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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A car fire had all southbound lanes blocked on the Downtown Connector during the Thursday evening commute. It happened near the 14th Street exit in Midtown at around 4:45 p.m. All lanes reopened at 5:40 p.m. It is unclear what started the fire.

ATLANTA — Christmas movies come in a handful of flavors, from Hallmark romance-style fantasies to family-friendly goofs with male protagonists. Michael Showalter, who directed last year’s fun romance “The Idea of You” with Anne Hathaway in Atlanta, opted for a more screwball comedy with his Amazon holiday film “Oh....

Raekwon and Mobb Deep's Havoc celebrated 30 years of hip-hop music with a special show featuring guest appearances from Benny the Butcher, Cormega, and Mr. Cheeks, as well as a tribute to the late Prodigy. The post Wu-Tang’s Raekwon and Mobb Deep’s Havoc rock the stage at Tabernacle appeared first on The Atlanta...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are asking for the public’s help finding two shooting suspects captured on surveillance video in southwest Atlanta. The two people seen getting out of a dark gray Nissan are wanted in connection with a shooting that happened on Nov. 30, according to law enforcement.

Despite Atlanta and the metro area being rated #1 in the nation for Black homeownership by Polygon Research, a wide gap remains between the number of Black and White homeowners. Atlanta real estate developer Booker T. Washington believes both systemic and economic barriers keep buying a home out of reach for many in...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Before its closure in 2022, Atlanta police responded to the Encore Hookah Bar and Bistro near the Georgia Aquarium almost 200 times. One of those incidents was the killing of Deandre “Padre” Houston. On Jan. 7, 2021, Houston was shot and...

Atlanta police are investigating after two men were shot on Thursday afternoon.

Police have released photos of 18-year-old Keondre Robinson, a Mableton man charged with vehicular homicide in a wreck that left one person dead and multiple injured in September. Robinson is accused of causing a crash on Sept. 20 at 6:42 a.m. on Powder Springs Street near Laurel Springs Lane, according to police. ...

ATLANTA — A Fulton County jury convicted a 48-year-old man in a series of rapes that terrorized women in Atlanta’s Five Points and Underground areas. The five day trial that began Dec. 4 concluded on Wednesday afternoon. Christopher Harley was found guilty on all counts and sentenced to...

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: An Atlanta mother was charged with murder for allegedly stabbing her 11-year-old daughter to death and propping her in a recliner