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.

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:

New reports show Atlanta streets are getting safer. Crime dropped for the third year in a row. Homicides are down 32-percent. That’s well ahead of the national rate. The city credits a comprehensive approach to reducing crime.

With the Premier League Summer Series heading to Georgia next week, it is a huge 12 months for Atlanta as it aims to be known as the undisputed hub of soccer in America.

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 — 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.

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.

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

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.

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