Police ID Uber driver killed, left in road; 15-year-old suspect charged as adult
Lawrenceville police identified the victim and suspect in the killing of an Uber driver in an apparent carjacking.
Water rate hike in effect for DeKalb County residents
Last summer, DeKalb County officials announced there would be annual 10% rate increases for the next decade, and the first phase began in August.
Forsyth County church roof, steeple collapse in early morning fire
A church near the Cumming Fairgrounds in Forsyth County burned early in the morning on Thursday.
DeKalb County police officer rebuilding after losing everything in apartment fire
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A DeKalb County police officer who lost everything in an apartment fire just before Christmas is sharing her story as she works to rebuild. Officer Tiaja Gilliam was among 40 people who lost their homes when flames ripped through the Las Palmas Apartments...
Andre Dickens begins second term as Atlanta mayor with a weekend centered on service...
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is inviting the public to take part in a three-day inauguration weekend as he begins his second term leading the city.
DNA test helps Atlanta man reunite with long-lost father
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It was a reunion decades in the making and nothing short of heartwarming. Seventy-one-year-old Calvin Cooper flew into Atlanta from Toledo to meet his son. A son he never knew existed. Thirty-three-year-old Tim Holloway, who lives in Atlanta, had uploaded his DNA to...
A pastor walking across America for peace has made it to Atlanta
Pastor Corey Brooks from Chicago is leading a Walk Across America, a national movement rooted in faith, unity, hope, and community restoration. He began in Times Square in September of 2025 and has reached Atlanta.
Buddhist monk hit by car during peace walk reunites with fellow monks in metro...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Buddhist monk who was hit by a car during the Walk for Peace in November is back home in metro Atlanta – just in time for the other monks to visit him while passing through Gwinnett county. On Nov. 11, Phra-Ajarnh...
UGA student seriously hurt in skiing accident. It could cost his family $150,000 to...
This tragedy happened during a skiing trip two weeks ago near the University of Colorado.
CAUGH ON CAMERA | Thieves target Snellville businesses overnight New Year’s Day
SNELLVILLE, Ga. — For some small business owners in Gwinnett County, 2026 began with shattered glass, stolen cash and an expensive mess waiting behind locked doors. Thieves targeted three businesses inside a Snellville shopping center anchored by Publix along Centerville Rosebud Road early New Year’s Day, breaking...

















