Actress Alix Lapri, known for her role as Effie on “Power Book II: Ghost,” was arrested in DeKalb County last week. Jail records show she was booked on August 18 on charges of third-degree child cruelty and disorderly conduct. She was released the next day...

Jake Paul and Gervonta “Tank” Davis will meet in an exhibition fight at State Farm Arena in Atlanta on November 14. The bout will be streamed live on Netflix. Paul, 28, is a cruiserweight who usually fights close to 200 pounds. Davis, 30, is the...

The FDA is warning about certain frozen shrimp sold at Walmart that may have been contaminated with radiation. The shrimp, imported from Indonesia by BMS Foods, was sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand. Customs officers detected traces of cesium-137 in shipments at ports in Los...

A federal appeals court ruled that the lawsuit filed by comedians Eric André and Clayton English against Clayton County can continue, after a lower court dismissed it in 2023. The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued the decision on August 18, 2025. The case stems...

An Atlanta man was arrested at Washington Dulles International Airport after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers allegedly found 23 pounds of marijuana in his checked baggage. It was the second marijuana seizure in three days from a traveler headed to Europe. Officers inspected luggage...

A Fulton County jury found Alton Oliver not guilty Friday in the shooting death of 24-year-old Deputy James Thomas Jr. The verdict came after hours of deliberation. Oliver had faced multiple charges, including murder. The courtroom grew tense when Judge Henry Newkirk mistakenly read the verdict...

A student at Meadowcreek Elementary in Gwinnett County was arrested after reportedly bringing a gun to school and firing it into a toilet before classes started Thursday morning. No one was injured. Staff found the toilet broken and questioned the student, who admitted to causing...

Target and Ulta Beauty are ending their in-store partnership. The “Ulta Beauty at Target” shops will close in August 2026. The partnership began in 2021, bringing mini Ulta stores to about 600 Target locations across the U.S. Both companies said the decision to part ways was...

A Jeep ran a red light and crashed into a school bus Friday morning in Cobb County, police said. No injuries were reported. It happened at South Cobb Drive and Pearl Street in Marietta. The Jeep ended up on its side against the bus, and...

A van caught fire outside the South Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday evening, forcing traffic delays for drivers heading to the airport. The van, marked with “Dahlonega Wine Tours” on the side, was parked near the curb when witnesses saw smoke coming...

According to TMZ, a Gwinnett County Police incident report names 24-year-old Ky Frost, the son of “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” stars Kirk and Rasheeda Frost, as the primary suspect in the shooting death of rapper T-Hood. The shooting happened August 8 during a domestic...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has released a photo of 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw, the shooter who killed a police officer in last week’s attack outside the CDC headquarters in Atlanta. The shooting happened on August 8 around 4:50 p.m. near Emory University...

A man has been arrested in Alabama after shooting two MARTA police officers in downtown Atlanta. The shooting happened just before midnight Thursday at the Five Points station. According to police, Officers Carlos Williams and Rayven Thomas approached a man who was urinating on the...

The officer and gunman in Friday’s shooting near the CDC and Emory University have been identified. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation says the gunman was 30-year-old Patrick Joseph White of Kennesaw. The officer killed was 33-year-old DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, a husband...

All charges have been dropped against Mahendra Patel, the man accused of trying to kidnap a child at the Walmart in Acworth. The incident happened on March 18 at the store on Cobb Parkway. A woman told police Patel tried to take her 2-year-old son...