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A grand jury has indicted DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis on 15 charges, including attempted extortion, conspiracy and theft. More>>
Attorneys for Andrea Sneiderman challenged the indictment against her in a DeKalb County courtroom on Tuesday. More>>
A 75-year-old woman is dead after a man stabbed her to death and left another man critically injured in southwest Atlanta late Monday night. More>>
The committee overseeing the new Atlanta Falcons stadium plans approved a design concept on Tuesday. More>>
Rain-soaked Forest Park residents are rushing to dry out their homes - flooded by up to 3 inches of water - with more rain headed for Atlanta.
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Starting July 1, ratings of Georgia child-care facilities will be made public. More>>
An employee at the Gwinnett Medical Center is confirmed to have been diagnosed with an active case of tuberculosis. More>>
A 28-year-old man who denies he's the gunman who shot a 7-year-old boy in northwest Atlanta makes his first court appearance today. More>>
Several state agencies will sign a coordinated disaster services agreement with the Red Cross Wednesday. More>>
A final recommendation for a new animal shelter in DeKalb County is expected today. More>>
The results of the latest national health survey by the government show the percentage of smokers in the United States dropped to 18 percent in 2012. More>>
Sudden rains caused flash flooding in parts of the metro Atlanta area on Monday. The Georgia Department of Transportation said that northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at Forest Parkway were closed after the roadway was flooded. More>>
The cast of a local sports radio talk show was fired on Monday after airing a skit that mocked a former NFL player who has Lou Gehrig's disease. More>>
Tyler Perry is donating $50,000 to help a good Samaritan left paralyzed from the waist down after risking his life to save a young girl swept away by a creek. More>>
The Atlanta City Council approved a plan on Monday that would increase pay among city employees, but not everyone is happy. More>>
A large tree split a Norcross home in two on Monday. More>>
Defense attorneys in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case say state investigators pressured educators to get information.Attorney Brian Steel, who represents former Kennedy Middle School Principal More>>
Authorities say a man being chased by police in Duluth was hit by an officer's car and has been hospitalized. More>>
Atlanta police say 28-year-old Elrico Smith is wanted in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old boy in northwest Atlanta. More>>
Some Cobb County residents headed to on Monday morning were caught off-guard when they found the bridge leading out of their community had collapsed overnight More>>
A tree crashed through a home in Buckhead on Monday. More>>
A former DeKalb County Schools principal is facing arraignment Monday in connection with a CRCT cheating scandal. More>>
A Georgia man is dead following a weekend drowning in northeast Alabama. More>>
The Supreme Court of Georgia has reserved a lower court's decision and reinstated a death sentence for a man convicted of killing a man shortly after the robbery of a suburban Atlanta bank. More>>
A line of strong thunderstorms moving through a large part of north Georgia left scattered power outages early Monday morning. More>>
A Douglas County man is behind bars after and elaborate scheme to steal thousands of dollars by using fraudulent checks and credit cards. More>>
Friends of a recent Morehouse College graduate gather on Saturday at the spot where a 23-year-old man was shot and killed just three days earlier. More>>
The Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum will close Tuesday through Thursday to allow repair work. More>>
The man found in the trunk of a car an abandoned apartment complex on Brooks Avenue on Friday has been identified. More>>
The loyalty cards on customer's key chains may be going out of fashion making way for the loyalty apps. There is a new one that has hit Atlanta called Front Flip. More>>
Jameson Davis was born without arms, but his family is getting help from a cyclist who lost both his arms in an accident. More>>
Police are trying to find out what lead to a 7-year-old boy being shot in northwest Atlanta on Sunday. More>>
Residents in Cherokee, Cobb, and north Fulton counties to clean up this weekend after a powerful storm moved through the area on Thursday. More>>
Some neighbors in East Atlanta are sending out a warning to others about the unusual technique that crooks used to try to break into homes. More>>
Fire officials say three people have been hospitalized after a boat caught fire on Lake Lanier. More>>
The Tift County Board of Education has passed a budget requiring classroom days and funding for libraries to be reduced in response to more than $5 million in budget cuts. More>>
Three U.S. House seats in Georgia up for grabs in the 2014 elections are already drawing crowded fields of candidates with one major exception: So far, no Democrats. More>>
Police in Savannah say an air conditioning outage has forced officers to work from other buildings and their patrol cars. More>>
The body of a south Georgia teen has been exhumed after his relatives requested a second autopsy be to be done on him. More>>
Forecasters say the Gainesville area has seen more than 36 inches of rain this year, compared to the nearly 50 inches that fell last year. More>>
A state-run shooting range in West Point will close temporarily for renovations. More>>
A Cobb County Superior Court Judge ruled Friday that a woman who secretly recorded herself engaged in a sex act with former Waffle House CEO Joe Rogers illegally violated his privacy. More>>
Lawmakers in Georgia and several other states are trying to make it harder for police to seize money and property, and requiring more transparency when they do. More>>
The U.S. Army has identified a Ranger who died in an apparent parachuting mishap as a 21-year-old from Massachusetts. More>>
Two teens have been wounded in a shooting that Warner Robins police are now investigating. More>>
A 52-year-old man from Lithia Springs has died in a traffic accident. More>>
Atlanta's metro transit authority is inviting the community to learn about proposed transit projects in the I-20 East Transit initiative. More>>
Zoo Atlanta will be offering dads free admission on Sunday for Father's Day. More>>
Hundreds of runners on the Georgia coast are set to compete in 1 of the state's dirtiest races. More>>
Senate Democrats who backed the health care law and are facing re-election in GOP-leaning states are stepping up their support for the overhaul even as Republicans intensify their criticism. More>>
A car slammed into a pump at a gas station in Gwinnett County on Friday. More>>
The National Weather Service confirmed that two EF-1 tornadoes struck Cherokee and Cobb counties during Thursday night's round of severe storms. More>>
A Duluth officer who has accused the police department of discrimination has been reprimanded for alleged sexual conversation. The move is the latest twist in a dispute between the openly gay officer and his department. More>>
Authorities from numerous agencies are working to catch a man suspected in more than 20 armed robberies. More>>
DeKalb County police are searching for a suspect involved in an indecent act who could be connected with other crimes. More>>
Strong storms toppled trees across the metro Atlanta area on Thursday, June 13. See photos of the damage in the slideshow above! More>>
Real Purple Heart recipients tell the FOX 5 I-Team they are saddened, but pleased, that an accused Purple Heart faker now faces criminal charges. More>>
This Father's Day is going to be extra special for Johnny Carter. The father is alive and well after receiving a kidney from his 27-year-old daughter. More>>
Two families credit weather alerts with helping them prepare for a storm that toppled a large tree in Mableton. More>>
Thursday's storm brought down numerous large trees in Roswell. More>>
Dozens and dozens of large trees -- once the pride of subdivisions in Marietta -- are now toppled onto homes, cars, driveways and streets after Thursday night's strong round of storms. More>>
Around 44,000 Georgia Power customers statewide were without electricity late Friday afternoon. About 30,000 of those were in the metro Atlanta area. More>>
The family of 9-year-old Tyler Lillard says a fundraiser held earlier this week raised nearly $10,000. More>>
An Atlanta grandmother complained about a dangerous, gaping hole left in the ground on her property. Now, it's finally getting the attention it deserves. More>>
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