Man found shot inside car at DeKalb apartment complex dies
Police said officers responded to the scene of a shooting on Watling Lane around 4:32 p.m.
Mom charged after 5-year-old shot to death could spend decades in prison if convicted
A DeKalb County mother is facing murder charges after her 5-year-old was shot and killed on Wednesday afternoon.
The Gigantic Thrift Store In Georgia Where $30 Goes A Seriously Long Way
Atlanta hides a secondhand paradise where bargain hunters transform modest budgets into magnificent hauls and every purchase powers a mission of hope. Lost-N-Found Youth Thrift Store stands as a testament to the beautiful alchemy that happens when community compassion meets retail therapy, creating a shopping...
Atlanta man gets life in prison for fatally shooting teen 11 times
The Fulton County Medical Examiner confirmed Matthew sustained 11 gunshot wounds.
Suspect accused of impersonating police officer at The Battery
Herbert Sharpe Massey, 36, of Norcross, is accused of impersonating a Cobb police officer on July 15 at 7:30 p.m. at The Battery Atlanta, according to an arrest warrant from the Smyrna Police Department. Massey forcefully pushed himself between two Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna narcotics agents on a sidewalk by the Red Deck....
DeKalb County to purchase 60 apartments for transitional housing for the homeless
The DeKalb County Commission is investing in transitional housing to address the growing number of people living in extended stay hotels. The county is using $8 million of federal funds to purchase 60 apartments at Park at 500 on Hambrick Road in Stone Mountain. DeKalb commissioners unanimously approved the funds...
Parents say funeral homes gave them their son’s brain in a box
A Pennsylvania family has filed a lawsuit against two funeral homes, including one in metro Atlanta. They claim their son’s remains were mishandled when they received a box with his brain. Timothy Garlington, who was originally from Philadelphia, died in November 2023. He lived in metro Atlanta at the time of his...
2 men accused of breaking into cars at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield arrested
Two men who were accused of breaking into multiple cars at a national park in metro Atlanta are now behind bars.
VIDEO: Train smashes into car stuck on tracks in Lawrenceville; driver manages to escape
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A person was able to escape their car just moments before a train crashed into it in Gwinnett County on Monday. Police said the incident happened on the tracks at Molly Drive near Oak Road in Lawrenceville at around 10:15 p.m. Video of the incident from Atlanta News First’s sister...
DeKalb County to invest $8 million in ‘rapid rehousing project’
DeKalb County approved an $8 million investment in Park 500 to launch what officials call a landmark transitional housing project.
