A man accused of shooting another man in the normally quiet Decatur Library has been taken into custody, police said.

Homicides dropped an average of 21% nationwide in 2025, according to a new study, and major police departments including Atlanta's reflected decreases.

Although long-term clinical research is sparse, studies and surveys show support for cellphone bans.

Proponents say it addresses squatters; critics worry it could erase Georgia Supreme Court protections for families living in hotels.

The 25-year-old officer, who had been on the job less than a year, was fatally shot and another was critically injured responding to a fraud call at an Atlanta hotel.

Atlanta's and Decatur’s reparations committees are far from issuing recommendations for specific actions their cities should take.

Bad weather postponed or canceled many anti-ICE protests in metro Atlanta on Saturday, but a few protestors on both sides of the issue turned up anyway.

Some students compare their protests to what young people did during the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War.

Saturday will also feature a rally in support of President Donald Trump and immigration enforcement.

Commissioners want to hear from the county attorney before voting on legislation demanding that ICE cease operations in residential areas of DeKalb County.