Atlanta police department mourns officer’s death
Officer Jose Vidal of the Airport K-9 Unit died from health-related complications on Tuesday, the department announced.
Arrest made in 2024 Atlanta mass shooting in Mechanicsville neighborhood
ATLANTA — An arrest has been made in a shooting last year that left five people injured, including a woman who was critically injured. 18-year-old Noah Williams is accused of being involved in a shootout on Aug. 10, 2024, in the 500 block of Windsor Street, not that far from Rosa L. Burney Park. According to...
Cameras captured chaos of Atlanta mass shooting that killed 1, injured 10
One of the four suspects in July’s deadly mass shooting on Edgewood Avenue showed no emotion in court Thursday.
GoodFellas gang members who operated fortified trap house sentenced for drug trafficking
ATLANTA — Corey Boyer and Antonio Smith, members of the Atlanta-based GoodFellas street gang, have been sentenced for distributing methamphetamine and other drugs throughout the metro-Atlanta area. Boyer, 26, and Smith, 27, were involved in a drug trafficking operation that supported the violent activities of the...
‘Violent’ Atlanta drug dealer convicted of distributing kilos of cocaine
A 47-year-old Atlanta man who authorities called "violent" was sentenced to years in federal prison for cocaine trafficking and illegal firearm possession.
Atlanta Veterans Village provides housing for nearly 90 veterans
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has inaugurated the Atlanta Veterans Village, providing housing for nearly 90 formerly homeless veterans.
17-year-old arrested for shooting at H.E. Holmes MARTA station
The MARTA Police Department announced the arrest of a teenager accused of shooting a man in the stomach at the H.E. Holmes MARTA station.
‘True Atlanta love story’ | YSL attorney, defendant expecting baby boy
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The lengthy YSL trial brought a series of unexpected turns over two years including recused judges, guilty pleas and more than a dozen "not guilty" verdicts. It also sparked a romance between criminal defense attorney Kayla Bumpus and defendant Shannon "Jackson" Stillwell, who a jury...
12-year-old hit by van outside Cobb County school describes recovery
A 12-year-old boy hit by a cargo van outside Davis Elementary School in Marietta is speaking publicly for the first time since the accident.
Gun thieves accused of 500 break-ins across metro Atlanta, police say
Police are tying more than 500 crimes across the metro to just four people.