ATLANTA — Atlanta police have identified a man accused of killing his mother and boyfriend before holding another woman at knifepoint during a SWAT standoff. Neil Russell, 44, is currently being held in the Fulton County Jail on charges of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and possession of a knife during the commission of a crime.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and TCM will team up this fall to present a gala evening of excerpts from the scores to “iconic” Jewish-themed films, the organizations announced Wednesday.

But then there’s the recent tale of Atlanta-area data engineer Chris Martin, who traded in his family’s two cars for a Ford Explorer. You might think that revised Ford’s $49,000 price tag to … an even swap?

U.S. Marshals tracked down two of the men suspected of gunning down an 18-year-old outside an Atlanta food mart to Michigan.

The legendary rap group — made up of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa and previously, the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard — will kick off their final tour this summer.

ATLANTA - A woman was arrested in Atlanta over the weekend, charged with shooting a man in the butt during an argument. It happened early Sunday morning, just after midnight. Atlanta police responded to a shooting in the 1800 block of Charleston Avenue SE.

ATLANTA — Police are investigating after a 31-year-old man was injured in a shooting in northeast Atlanta early on Sunday morning. Officers responded to the 200 block of Auburn Avenue after ...

South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years. Since the Supreme Court lifted its ban on capital punishment in 1976,