Atlanta man arrested following Hoschton residential fire
An Atlanta man has been arrested in connection to a Feb. 26 residential fire in Hoschton. According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded to the 5600 block of Grand Reunion Drive at around 7:30 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames, but no one was...
DeKalb County to open a day center with services for homeless people
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County officials are planning to open a day center to provide services for people who are homeless. This would be a place where people who are homeless could go during the day to eat, clean up and receive other services, such as mental health services.
Cambridge High School in Fulton County locked down because of intruder
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cambridge High School in Milton briefly went into a “hard lockdown” Monday because of an intruder, according to Fulton County Schools. Principal Ashley Agans wrote two letters to parents explaining the incident, which the school district shared with Atlanta News First.
Sugar Hill assault case ends in life sentence for Lawrenceville man
SUGAR HILL, Ga. - A Lawrenceville man will spend his life in prison without parole after he lured a young girl from her home to assault her in September 2022. Jonathan Jaistron Williams, 43, was sentenced after being found guilty of statutory rape, child molestation, and aggravated child molestation in connection...
Former daycare owner takes plea after employee assaulted toddler
A former owner of a Forsyth County daycare center took a plea deal after failing to report when a toddler was sexually assaulted.
Former Jackson County attorney found dead in apparent murder
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A former Jackson County attorney is dead in what police are calling a murder. 44-year-old Ladray Brandan Gilbert was found dead in his Atlanta apartment in Fulton County last Thursday morning. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office says he died from multiple gunshot wounds. If...
Great-grandmother slapped on backside while shopping at Kroger in DeKalb County
A great-grandmother says she was traumatized after a man slapped her hard on her backside while she was grocery shopping.
‘They found 13 pieces of her’: Woman who chopped up ‘cash cow’ girlfriend after...
A woman accused of murdering her "cash cow" girlfriend who tried leaving her and chopping her up into 13 "pieces" is facing an 80-count indictment in Georgia. The post 'They found 13 pieces of her': Woman who chopped up 'cash cow' girlfriend after she tried moving away, then spent years living as her facing 80-count...
Atlanta stunt performer reflects on time performing with Bad Bunny during the halftime show
FAIRBURN, Ga. — Jewelianna Ramos-Ortiz makes a living in entertainment. She's acted for years as a stunt performer in popular movies like Superman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. She and her husband, Justin Ortiz, have also starred in Cobra Kai, filmed in Metro Atlanta. “I started...
9-year-old shot at DeKalb County apartment complex; investigation underway
Investigators are working to determine whether the shooting was accidental and believe a sibling may have been involved.
