Atlanta Fire Department Diversity Initiative The Atlanta Fire Department is kicking off a diversity initiative tonight to specifically recruit women, Hispanics, & LGBT identifying people. “Narratives in Courage: Stories of LGBT Public Safety Heroes” is a free event. It is Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. A reception starts […]
The city of Atlanta police shortage The city of Atlanta is about 200 police officers short. Atlanta police chief Erika Shields says the #1 reason cops are leaving Atlanta is pay. Chief Erika Shields is developing a 4 year plan to present to all of the upcoming mayoral candidates. Operation fix failing schools Last […]
Decatur fathers are filling the cafeteria at Flat Shoals Elementary once a month for All Pro Dad Breakfast. All Pro Dad Breakfast is a national organization encouraging fathers to connect with their kids and so far the research proves children are thriving with the support of their fathers presence. “Having them in the building makes […]
Robbery while pumping gas in Atlanta has continued to grow and now moving into the neighborhoods. For weeks now these robberies have mainly been a south Fulton gas station issue but cops are seeing more slider crimes in the community while residents are coming out of their homes. Slider crimes get the name from […]
Many of us have received credit or debit cards with additional security such as the the chip, but unfortunately it hasn’t helped much. Id theft has risen by 16% in the last year. When you go to check out while shopping at different retailers you may notice some stores have not switched over to the […]
Keitra Bates received a fellowship to jump start an online enterprise after she closed a popular pizza cafe when the landlords raised the rent.
The Christmas season is always full of surprises and Erika Davis was in for a big one…right in the heart of the Big Apple! Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Korey Felder, a Clark Atlanta University alumnus, is making headlines for shutting down the Rockefeller Center Ice Skating Rink in New York City to propose to Davis. Felder got […]
Doris Payne, 86, was caught trying to steal a bracelet worth $2,000 at the Von Maur department store in Perimeter Mall.
According to Fox5 ATL,Xavier Sanders, a Dekalb County math teacher at Bethune Middle, was arrested November 28 after police found him at a park with a 13-year-old girl in August. Police said the two were found inside a vehicle and looked “suspicious.” Sanders was expected to appear at a tribunal hearing Thursday morning at the DeKalb County School Board headquarters to make […]
Police are asking drivers to play it safe after about three dozen vehicles were broken into at four distinct areas only a couple of miles far from each other in Atlanta. Atlanta Police said 19 vehicles were broken into inside the Colony House Condominiums parking structure, three cars at the Waffle House on Howell Mill […]
An AMBER Alert has been extended to South Carolina for a 15 year old girl from Georgia who officials say was abducted by a man in Columbia County. Click here to read more.
The City of Atlanta Office of Constituent Services and Department of Parks and Recreation has decided, in light of current bitterly cold temperatures, that the Old Adamsville Recreation Center will open tonight, December 9, at 5:30 p.m. as an emergency shelter for those in need. Capacity limitations at Old Adamsville allows for 100 individuals (men, […]
