Metro Atlanta baker finds sweet success with cheesecakes

From selling cheesecakes out of the back of his car to running a successful East Point bakery, Samuel “Sammy” Smith, Jr. has mastered the recipe for sweet success.

13-year-old girl reported missing in Fulton County

If you know anything that could help bring 13-year-old girl La'mya Prather home, please call the East Point Police Department

Police credit quick-thinking Walmart employee for East Point shooter’s arrest

Police in East Point are thanking a Walmart employee on his lunch break for leading them to a man they suspect shot a loss prevention guard moments earlier on Friday afternoon.

Persons of interest cleared in 11-year-old boy's shooting death

East Point police said two men investigators had previously identified as persons of interest have been cleared in the case/

Police: 3 arrested for arson, vandalizing East Point patrol car

Police said they have arrested three people in connection to the vandalism and arson of two East Point police cars a month ago.

11-year-old hospitalized after shooting in East Point

East Point police are looking for the person responsible for the shooting of an11-year-old near Longhorn Steakhouse.

Home Depot to open 3 new distribution centers, creating 1,000 jobs in greater Atlanta

The Home Depot announced Tuesday that it will open three new distribution centers in Georgia over the next 18 months. The expansion is projected to bring approximately 1,000 additional jobs to the Atlanta area, including full-time and part-time positions.  

Cities, counties in Georgia defying governor's order with mask mandates

A growing list of cities in Georgia have issued or plan to issue mandates, resolutions, or ordinances requiring face masks be worn in public as coronavirus cases continue to steadily climb.

East Point requiring face masks be worn in public

East Point City Council voted 6-2 on Monday to adopt a face mask ordinance effective 12 a.m. on July 9, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prop business pauses during pandemic

When film and television production shut down here in Georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic, it had a major impact on the many businesses that support that industry.  That includes a unique prop house which moved across the country to set up shop in the Hollywood of the South.

East Police investigate motel shooting

East Point police are investigating after one person was shot at a motel early Thursday morning.

East Point adopts new ordinance due to the coronavirus

Beginning Monday, businesses in the City of East Point will have to follow a new emergency ordinance put in place due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

2 teens killed in East Point triple shooting

Families of two teens killed in an East Point triple shooting are devastated and want answers.

2 teens die in triple shooting near East Point footbridge

Two teenagers were killed and one other people was injured during a triple shooting at a footbridge over train tracks Tuesday afternoon in East Point, police said.

Reward offered for suspect in Old Lady Gang restaurant shooting

Police are offering a reward for any information that can help them catch a suspect in the shooting at "Real Housewife" Kandi Burruss's restaurant.