Miles Montgomery
Digital Content Producer
Atlanta News First
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Miles Montgomery is a Providence, Rhode Island, native who moved down to Atlanta in March 2022.
He is very passionate about his neighborhood Fox Point, one of the most historic and important Cape Verdean neighborhoods in the U.S.
He has experience as a sports reporter, associate producer, assignment desk editor and digital content producer. He is a fan of all New England sports and hip-hop, naming Ludacris, T.I. Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy as his favorites.
Updated: 17 hours ago
|By Miles Montgomery
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms the victim in a deadly shooting was identified as 16-year-old Breasia Powell.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Miles Montgomery
Gwinnett County police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and one person injured late Saturday evening.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 12:41 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Police are investigating a shooting that left two men injured in southwest Atlanta late Saturday evening.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Atlanta police are investigating an early morning shooting that left a 23-year-old man injured early Sunday morning.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old boy was injured in a road rage-related shooting early Sunday morning.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 11:03 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
An arrest warrant has been issued for a teenager who is wanted in connection to a shooting on Friday evening, according to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 2:43 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The annual world’s largest traveling car show was held in the metro Atlanta area on Saturday.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 2:19 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Covington police officer who was shot while responding to a domestic dispute on Tuesday was released from Grady Hospital on Saturday afternoon.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The third busiest travel day ever for security checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was recorded on Friday, according to TSA Southeast.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 12:54 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Police are investigating after a hostage situation escalated to a shooting involving an officer early on Saturday morning.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 12:09 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
An investigation is underway after a 15-year-old boy was shot in the head on Friday afternoon. Investigators believe it was a “tragic accident.”
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 10:33 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The DeKalb County Police Department is set to host a virtual mental health forum on Saturday afternoon.
Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 7:22 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A teenager faces multiple charges in connection to the deadly shooting of another teenager in LaGrange early Saturday morning.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 11:19 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting involving a police officer on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 9:55 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The fourth shooting involving an officer in Georgia in the past 24 hours is under investigation after a Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a shooting at an apartment complex on Wednesday.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 8:15 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A 76-year-old man has died and three other people were injured after a crash on Wednesday afternoon, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and The Associated Press
The Atlanta community and music community are reacting to the news of the death of music icon Tina Turner.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Gwinnett County Police Department is searching for a woman they say is wanted for identity fraud.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 3:26 PM EDT
|By Eden Turner and Miles Montgomery
Rick Ross' June 3 car show will go on, his attorney tells Atlanta News First.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Natasha Pollard
A University of Georgia football player was arrested on Tuesday afternoon and faces multiple charges including reckless driving and speeding, according to Athens-Clarke County jail records.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 11:43 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Asia Wilson
A new task force was created as some Roswell leaders, business owners, and community members discussed a controversial pedestrian promenade plan that could impact businesses.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 8:14 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Four people were arrested after Bibb County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they seized illegal drugs, guns, and cash while patrolling a busy area in Bibb County.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 4:49 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Two people were arrested in connection to allegedly helping steal a car with a dog inside in northwest Atlanta on May 15, Atlanta police say.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:47 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery, Asia Wilson and Alexandra Parker
A shooting involving a police officer is under investigation in Brookhaven on Monday afternoon, police say.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 11:29 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A $10,000 reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of someone wanted for arson, according to a news release by the Marietta Fire Department.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Clayton County police are searching for a missing man with disabilities who was last seen on May 8.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 12:51 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Asia Wilson
An investigation is underway after a 72-year-old man was shot and killed in Commerce on Sunday morning.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 2:10 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
After being placed on a list of 500 Americans who were banned from entering Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responded on Saturday by saying he is “honored.”
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 12:32 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
An animal casting company is scheduled to host an open animal casting call in Cherokee County on Sunday afternoon.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Metro Atlanta faith leaders are continuing the nationwide push for the ban on menthol cigarettes and other menthol products.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 11:38 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
An investigation is underway after a Fulton County jail inmate was accused of digging a hole through a wall to lead an attack on another inmate, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office officials said.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Two people who tried to break up a fight that they witnessed near a Trader Joe’s parking lot in Buckhead were injured after being shot, Atlanta police said.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 1:07 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Atlanta rapper, actor, producer, and philanthropist Ludacris just received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, he announced on his Instagram page.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Grammy Award-winning music executive DJ Drama, best known as one of the most iconic music executives, producers, and DJs in the industry, has released dozens of classic mixtapes during the past two decades.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 10:38 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Asia Wilson
Storms have caused damage to power lines and caused trees and tree limbs to fall in parts of North Georgia on Tuesday evening.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 10:06 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Two 19-year-olds were arrested and face multiple charges after leading police on a chase in Cherokee County last week, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 9:20 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
DeKalb County police say they’re grateful for a tag reader system that helped them track down someone who had a warrant out for their arrest.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 8:54 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Two brothers were arrested after police seized drugs, money, and a Mossberg rifle during a traffic stop, Clayton County Sheriff’s Office said.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 5:20 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Asia Wilson
Police arrested a driver who was seen on surveillance video speeding and crashing into a preschool in Gainesville over the weekend.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 10:22 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A Spalding County Sheriff’s Office deputy has died after a long battle with cancer, the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday evening.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 7:33 PM EDT
|By Atlanta News First staff, Miles Montgomery and Jasmina Alston
A 38-year-old man was arrested and faces charges after the Department of Natural Resources says that the body of 56-year-old Joseph Upchurch was found after a boat crash Sunday night on Jackson Lake.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A 26-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after trying to stop someone from breaking into his car on Monday afternoon, Atlanta police said.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
707,313 total homes in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta metro area have pest problems, according to the study.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 5:44 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Starting Monday, May 15, the Atlanta Department of Transportation will start resurfacing the roughly 5-mile stretch of DeKalb Avenue and has issued a warning for potential traffic delays due to intermittent lane closures.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 11:31 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A welfare check was made at a business by Sandy Springs police just one day before the tragic death of one-year-old Nirvana Oliver, Sandy Springs police told Atlanta News First.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Chick-Fil-A College Football Hall of Fame stopped by Atlanta News First on Sunday morning to celebrate Mother’s Day and offer special gifts for mothers in the Georgia community.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 11:34 AM EDT
|By Talgat Almanov and Miles Montgomery
Deputies shot and killed a man while they were responding to a domestic dispute call in Senoia Saturday night.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 11:25 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A 40-year-old Georgia man was arrested on Friday and faces multiple charges in connection to the death of his wife, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 10:21 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office identified a 10-year-old girl who police say died in a pool in Atlanta on Saturday evening.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 10:04 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The Alzheimer’s Association of America has listed several ways to celebrate Mother’s Day if your mother or loved one lives with dementia.
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