North Georgia Cold Front Brings Rain and Isolated Thunderstorms Saturday Night With No Severe...
NORTH GEORGIA — A cold front is set to arrive across North Georgia during Saturday night and Sunday morning, April 18 and 19, 2026, bringing a welcome round of rain and the possibility of isolated thunderstorms to a region that has been in need of precipitation. Forecasters are offering a reassuring outlook for residents, confirming that no severe weather is expected at this time as...
Woman with Georgia ties on FBI’s most wanted list captured in Florida
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list with ties to Georgia was arrested in Florida on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after the agency announced she was added to the list. KaShawn Nicola Roper was arrested in High Springs,...
Georgia jail adds new tech for inmate safety
New technology is going to alert deputies in one metro county jail, if an inmate is unconscious. It’s in the process of being installed right now in the Paulding County Jail.
Height barrier pole goes through front windshield after bus crashes into it at Atlanta...
Video from the airport shows the bus round the corner before hitting the pole, which through the top corner of the bus’s windshield.
Cobb County Robotics Team Heading to World Championship
Engineering their way into the future, one Cobb County High School is about to take on the world stage. The Wheeler High School Robotics team, or CircuitRunners, is heading to Houston, Texas to compete in the FIRST Robotics World Championship. This is the first time 3 teams from Wheeler High School are all competing in the same year. Each robot the teams are using...
Atlanta man and Nigerian man charged in $100 million IRS fraud scheme
An Atlanta man and a man from the United Kingdom and Nigeria have been charged with filing more than 300 fake tax returns that sought over $100 million in fraudulent refunds from the IRS. What’s Happening: 43-year-old Akinade Adedeji Raheem of Atlanta and 42-year-old Abayomi Quadri Eletu, who lived in...
Man in wheelchair falls onto tracks at Buckhead MARTA station
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man in a wheelchair fell onto the tracks at the Buckhead MARTA station Wednesday, the agency said. The agency said police responded to the station around 5:20 p.m. and found the man, who had fallen onto the southbound tracks. The man suffered...
Suspect heads to trial three years after Atlanta hospital mass shooting
ATLANTA (CN) — Nearly three years after a mass shooting unfolded inside an Atlanta medical facility, the suspect, Deion Patterson, is scheduled to go to trial Thursday. Patterson is accused of opening fire inside a waiting room at Laureate Medical Center just after noon on May 3, 2023, and shooting five women.
Video shows arrest of babysitter accused in toddler’s death
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have released body camera footage showing the arrest of a 71-year-old babysitter accused in the death of 3-year-old Armani Lyons. Officers went to an apartment on Landrum Drive just before 8:15 p.m. Monday to find a wanted person. Video shows Barbara Edwards coming to the door before being handcuffed and led to a patrol car.
Member of popular Atlanta rap group accused in major electronics theft ring
Police say a member of a mid-2000s rap group is responsible for the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of items across metro Atlanta.
