Shields is based on Metropolitan Parkway on Atlanta’s southside, a community that has struggled with crime for decades. But city data shows that Atlanta police Zones 3 and Zone 4 have seen sharp drops in both violent crime and property crime so far this year compared to last year. Combined:

Roddrick Teasley was sentenced to life in prison plus five years for the 2022 murder of 17-year-old Drevion Matthew outside an Atlanta apartment building.

Releasing the beloved Grady Jarrett was tough for Atlanta Falcons fans to handle. Given the financial crisis that Atlanta has found itself in recently, moving Grady Jarrett saved the team $16.25 million in cap space.

Beyoncé’s "Cowboy Carter" tour is having a significant economic and cultural impact on Atlanta, experts say — similar to other cities on the tour.

ATLANTA — One person is dead following a shooting Friday evening in a shopping plaza in Atlanta's Sylvan Hills neighborhood. According to Atlanta Police, officers responded just before 6 p.m. to the 2800 block of Lakewood Ave. SW and found a victim with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

ATLANTA — More people in Atlanta are reporting the theft of electronic bicycles, which are growing in popularity and, in some cases, cost thousands of dollars.

In 2018 Georgia and Atlanta leaders celebrated a coup: convincing Norfolk Southern to move its headquarters to Midtown Atlanta. Now, that HQ and its jobs could be at risk.

Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson and husband Christian Huff, who are expecting their third baby together, detailed their car being broken into in Atlanta.

ATLANTA — A cookout inside an Atlanta park ended with one person dead and five others injured. The shooting happened Thursday night around 9:45 p.m. at Empire Park on Oak Drive in southeast Atlanta. Since our first report on WSB Tonight at 11 p.m ., we have now learned a teen who died at the scene was just 17 years old.

The Atlanta Bread Company in the Cherrydale area of Greenville is closed and announced what is moving into the space.

However, those plans now lay in tatters. The Atlanta-area couple fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam that cost them $800,000 they had set aside for retirement. It started with an innocent-sounding WhatsApp message from a stranger about an investment opportunity. Jerry was encouraged to make small investments using a trading app.