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: Jul. 26, 2023 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Debra Worley
An officer was called to remove a boy asking neighbors if he could do yard work to earn money. Officers gave him a special surprise instead.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2023 at 1:15 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Jordan Gartner
Police say a man died after he tried to stop his car from rolling backward.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press, Rachel Aragon and Miles Montgomery
Atlanta Braves executives say business will continue as usual under a new ownership structure following a spinoff from Liberty Media. Perhaps most notable is fans will be able to purchase stock in the newly created Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc., and become owners of the team.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 2:10 PM EDT
|By Ellie Parker, Miles Montgomery and Andrew McMunn
The beaver reportedly bit the girl Saturday and was killed by the girl’s father after.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 at 6:43 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
A South Fulton police report obtained by Atlanta News First detailed what led up to the arrest of Mayor Khalid Kamau on Saturday.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2023 at 10:59 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery, Brittany Ford and Talgat Almanov
South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau faces multiple charges after being arrested on Saturday morning, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office told Atlanta News First.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2023 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Dozens of UPS workers gathered outside a facility to practice a potential picket line as negotiations between UPS and its employees from all over the United States reached a stalemate.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2023 at 9:25 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery, Asia Wilson and Gray News staff
“Incendiary devices” were found after an early morning fire inside the parking deck of an old Atlanta Police Training Academy Saturday morning, the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department said.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2023 at 11:16 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Asia Wilson
An investigation is underway after “incendiary devices” were found after an early morning fire inside the parking deck of an old Atlanta Police Academy early on Saturday morning, the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department said.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2023 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
Several Georgia state leaders and politicians including Gov. Brian Kemp spoke out after several people holding signs with hateful messages and a Nazi flag protested outside the Chabad Lubavitch, a Jewish community center in Marietta on Saturday evening.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2023 at 7:56 AM EDT
|By Brittany Ford, Miles Montgomery and Amanda Alvarado
The president of the county NAACP said the post shows negligence by the department.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2023 at 11:36 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Amanda Alvarado
The shooting happened outside of the lounge.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 5:26 AM EDT
|By Mariya Murrow, Jennifer Lifsey, Miles Montgomery and Gray News staff
Police say more than one gun was fired and more than one vehicle was involved in the incident.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 12:11 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Gray News staff
The shooting happened at an overnight "unauthorized gathering" outside the high school, the school district said.
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. 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. 12, 2023 at 5:08 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Karli Barnett
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to return to Atlanta on Friday, May 12.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 6:43 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The man who Atlanta police say fired a gun inside Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in November 2021 has been sentenced to 10 years in a negotiated plea deal, according to the United States District Court Northern District of Georgia Atlanta Division.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 7:58 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The University of Georgia football team has declined an invitation from the White House to celebrate the team winning consecutive NCAA championships, UGA Athletic Association officials told Atlanta News First.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 10:28 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The founder of popular Georgia restaurant chains has died at the age of 69, officials announced.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 5:01 AM EDT
|By Jamarlo Phillips and Miles Montgomery
A 13-year-old boy wanted in connection with the shooting death of a 20-year-old man in LaGrange earlier this month has been arrested.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 12:05 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The autopsy report on the death of a protestor at the future site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center has been released.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 8:21 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Jordan Gartner
An investigation is underway after a recruit died at a Marine Corps training center.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 7:31 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery, Jamarlo Phillips and Jordan Gartner
A university is mourning the loss of one of its soccer players.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 10:55 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Jamarlo Phillips
An investigation is underway after a 21-year-old Mercer University men’s soccer player suffered cardiac arrest and died while playing a pickup soccer game on Monday evening, officials confirmed to Atlanta News First.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2023 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By Jasmina Alston, Miles Montgomery and Jamarlo Phillips
A deadly fungal infection is spreading at an alarming rate, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Chelsea Beimfohr
Someone in the Georgia neighborhood claimed it was not the first time she had seen the large animals out.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 3:35 PM EDT
|By Bridget Spencer and Miles Montgomery
The HB 147 bill that makes annual active shooter drills mandatory in Georgia classrooms passed on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
A 450-foot mural honoring former U.S. president and Georgia native Jimmy Carter was placed on Georgia’s Own Credit Union building overlooking Atlanta’s skyline by an Atlanta-based artist, officials say.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 5:50 AM EST
|By Ellie Parker, Miles Montgomery and Atlanta News First staff
According to the warrant application, Bryant is suspected of rape and murder then dumping Morales’ naked body in the woods.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 9:15 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
The world-renowned Trap Music Museum hosted its annual “Black Currency” event celebrating art, entrepreneurship, entertainment, and Atlanta-based black-owned businesses in honor of Black History Month.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 12:49 PM EST
|By Amanda Alvarado and Miles Montgomery
Stetson Bennett was arrested in Texas early Sunday morning.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 4:46 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
Police are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in southwest Atlanta late Saturday evening.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2023 at 10:11 AM EST
|By Amanda Alvarado and Miles Montgomery
Two other members of the football program were injured in the crash and remain in stable condition.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 11:08 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
Several Georgia Bulldogs fans received a big surprise ahead of the holidays.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2022 at 8:25 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
An international fugitive and child sexual predator was captured and arrested in Mexico and extradited to Georgia after spending five years on the run.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 7:26 AM EST
|By Jamarlo Phillips and Miles Montgomery
Atlanta Police released video footage from the night of the shooting during a news conference Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2022 at 11:50 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery, Jasmina Alston and Gray News staff
Police say the incident happened after a group of juveniles was escorted off the property of an open air mall.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Miles Montgomery
A 31-year-old man faces multiple charges after threatening to “shoot up the place” at Southlake Mall on Friday afternoon.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 12:56 PM EDT
|By Mariya Murrow, Miles Montgomery and Sawyer Buccy
The 2022 Atlanta Pride Festival kicks off with thousands in attendance! PeachtreeTV has your LIVE coverage!
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 7:32 AM EDT
|By Bridget Spencer and Miles Montgomery
For several years, nine-year-old Austin Thomason was used to being bullied at school, and let down on his birthday.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
The funeral arrangements have been announced for the two deputies who were killed while attempting to serve a warrant at a Marietta home on Thursday evening.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 7:13 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Bridget Spencer
Several families have been displaced as the areas around Chattooga County and Floyd County continue to experience heavy flooding and storms.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2022 at 10:18 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Tori Cooper
The Caring For Others nonprofit team has spent the week collecting water donations to send to our neighbors in Jackson, Mississippi, who were ravaged by severe flooding in the Pearl River last week.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 10:52 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell, Rachel Aragon and Miles Montgomery
The northwest Georgia congresswoman has been 'swatted' for two straight mornings.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 12:38 PM EDT
|By Lauren Sennet, Miles Montgomery and Emily Van de Riet
A 4-year-old girl is dead after Georgia police said she found a loaded gun in the backseat of a car and accidentally shot herself.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 12:23 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Emily Van de Riet
A couple in Georgia were arrested after detectives say they produced homemade child sexual abuse material with at least one adoptive child who lived in their home.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2022 at 11:37 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Gray News staff
This marks the third reported fatal shooting in Atlanta in a three-hour span.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
According to officials, a federal arrest warrant has been issued by the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia for 24-year-old Joshuia Jonathon Luke Brown. Brown was charged by police with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and impeding a federal official.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2022 at 10:38 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and The Associated Press
The Cleveland Browns traded for former Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson earlier this offseason. He will miss the first six games, including the Atlanta Falcons game scheduled on Oct. 2.