18+ min ago  (87+ words) FOX 5 Atlanta Georgia lawmakers are moving at lightning speed on a newly proposed tax swap plan that could drastically lower property tax bills for homeowners in exchange for a slight increase in local sales taxes, officials said Friday." It's day…...

15+ min ago  (570+ words) ATLANTA - The parents of a 5-year-old North Georgia boy are asking for prayers and support as their son remains in critical condition following his third open-heart surgery. Joseph "Jo Jo" Hunter underwent his third open-heart surgery at Children's Healthcare of…...

39+ min ago  (228+ words) GDOT cameras show a large law enforcement presence on Bullsboro Drive on June 19, 2026. (Credit: GDOT) NEWNAN, Ga. - Newnan police officers are on the scene of an active situation contained inside a business on Bullsboro Drive, according to a police department…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (301+ words) ATLANTA - The Atlanta Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Alumni Alliance will host its 19th annual HBCU 5 K Run/Walk, with efforts aimed at strengthening the next generation of Black leaders. Keeping stride with its mission to support future leaders, the…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (574+ words) CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A Marietta man who was known to his victim's family as "Uncle J" was sentenced to prison Monday after pleading guilty to child molestation charges, officials said." Jarrod Donte Luster, 39, of Marietta, pled guilty Monday to two…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (282+ words) MONROE COUNTY, Ga. - Monroe County deputies arrested a 39-year-old Atlanta man Friday morning after he allegedly broke into an assisted living home, assaulted an employee and stole computer equipment, according to the sheriff's office." Deputies responded to the River Place…...

6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (168+ words) DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - De Kalb County police are investigating after a man was found dead beneath a tour bus at a hotel parking lot Thursday evening. Officers responded to the scene around 7: 50 p. m. near Mountain Industrial Boulevard after a hotel employee…...

32+ min ago  (71+ words) FOX 5 Atlanta Fans have begun arriving to FIFA Fan Festival in Atlanta for the big game today between USA and Australia." It's day nine of the FIFA World Cup 2026 with four matches taking place in the U. S. including Team USA taking…...

43+ min ago  (85+ words) FOX 5 Atlanta Reporter Kailey Schuyler makes a colorful Scottish friend ahead of a Scotland and Morocco match-up in Boston. The World Cup fever is strong as fans are drinking the city dry. It's day nine of the FIFA World Cup…...

6+ hour, 19+ min ago  (267+ words) PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. - Two people were killed and two others were injured when a large oak tree fell onto a pickup truck traveling in Putnam County early Friday morning, according to authorities. The crash happened around 6: 15 a. m. on Pea Ridge Road…...