Authorities bust counterfeit operation at metro Atlanta shopping mall
Authorities say this type of activity is becoming more common across the United States.
Albany man, 2 others arrested in attempted break-in at reality star’s Florida home
Authorities identified the suspects as Elijah Russell of Albany, Treison Booker of Powder Springs, and Cortez Johnson of Atlanta.
Woman accused of threatening Allatoona High School on Facebook
Emily Lynn Merrell of Canton is accused of making two terroristic threats against Allatoona High School, according to arrest warrants from the Cobb County Police Department. Merrell made a Facebook post between 3 and 4 p.m. on March 23 from the assumed name “Leon Cantor.” The post said: “Places shot up heavily...
Donations sought for man who died in Cherokee County crash
The family of a man who was killed in a traffic accident in Cherokee County is asking for help in paying for his funeral and related expenses. According to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, Kevin Toro-Gomez, 26, of Alpharetta, was driving on Holbrook Campground Road in southeast Cherokee County early Monday morning when...
Scottdale Park Brawl Explodes Into Gunfire, Two Men Hit
A late-afternoon fight near Hamilton Park in Scottdale turned into a shooting Tuesday, sending two men to the hospital and jolting a neighborhood that leans on the park as a community hub. The gunfire erupted just before 5 p.m. in the 400 block of Glendale Road, where officers arrived to...
Journalism in Crisis: Combating AJC Propaganda
Editor's Note: Last June, we published the first part of an essay analyzing both the historic and modern harms caused by Atlanta legacy paper The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Here, we have published the second part of that essay, which has been updated for timeliness. On January 26, 2026, the Atlanta...
Child shot multiple times while he was sleeping
Police confirmed it was a drive-by shooting. We are working to get a response from law enforcement and the community on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.
Kemp says ‘I really haven’t looked at’ bill that would make many local elections...
ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp was asked Wednesday if he'll heed Democratic calls to veto a bill that would make many local elections in just the five major metro Atlanta counties nonpartisan, but deferred for the time being, saying he hasn't yet really looked at it. The bill has...
Man who shot officer 40 years ago, leaving him paralyzed, says he ‘absolutely’ deserves...
A man accused of shooting and paralyzing an Atlanta Police Officer is speaking for the first time as he could possibly be released on parole soon. David Timothy Moore shot Officer J.J. Biello during an armed robbery at a restaurant in 1987. Biello was left paralyzed and died in 2019.
Stolen Glock with ‘switch’ found at Bojangles restaurant, police say a “dangerous criminal is...
What started as a routine complaint about someone lingering too long inside a fast-food restaurant ended with police seizing what they say was a stolen Glock converted into a fully automatic weapon, along with a second gun and a backpack full of marijuana.
