Officer already under investigation shot rapper 17 times
Atlanta police officer Gerald Walker was already under investigation for one shooting when he fired seventeen bullets into rapper B. Green outside a Buckhead bar in October. Walker had shot forty-two-year-old Travis Walker with a department-issued shotgun during a March incident at a Sylvan Hills auto repair shop....
DUI arrest of metro Atlanta elementary principal: 911 calls raise new questions
Newly released 911 calls are raising additional questions in the DUI arrest of an elementary school principal in Cobb County, including claims from callers who told dispatchers they saw children inside her vehicle at the time of the crash.
Police looking for man accused of abusing, killing dogs in Atlantic Station parking deck
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Authorities hope that new video and photos will help them identify a man with two dogs near Atlantic Station. The Fulton County Police Department said the man walked with two mixed-breed dogs to the Atlantic Station parking deck on the corner of 16th Street NW and Fowler Street,...
FBI raid sparks backlash from Georgia leaders
Georgia leaders are reacting after FBI agents executed a court-authorized, sealed search warrant at Fulton County’s elections operations facility in Atlanta.
Acworth man charged after alleged late-night copper wire theft attempt
Douglas Grant Henderson, 34, of Acworth, is accused of stealing copper wire on Jan. 20 at 11:40 p.m. from 1st Franklin Financial, 510 Roberts Court, Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Henderson drove a rented U-Haul truck to the business. He and his accomplice removed...
Woman shot during confrontation with officer at Cobb County Police HQ
A confrontation involving an armed woman at the Cobb County Police Department's headquarters has ended with the woman shot and rushed to a local hospital.
Two men in the United States illegally face drug trafficking charges in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Two men who are illegally in the United States from Mexico face charges after being arrested for drug trafficking in Atlanta. According to federal drug agents, two men were selling meth out of an apartment near Piedmont Park. Officials say agents found more than 40 kilograms of...
Torchy’s Tacos to close West Midtown restaurant
A Texas-based taco chain will close its Atlanta restaurant — and the only location in Georgia — roughly 18 months after it opened to customers. Driving the news: Torchy's Tacos confirmed to Axios that it will close the eatery at 1055 Howell Mill Road in West Midtown. Torchy's...
Friends mourn man killed in Douglas County bar shooting, say he was turning his...
Family and friends are grieving a man killed during a quadruple shooting at a bar in Douglas County earlier this month.
SCAM ALERT: FBI warns of fake agents, prosecutors demanding money
ATLANTA, Ga. (WTOC) - Federal authorities are warning people about scammers impersonating prosecutors and law enforcement agents to steal money by claiming victims are involved in fraud investigations. In a media release WTOC just received, the FBI said fraudsters, potentially operating from outside the United...

















