The barricaded person was randomly shooting out a window, according to law enforcement. The sheriff’s office said at some point, SWAT fired tear gas inside and it is believed the suspect covered it up with a blanket, which caused the house to catch fire.
The arrests shut down a “sophisticated, multi-state criminal enterprise that included civilians, inmates and staff involved in contraband introduction into GDC facilities,” according to officials.
An Alabama man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murders of a pregnant 26-year-old Troup County woman and her unborn child, according to the Coweta Judicial Circuit district attorney.
Jerrell McGirt, who was a sous chef-in-training, said trainers and managers at Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant mistreated Black, Hispanic and female employees.
After performing beside Atlanta legend Usher in an Apple Music Super Bowl commercial, a Clayton County high school band caught the eye of First Lady Jill Biden.
More than 30 Georgia counties — including 10 in metro Atlanta — have been designated “primary natural disaster areas” by the United States Department of Agriculture, the agency announced Thursday.
Federal Agents at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport told Atlanta News First they’re seeing more international travelers make their way through the metro this year.
Presented by Atlanta News First and Decaturish, candidates Steve Bradshaw, Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, and Larry Johnson will talk about a wide range of topics. It will air at 7:30 p.m. on ANF+
By The Associated Press and Atlanta News First staff
A panel of judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case that followed a national outcry over Arbery’s death.
The Gathering at South Forsyth would be home to 1.6 million square feet of retail and office space, hotels and a 700,000-square-foot arena that supporters hope can attract a professional hockey team.
Hundreds of children line the hallways, cheering and singing as 85-year-old Haze Mabry, Jr., a janitor at the school, walks down the hall. He has been serving Pike County Elementary for 18 years.
The Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office scored a 100% accreditation from the National Commission on Correctional Health Care for their inmate medical services.
Cobb County police say a “suspicious vehicle” at Marietta’s Dobbins Air Reserve Base has been deemed “all clear” after officers inspected it Wednesday afternoon.
Cobb County Superior Court Judge Jason Marbutt said he is considering evoking Georgia’s 13th juror statute, which allows judges to act as an extra juror in cases where a verdict is believed to be “contrary to evidence and the principles of justice and equity.”