Person hospitalized following Sandy Springs apartment complex shooting, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A person is fighting for their life after being shot in Sandy Springs, according to police. The shooting happened at the Highland Circle apartment complex, located at 201 Northwood Drive, after 10:30 p.m. Saturday. According to police, the victim was taken to a hospital...
Police say officer-involved death under investigation in Buckhead
The Atlanta Police Department confirmed an officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Buckhead.
Rev. Jesse L. Douglas, Martin Luther King Jr. Aide, Confirmed Dead Four Years After...
Douglas played a pivotal role in planning several civil rights marches, including the infamous Bloody Sunday March in Selma, Alabama. Rev. Jesse L. Douglas, a close aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died in 2021 at age 90, though his passing has only recently come to light. According to his daughter, Adrienne...
CDC, HUD employees among more than 4,000 federal workers laid off during shutdown
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Employees from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) were among the more than 4,000 federal workers who received layoff notices on Friday. A federal court filing in response to two unions trying...
Four Georgia jailers arrested in connection with jail contraband | FOX 5 News
Jailers from across metro Atlanta are facing charges after their bosses said they helped get contraband across guard lines. Their bosses said they helped get inmates things from cell phones to drugs. All the stories on how they were caught are very different, though.
Lawncare worker ran over with stolen van
Chamblee police are searching for the man who they say ran over another man with a stolen van while trying to take a trailer with lawn equipment. The victim spent weeks in the hospital with broken bones but is finally ready to share his story.
Man accused of calling in fake bomb threat at Marietta pub, 1 of 2...
A Marietta man was arrested after calling in a fake bomb threat at an Irish pub.
Police arrest man suspected in shooting on Marta train
ATLANTA — A man wanted for a shooting on a MARTA train back in May was arrested early Friday morning in southwest Atlanta. Police say Rico Williams, the suspect in the May 18 incident at East Point Station, was taken into custody during a joint operation with Atlanta police and federal agents.
Analysis: How Georgia’s drop in per capita income presaged its rural demographic collapse –...
Rural Georgia’s current demographic implosion didn’t happen overnight, or in a vacuum. Look behind headlines about the stunning number of counties reporting more deaths than births, and you’ll find an earlier economic signal that something was amiss: a breathtaking drop in per capita income (PCI) performance that...
Water restored at Fulton County Jail after being partially off for 14 hours
Parts of the jail that were without water include areas where inmates are held.
