Smyrna woman charged with animal cruelty
A warrant is out for the arrest of a Smyrna woman after police say she caused the deaths of three dogs, with several others missing. The suspect, Jamie Penland, is accused of letting three dogs out of her car at two busy Cobb intersections, which resulted in the dogs being struck and killed by passing vehicles....
Metro Atlanta deputies find missing man with dementia
Atlanta police are looking for a missing, endangered 91-year-old man.
From parades to museums, hundreds celebrate Juneteenth across metro Atlanta
Across metro Atlanta and the rest of the country, people are celebrating Juneteenth on Thursday.
Atlanta’s ‘water boys’ accused of using Cash App to scam more drivers
ATLANTA - It was a bottle of water that cost Tristen Richardson $1,000. She said she tried to give Atlanta's infamous "water boys" money using Cash App, but they took advantage of her kindness. "One of the boys came up to my window," Richardson said. But she didn't have any...
Volunteers pack 500 meals for summer lunch program benefitting metro Atlanta children
On Wednesday, volunteers from Georgia’s Own Credit Union helped workers at MUST Ministries in Marietta pack 500 meals for MUST’s summer lunch program.
Police searching for suspects in armed theft in SW Atlanta
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are asking the public for help identifying two suspects wanted in connection with an armed robbery in May. What we know: — Investigators say on the morning of May 15, officers were called to the 300 block of Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard SW in response to a report of a larceny.
Toyota can’t dodge suit over Atlanta man’s keyless entry death, judge says
Toyota must face claims that defects in a 2017 Tacoma caused the death of an Atlanta man after he unwittingly left the vehicle idling in his garage.
Henry County teen severely injured during tornado to be discharged from rehab center
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A Henry County teen who survived being thrown nearly 300 feet by a tornado will be discharged from an Atlanta rehabilitation center this weekend. Tray Chaney, the father of 19-year-old Malachi Chaney, said his son will leave the Shepherd Rehabilitation Center on Saturday. Malachi...
History Beneath Our Feet: Where MARTA Runs, Lives Were Once Sold in Atlanta
Back then, they called it Whitehall Street. Today, it’s the Five Points station, where trains rattle beneath pavement and buses exhale their daily breath into the Georgia sun. But before there was MARTA, before the high-rises, before Black folks were paid for the culture that created the pulse of...
Fulton Sheriff sues county, alleges violation of his rights as elected official
Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat filed a lawsuit against the county government on Tuesday, alleging they’re violating the law by limiting his control of the sheriff’s office budget.
