after he was placed in the back of the vehicle while officers and a social worker stood outside in conversation, according to a...
Employees say they haven’t been paid in months, and their taxes weren’t paid to...
Their former boss assured Channel 2 that everyone will be paid.
Cities with the most Black-owned businesses
February is Black History Month, and to honor the occasion, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau to better understand the positive impact of Black entrepreneurs. Despite gains in recent years, Black entrepreneurs are still underrepresented. Although Black and African Americans...
Massive fentanyl seizure in Gwinnett County: Two arrested in federal drug raid
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A joint local and federal raid uncovered more than three pounds of fentanyl and led to the arrest of two people at a Gwinnett County home last Wednesday. What we know:. D’Evin Brown, 28, and Serina Johnson, 31, were arrested on Feb. 18 after executing a...
Flames destroy DeKalb County restaurant overnight
Fire officials were called to Wild N Out Market & Cafe off Columbia Drive in unincorporated Decatur at around 3 a.m., where they found massive flames.
