Clayton County lowers penalty for small marijuana offenses

Clayton County commissioners have approved a new ordinance that reduces penalties for low-level marijuana possession.

Tucker residents meeting to discuss new police department

Residents will weigh in Tuesday night on whether the city should form its own police department, according to Decaturish.com.

Friday deadline for tree removal program for DeKalb seniors

Time is running out for DeKalb County seniors to apply for a program that removes dangerous trees from their property.

Metro Atlanta weather: Fall feels for the morning, mid 80s this afternoon

North Georgia residents woke up to a crisp, fall-like morning Tuesday, with temperatures dipping into the 50s in several cities and even the 40s in higher mountain elevations.

Video: Officers raid home after 16-year-old Hampton teen killed

Two men were seen being led away in handcuffs from a home near where 16-year-old Zion Barrett was found shot and killed.

Atlanta spa shooter Robert Aaron Long asks for no cameras at trial

Robert Aaron Long, the man accused in the 2021 spa shootings that left eight people dead in metro Atlanta, returned to court in Fulton County on Monday.

Firefighter dives into water to try save driver from submerged truck

The Troup County Sheriff's Office says a truck was traveling south on Interstate 75 on Thursday when it veered off the road and crashed into Flat Creek.

DeKalb County Sheriff addresses violent crime arrests

The DeKalb County sheriff's office addressed charges against 14 people, including three juveniles, who allegedly trageted elderly people.

Bartow County 9-year-old dies after medical emergency

Bartow County Schools is mourning the loss of a 9-year-old Kevin Trujillo Blas who died over the weekend following a medical emergency.

Suspect freed days earlier now charged in Buckhead Target assault

A man has been arrested in connection with two sexual assaults reported in Buckhead this week, according to the Atlanta Police Department.

Waffle House brawl under investigation in Cobb County

Police are investigating a fight that broke out early Sunday at a Waffle House on Sandy Plains Road.

DeKalb County shooting targeted business allegedly selling drugs

DeKalb County police said officers arrested four people on drug and gun charges after a Memorial Drive salon that sold narcotics was shot up Friday. The shooters are still at large.