Tuskegee University police chief charged with DUI in metro Atlanta on New Year’s Day
Tuskegee University Police Chief Kareem Easley was arrested on New Year’s Day in Sandy Springs.
Dunwoody family trying to get UGA freshman back to Atlanta after skiing accident in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One family is trying to get a Georgia freshman back to Atlanta after a skiing accident in Colorado. 18-year-old Ayden Slipsager was in a skiing accident on Dec. 17 and has remained in a Denver hospital since the accident. He suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, a collapsed...
Georgia angler, 18, sets women’s fishing record with pompano catch
An 18-year-old Georgia angler enjoyed an early Christmas present recently in the form of state-record approval for her catch of a Florida pompano. Chandler E. Simon, of Atlanta, caught the 3-pound, 6-ounce Florida pompano on Nov. 25, 2025, while fishing at Christmas Creek in Camden County. After a review, the Coastal...
Conyers officer dragged 35 to 40 feet by car during New Year’s Eve traffic...
A driver dragged a metro Atlanta police officer nearly 40 feet with a car during an attempted traffic stop on New Year’s Eve.
Mother asks how driver could be ‘so heartless’ after hitting, killing 10-year-old son and...
A Good Samaritan helped police find the man officers say caused the death of Khaleb Jackson.
Fugitive in custody after Gwinnett County chase
A wanted man is in custody in Gwinnett County after a brief chase in Norcross.
Inmates Escaped Ga. Jail Before Allegedly Kidnapping Rideshare Driver, Forcing Her to Drive Across...
Stevenson Charles, 24, Yusuf Minor, 31, and Naod Yohannes, 25, escaped from the DeKalb County Jail in Decatur, Ga., on Monday, Dec. 22 and were later captured in Florida
Monks walking for peace visit Decatur, talk about forgiveness
Hundreds lined the streets and filled a park where the Buddhist monks spoke about peace and forgiveness.
Alicia Johnson to become 1st Black woman elected to Ga. rate panel
ATLANTA, Ga. - Alicia Johnson will become the first Black woman elected to a statewide post that isn’t a judgeship in Georgia when she takes office on the Public Service Commission on Thursday. Johnson held a ceremonial swearing-in Monday in the commission chambers in Atlanta, surrounded by family, friends...
Three students from metro Atlanta high school set to perform at 2026 Rose Parade
The Rose Parade is themed “The Magic in Teamwork” this year.

















