Atlanta police officers released video from a recent arrest on Pryor Street. According to police, a business on Pryor Street reported a robbery had occurred on Dec. 19. When officers arrived, an employee said a man had entered the restaurant, threatened to “shoot up the place,” then stole cash out of the tip jar before […]
Atlanta’s version of the New York City Ball Drop has been an annual tradition for more than 30 years. The iconic Peach Drop event was always free to the public and put on by the city, but now the city is no longer hosting it and the party happening in its place isn’t free to […]
Atlanta police are investigating a deadly shooting on Peters Street. Monday at about 5:20 pm, officers responded to reports of the shooting at 199 Peters Street SW. Officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] First responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. […]
The Atlanta Police Department is looking for a teen who ran away from after an argument, police say. On Saturday just before 8 p.m., police responded to Old Georgian Terrace in Northwest Atlanta about a missing child. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] After speaking with the father of 16-year-old Jacob […]
ATLANTA – Calls for another ceasefire in Gaza continued Saturday in Atlanta at Freedom Park where a vigil was held for journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war. The ceremony was organized by Atlanta-based journalists. Imam Salah Wazir read the names of all 64 journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, as confirmed by the […]
The Atlanta Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating two men they say are habitual car break in suspects. On Dec. 8, police say they responded to the 600 block of Parkway Drive in Northeast Atlanta in reference to multiple cars that were broken into. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
WASHINGTON — The controversy over Native American names in professional and collegiate sports arrived at the White House on Monday, when President Biden hosted the Atlanta Braves, winners of last year’s World Series. The team’s name and its accompanying tomahawk logo have long come under criticism as offensive to Native Americans. During games, Braves fans […]
ATLANTA — Opponents of an Atlanta police and fire training center exulted as they marched into City Hall in September with 16 boxes of petitions to force a referendum on the issue. “116,000 signatures — can you hear us now?” they asked, confident they had enough. But an analysis by four news organizations finds the […]
Police in Atlanta say a shooting has killed three people and left one victim wounded ByThe Associated Press December 9, 2023, 10:29 PM ATLANTA — A shooting in Atlanta killed three people and left one victim wounded Saturday evening, police say. The Atlanta Police Department said officers responded to an address on Peachtree Road NE […]
Authorities said a 26-year-old woman has been arrested on allegations she attempted to set fire Thursday night to the Atlanta birth home of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. According to a statement from Atlanta police, at about 5:45 p.m., the suspect poured gasoline on the property, located at 501 Auburn Ave., but […]