Lane closures on I-285 in Cobb, Fulton Friday night
The Georgia Department of Transportation distributed the following press release:. Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contractors will install lane closures on Interstate 285 (I-285) between Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County and Long Island Bridge in Fulton County related to a resurfacing project. This project...
Woman with dementia missing in Marietta, police say
MARIETTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Police in Marietta are asking for help finding a missing woman with dementia. According to police, 56-year-old Elizabeth Jones was reportedly last seen on Friday around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Austell Road and Cochran. She was last seen on foot, wearing a navy blue top, gray...
6 Atlanta neighborhoods have flipped from primarily Black residents to White, report finds
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - – Six Atlanta neighborhoods have flipped from having primarily Black residents in 1980 to primarily White residents in 2020, according to a new report by National Community Reinvestment Coalition. Kirkwood, Edgewood, Old Fourth Ward, Reynoldstown, East Atlanta, and Grant Park all...
Woman accused of causing crash that killed South Fulton officer booked into jail
Lt. Helio Garcia was killed in the crash on April !5, becoming his department’s first officer killed in the line of duty.
‘This Is A Safe Space’: Inside Atlanta’s The Rest Spot, A Haven For Overwhelmed...
What started as a personal healing journey quickly grew into a community movement. Jena Burgess Singleton offers friends, fellow moms, and overwhelmed high achievers a break. It started with two spare rooms and a radical question: “Does anybody want to rest?”. When Jena Burgess Singleton posed that inquiry in...
Risk of severe storms ahead for early morning Saturday
A line of storms approaching as we head through the night will hit northwest Georgia around 3-4 a.m. Saturday then move to into the metro Atlanta around 5 a.m.
Big Lots reopens 5 Georgia stores, including some in metro Atlanta
ATLANTA — Big Lots is back. Five stores in Georgia reopened Thursday as part of the national discount retailer’s second wave of store relaunches, led by new owner Variety Wholesalers. The comeback includes more than 70 stores reopening across the U.S. this week, with additional locations expected to...
Lawsuit filed against Douglas County Sheriff’s Office after 5-year-old shot
The family of 5-year-old Skylar Adams has filed a federal lawsuit against Deputy Thomas Samples and the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, alleging reckless conduct during a police pursuit that left the child wounded. The incident occurred during a June 2024 carjacking attempt, when Samples allegedly fired into a...
Georgian finds chance to act in pun-packed ‘Shucked’ is ‘ear-esistible’
Georgia-bred actor Jackson Goad was raised on "Hee-Haw," and got his lucky break wearing cowboy boots to audition for country comedy musical "Shucked."
Group wanted for stealing construction worker’s vehicle in SW Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA - Investigators are searching for a group of suspects they are wanted for robbing a construction worker in southwest Atlanta. Officials say the robbery happened on Sunday when the worker was at a site near Rosa L. Burney Park. What we know: — According to the Atlanta Police Department,...
