Violent crime fell across Georgia in 2025, including significant declines in homicides, robberies, burglaries and car thefts, according to new FBI crime statistics. The numbers mirror a nationwide decline in crime, but for one metro Atlanta mother whose son was killed earlier this year, the stati...
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After a beautiful stretch of weather, clouds will increase for the weekend ahead of a busier, more active weather pattern next week. Tonight Clouds will slowly increase this evening, but no rain is expected. It’ll be noticeably milder, with overnight lows in the upper 50s to low ...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — With early voting wrapped up in the Peach State, more than 2.8 million ballots have been cast in Georgia’s nationally watched 2026 midterm elections. As of 9:30 p.m. Friday, a total of 2,691,841 million early, in-person ballots had been cast, s...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man was stabbed by his brother in Marietta on Friday, leading to an hours-long standoff with officers, according to police. Officers with the Marietta Police Department responded to a dispute between family members that involved physical viol...
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Downtown Atlanta is preparing for a packed weekend as thousands of people are expected to visit the city for the Georgia-Florida football rivalry, another college football game, Halloween festivities and the WNBA Finals, all while international delegations are in town for the G20...
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A 25-year-old man will spend 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing and recording a 14-year-old girl he met on social media, prosecutors announced....
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Security checkpoints and street closures took effect in Midtown for the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Friday at the Lowes Hotel.
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man killed in a Cobb County car crash Wednesday has been identified, according to police. Police said Marc A. Beltran, 25, was driving east on Akers Mill Road around 2 a.m. Wednesday when he tried to make a right turn onto Cumberland Boulevar...
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(Gray News) - The United States Army is now practicing mass battlefield graves, a practice not done since the Korean War. The Army reported that soldiers in North Carolina completed a “test-of-concept” exercise for large-scale battlefield temporary interment. “This exercise allow...
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A 59-year-old driver wanted for dragging a Clayton County police officer during a traffic stop last week has been captured, authorities announced Friday evening....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Nearly 100 million passengers pass through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport each year. Most are in a hurry, rushing to catch flights, make connections or finally get home. But amid the hustle and bustle, two women are reminding ...
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State child welfare officials received multiple warnings about severe abuse months before 4-year-old Colby Cooks was found beaten to death inside a southwest Atlanta townhome, according to family friends....
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A Gwinnett County mother will spend 40 years behind bars after a jury convicted her of subjecting her 9-year-old daughter to prolonged starvation, beatings and torture....
