Georgia State

Atlanta, GA

ATLANTA - A new father was killed in a shooting near the South Bend Park Pool off Lakewood Avenue in Atlanta on Friday afternoon. SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene shortly after 5:30 p.m. and saw a car flipped in a ravine adjacent to the park pool. Rescue crews surrounded the car.

New father trying to sell car gunned down near Atlanta park

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - The park adjacent to the future site of the controversial Atlanta Public Safety Training Center has been shut down. DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond issued an executive order that makes it illegal to enter Intrenchment Creek Park. Thurmond says officers have found booby traps inside the...

Park near future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center shut down due to booby traps

Cobb County, GA

Cincinnati, OH

COBB COUNTY, Ga. - An armed and dangerous man is wanted for the shooting death of a 23-year-old Marietta man outside a Cobb County apartment Wednesday night. Joshua Nash, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is wanted for murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

'Armed and dangerous' man wanted for Cobb County apartment murder

Doraville, GA

DORAVILLE, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is assisting Doraville police after a man's body was found in a retention pond Thursday morning. According to Doraville police, the body was located by a construction worker around 11:50 a.m. off Carver Circle, not far from Interstate 285. The body has...

Construction worker finds body in pond near homes in Doraville

Dekalb County, GA

Stone Mountain, GA

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. - Home surveillance video appears to show men breaking into a single mother’s Stone Mountain apartment with load guns. The mother says the men ended up ransacking her son’s room for more than $5,000 worth of electronics. It happened around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Ashly Gray...

Video: Men break into single mother’s home, appear to carry loaded guns

ATLANTA - Atlanta police are searching for a $200,000 Lamborghini stolen from an apartment complex earlier this week. Police say the white 2019 Lamborghini Urus was taken from an apartment complex on the 1200 block of Defoor Village Court in northwest Atlanta. The vehicle has the California tag 8YPX384 and...

Lamborghini stolen from NW Atlanta apartment complex

Sandy Springs, GA

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - Glenridge Drive at Glenforest Road in Sandy Springs has become a popular place to break a traffic law. Sandy Springs police officers have been cracking down on the problem after a number of complaints poured in from people who live nearby. "It's annoying because sometimes it's...

Police: Think twice before making a U-Turn at this Sandy Springs intersection

Athens, GA

ATHENS, Ga. - A decades-long investigation into the stabbing death of a baby boy found inside a trash can at a University of Georgia residence hall has finally come to a close. On Jan. 8, 1996, police say a custodian discovered the body of a newborn boy and placenta in...

Police ID mom of baby found stabbed to death in UGA dorm decades ago

Gwinnett County, GA

Snellville, GA

SNELLVILLE, Ga. - A 79-year-old woman reported missing in Gwinnett County was finally found safe and sound Sunday afternoon, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department. Constance "Connie" Thompson, 79, was last seen around 6:30 p.m. March 24 in Snellville. She was last seen wearing a long-sleeved shirt with a...

FOUND: 79-year-old woman missing in Snellville

ATLANTA - Video release this week by the Atlanta Police Department show what investigators say are two men wanted in a shooting death at a southwest Atlanta apartment complex earlier this month. Officers were called out to the Hidden Oak Apartments located at 2950 Springdale Road on March 8. Atlanta...

2 caught on camera near deadly Atlanta shooting wanted for questioning

ATLANTA, Ga. - A well-known figure in the Atlanta music scene has died, according to a social media post on Thursday. Claybourne Evans Jr., CEO of Rubicon Brand Management and VP of Grand Hustle Records, represented such stars as T.I., Lil Duval, Travis Schott and DJ MLK. Evans reportedly suffered...

Atlanta music exec Claybourne Evans Jr. has died

ATLANTA - Due to a ‘medical emergency’ on the northbound MARTA trackway the West End station, service was temporarily suspended Saturday afternoon. A spokesperson for MARTA told FOX 5 the person involved in the emergency received medical attention. Rail power was de-energized as officials made alternative plans for...

MARTA service resumes at West End station after 'medical emergency'

Carrollton, GA

Two women from Carrollton were arrested Friday after approximately 40 pounds of cocaine was discovered in their vehicle. According to the Haralson County Sheriff's Office, the women were stopped just before 3 a.m. just south of Tallapoosa for failure to maintain lane, tag obstruction and a window tint violation. During...

40 pounds of cocaine found hidden in vehicle, Carrollton women arrested

Lawrenceville, GA

A man is dead after being shot multiple times in Lawrenceville just before 2 a.m. Saturday. The man was discovered at a home on Oak Vista Court, according to Gwinnett County Police Department. At this time, the motive for the shooting is unclear. If anyone has any information to share...

Man killed on Oak Vista Court in Lawrenceville

Stockbridge, GA

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. - A Stockbridge woman is asking for the public's help to identify a young female and toddler who were caught on video stealing packages. A doorbell camera recorded the disturbing crime. The packages were taken off Adriana Gaither's doorstep at The Glen at Lanier Crossing Apartments in early...

Stockbridge porch pirate using toddler to steal packages caught on video

Coweta County, GA

Senoia, GA

SENOIA, Ga. - Investigators in Coweta County are pleading for anyone to come forward with information in the deaths of two men found shot in the head in January. Marvin Bridges and Kip Harris were found shot at a home along Deep South Road near Johnson Road in Senoia, according to the Coweta County Sheriff's Office. One of the men was dead at the scene, the other was flown by helicopter to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, where he later died.

Reward offered in homicide of 2 men found shot in head at Coweta County home

Fort Mcpherson, GA

East Point, GA

Decatur, GA

Hapeville, GA

Buckhead, GA

Scottdale, GA

College Park, GA

Brookhaven, GA

Conley, GA

Vinings, GA

Forest Park, GA

Fort Gillem, GA

Clarkston, GA

Lake City, GA

Chamblee, GA

Ellenwood, GA

Red Oak, GA

Pine Lake, GA

Riverdale, GA

Tucker, GA

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Coyote sightings on the rise in Georgia: Why and what to do if you encounter one

ATLANTA - It’s that time of year. More coyotes are being spotted in neighborhoods across metro Atlanta, and it is worrying some pet owners. A wildlife...

Coyote sightings on the rise in Georgia: Why and what to do if you encounter one

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