1 person shot on Joseph E. Boone Boulevard in Atlanta, police say
ATLANTA - Atlanta police are investigating a shooting that left one person wounded Thursday night in northwest Atlanta. Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to Joseph E. Boone Boulevard after reports of gunfire. When they arrived, they found one person who had been shot. What we don't know:. Police have not...
Atlanta mayor addresses $910K consultant payout, shifts blame to council, law department
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens responded Monday to growing scrutiny over nearly $1 million in payments to a consultant for work that couldn’t legally proceed — but notably shifted responsibility away from his administration, instead pointing to the Atlanta City Council’s oversight of...
Police Issue Tongue-in-Cheek Advisory After Canned Martini Is Found in Child’s School Lunchbox: ‘That...
“Before you send them babies off to school… CHECK. THE. LUNCHBOX,” the City of South Fulton Police Department in Georgia wrote on Facebook
‘I was wondering why it always smelled like that,’ metro Atlanta tenant says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A metro Atlanta renter says her apartment has rats eating the floorboards, sewage spewing fecal matter in the backyard, and no heat as winter continues in Georgia. “I was wondering why it was always smelling like someone going to the bathroom,” Kendrea Bills said,...
Popular midtown Atlanta movie theater closing
A popular midtown Atlanta movie theater will show its last film in a few months.
Georgia Cold Case Breakthrough: 80-Count Indictment in 2007 Dismemberment Murder
Gristly Discovery Shocks Rural Georgia (Image Credits: Tcd-images.akamaized.net) Fulton County, Ga. – A grand jury delivered an 80-count indictment against a woman linked to the brutal killing and dismemberment of her ex-girlfriend nearly two decades ago. Gristly Discovery Shocks Rural Georgia On December 6, 2007,...
Book events: Shuttered by fire, local indie bookstore rises from ashes
A few local indie booksellers drive most of the author appearances Appen features monthly. And, when it comes to Roswell listings, one of the most active is Bookmiser. Working alongside two Friends of the Roswell Library programs – Roswell Reads and Atlanta Authors – Bookmiser has helped facilitate some of the city’s...
This Georgia Gas Station Turns Heads With Food Worth The Stop
Most drivers pass gas stations without a second glance, yet NFA Burger in Dunwoody, Georgia has turned an ordinary stop into a destination worth seeking out. Tucked inside a local gas station, this tiny counter has earned an outsized reputation for burgers that rival some of the best sit down restaurants in town.
Man pointed gun, laser inside DeKalb restaurant because food took too long, police say
A man is facing charges after police say he pointed a gun at people sitting inside a Brookhaven restaurant over the weekend.
Monster Beams Muscle Into Atlanta’s Perimeter Traffic Nightmare
Massive concrete and steel beams are now towering over the I-20/I-285 West interchange on Atlanta’s west side, a very visible turning point in the roughly $1 billion rebuild of one of the region’s ugliest chokepoints. The Georgia Department of Transportation is working to swap out those 1960s-era loops for modern...
