Alpharetta GA

Alpharetta, GA, January 30, 2026: A social media post that spread rapidly within community networks earlier this week described a disturbing account of a woman allegedly found in freezing conditions near the Fiserv parking area in Alpharetta, claiming she had been kidnapped and held against her will for more than a...

This week, the Marietta City Council approved a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the city took property without compensation when building Elizabeth Porter Park. The council voted 6-0, with Councilman Carlyle Kent absent, to approve a settlement for a lawsuit filed in 2020 by Ray Summerour. The settlement includes...

A Forsyth County man is behind bars after deputies said he broke into the same gas station twice in January.

A retired couple from Georgia has lost nearly $800,000, their entire life savings, to an intricate cryptocurrency scam, featuring a deceptive mobile trading app and an AI-crafted "ghost site" designed to falsify the appearance of their investments. The couple, who fell prey to a phishing operation via WhatsApp, has...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A human trafficking operation based in Atlantic Station was allegedly run from inside the Fulton County Jail for nearly a year, according to a warrant obtained by Atlanta News First on Thursday. The warrant detailed what investigators say was an operation run by...

Local entrepreneurs Priya Raje and Samir Shah recently announced the opening of Lotus Farmacy, Gwinnett County’s first medical cannabis pharmacy, which touts a patient-first, healthcare-focused approach to medical cannabis. Lotus Farmacy was created to provide a professional, welcoming and stigma-free environment for...

Georgia residents Kenneth G. Akpieyi and Emuobosan Emmanuella Hall have been sentenced for their roles in a multi-million dollar romance scam. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office release, Akpieyi, 45, of Marietta, received 25 years in prison, while Hall, 45, of Atlanta, was sentenced to 8 years. The scheme...

When Scott McCray sought to expand his culinary footprint in metro Atlanta, one of the first places he visited was downtown Lawrenceville. McCray, who owns and operates McCray’s Tavern and Perry Street Chophouse on Lawrenceville’s downtown Square, remembered that the location he wanted was unavailable at the time, so...

Toll Brothers opened Ledgestone, the homebuilder’s first Gwinnett County development. Located at 1641 Ledgestone Way in Lawrenceville, the neighborhood will feature two-story, single-family homes starting at $1 million. Layouts range from 3,674 to 4,674 square feet with five bedrooms, four to 5.5 bathrooms and...

A routine traffic stop in Gwinnett County quickly turned into a medical emergency after a driver told officers she had swallowed fentanyl.