1+ hour, 17+ min ago (87+ words) A man is dead after getting shot in west Midtown on Monday evening, according to police. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A man is dead after getting shot in northwest Atlanta on Monday evening, according to police. The shooting took place at 464 Bishop St. NW, where officers found a man with a gunshot wound in his car. He was pronounced dead on the scene, according to police. No other details have been provided. This is a developing story. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates....

1+ hour, 55+ min ago (453+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " With the Federal Aviation Administration predicting Tuesday as the peak travel day " about 52,000 flights scheduled nationwide " the holiday rush is already pushing U.S. air travel to new records. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport reported at least four cancellations and just at least 103 delays by Monday evening. Some travelers are skipping the airports altogether. More than 1.3 million additional people are choosing to drive this year compared with last year, according to AAA. The agency says a record-breaking 73 million people are expected to hit the road for Thanksgiving, making driving the most popular way to reach holiday destinations. Atlanta News First has guidance to help you avoid major highway congestion, outlining the best and worst times for road travel during the holiday period. As the numbers of travelers climb, the Trump administration is rolling out a new message for…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago (568+ words) ROME, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Perhaps it's no surprise that for such an opinionated politician, you'll hear a wide range of opinions of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her sudden resignation in her northwest Georgia district. "I don't necessarily agree with everything she was expounding on, but I think she's done a fine job for us," said one military veteran. "In the end she actually surprised me, but I thought, "Good, you do have some scruples," said a Democrat who moved to Floyd County from California five years ago. "I like most of her stances on what she wants to happen in the state of Georgia. I just like her agenda," said one Republican named Jeff. For every comment of admiration or respect of the three-term representative, there were just as many comments of rebuke or exasperation. "I think a…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago (83+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A man has barricaded himself in a northwest Atlanta home on Monday night, according to police. Atlanta police said they responded to "a dispute" at a home on the 500 block of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, in the Bankhead neighborhood, where a man "locked himself inside of the location after making contact with officers." Police said no injuries have been reported. Further details were not released. Check back with Atlanta News First for updates on this developing story....

4+ hour, 23+ min ago (415+ words) SMYRNA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " As Thanksgiving approaches, two teenagers have found their friendship deepened by a shared battle against cancer. Camilo Henao and J.P. Thomas, classmates at Whitefield Academy, helped each other through separate cancer diagnoses this year, culminating in ringing the victory bell together at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta on Friday, Nov. 21. Thomas first noticed symptoms in May when his knee started hurting. What doctors initially thought might be a meniscus tear from playing tennis turned out to be something much worse. "There were spots all over my body," Thomas said. "I had them on my skull, shoulders, arms, hip and legs." Doctors diagnosed Thomas with Burkitt's lymphoma, a rare type of pediatric cancer. Treatment began immediately at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, with Henao at his side. "I was like, "Dang, that has to suck," Henao said of watching…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago (210+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A Morehouse College student is facing charges in the alleged attack of a Clark Atlanta University student. 21-year-old Matthew Gonzales Forestine was charged with aggravated assault and terroristic threats for allegedly joining in on an attack against a young woman on Thursday. Atlanta Police said the young woman, who is a Clark Atlanta University student, was riding a bus to an apartment building on Luckie Street, when a man stepped on her foot and walked away as if nothing happened. According to investigators, the woman said something to the man about what happened and she then claims the man's girlfriend confronted and pushed her. The woman told officers the man then joined into the assault, attempting to choke her, until witnesses broke it up. Nearby residents who heard about the incident told Atlanta News First…...

7+ hour, 34+ min ago (358+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Newly released police body camera video shows officers rescue a trapped man after an explosion that nearly destroyed an apartment building in Downtown Atlanta last week. Fire officials said the explosion happened around 10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Northside Plaza apartment complex, located on Markham Street, across the street from Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The explosion resulted in one man being taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition and 19 families being displaced, according to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. On Monday, Atlanta police released bodycam video that shows officers rush to the badly damaged building soon after the explosion. "Officers moved quickly to check for injured persons as a strong odor of gas remained in the area," Atlanta police said in a statement Monday. "They heard yelling from the building, indicating someone was still trapped inside the…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago (320+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A Snellville man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after carrying out a shooting rampage that targeted multiple former high-school classmates, officials said Monday. Jet Horne, 20, was found guilty of criminal attempt to commit a felony, six counts of aggravated assault, eight counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, three counts of first-degree criminal damage to property and one count of hijacking a motor vehicle. He was sentenced to 30 years, with 25 to serve in prison. The first attack happened around 11 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2024. Prosecutors said Horne ambushed a former high school basketball teammate outside his home when he was returning from work. Horne shot the victim eight times, leaving him critically injured. On March 22, another former teammate of Horne's was sitting in his car, parked in front of his house,…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago (507+ words) DALLAS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " With the abrupt resignation last week of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Georgia's 14th Congressional district will soon be in need of a new member of Congress. "I do not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president that we all fought for," Greene said in the Friday resignation video. "I refuse to be a battered wife, hoping it all goes away and gets better." Greene and Trump had been hurdling towards a fallout for months, after Greene opposed portions of Trump's so-called "big, beautiful" budget bill, the GOP's desire to end Affordable Care Act health care subsidies, and the contentious release of documents tied to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump had called Greene a "traitor" in several online posts and did so again upon her…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago (322+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " With Thanksgiving a few days away, people arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to head out for the holiday on Monday. However, the world's busiest airport wasn't so busy on Monday morning, with some travelers expecting the worst. "I got here three hours early, and I'm really excited that there's no line here, and I couldn't be happier," said Mark Small, who is traveling to Orlando for a cruise for the holiday. Airport officials expect more than 4 million people to pass through for the Thanksgiving season. The Federal Aviation Administration said this year's Thanksgiving travel period is expected to be the busiest in 15 years. The agency said Tuesday will be the peak travel day, with more than 52,000 forecasted flights. RELATED: Thanksgiving travel expected to be busiest in 15 years, FAA says Jeremy Stein, who's traveling to…...