New FBI data reveals a major drop in crime nationwide, with law enforcement crediting multi-agency partnerships and targeted operations against violent offenders for the downward trend.
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A 50-year-old Cartersville man was arrested after allegedly targeting an Acworth home with gunfire while multiple children were inside, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Former Vice President Kamala Harris addressed Fulton County Democrats Friday night, just days before voters head to the polls on Election Day. Speaking for approximately 25 minutes, Harris criticized the Trump administration’s positions on tari...
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A 35-year-old Banks County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday after a jury convicted him of burning his mother's body to conceal her death, according to prosecutors....
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Tonight Mostly cloudy skies. It’ll be a bit cooler with overnight lows in the upper 50s to low 60s as a cold front moves through North Georgia. Halloween Mostly cloudy with temperatures in the low 70s and a noticeable breeze. We expect dry weather for the day, and most of trick-o...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 9-year-old who went missing in Atlanta on Friday. Ezekial Warren was last seen in the 4600 Block on Edwina Lane SW around 8 p.m. Thursday. He was last seen wearing a black Spiderman jacket an...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County health inspectors took photographs of critical health violations inside a quick-service restaurant in Decatur. Touchdown Wings in Decatur scored 49 points and a U for unsatisfactory on Oct. 23. The report says dirty dishes were st...
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A Cobb County family woke to disaster when a massive tree crashed through their roof, splitting their house in two. While everyone survived without injury, nearly everything they owned was destroyed....
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(Gray News) - Kyle Chrisley, son of reality television star Todd Chrisley, has pleaded guilty to resisting arrest in an incident from December 2025. Chrisley was arrested on charges including assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct, domestic assault, public intoxication a...
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A 19-year-old man is behind bars after investigators said he attempted to strangle his mother outside a Cartersville grocery store and led officers on a two-county chase topping speeds near 100 mph....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Advocates for survivors of domestic abuse are calling attention to the challenges survivors who are immigrants face and the importance of making help available year-round. Language barriers, financial dependence and fear over immigration status...
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A 38-year-old man was arrested after he was accused of stabbing his older brother and barricading himself inside a Marietta home for several hours Friday morning, according to police....
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Florida Gators might be the Bulldogs’ rivals on the field, but off the field, researchers in Athens are trying to save real-life gators. A team of researchers studied 146 alligator eggs, incubating them under five temperature ranges between...
