New report shows data on homeless population in Fulton County
The report found an overall decrease in homelessness in Fulton of more than 28% from last year.
Driver charged with killing cyclist in Cherokee County crash
A Canton man has been arrested and charged with fatally striking a bicyclist in east Cherokee County on Sunday. According to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, at about 5:50 p.m. Sunday deputies responded to a fatal vehicle crash involving a cyclist on Sugar Pike Road near Canton. The cyclist, identified as Carlos...
58-year-old woman’s body found in Cobb County extended stay
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County police are investigating after a 58-year-old woman was found dead Sunday morning inside a room at the Extended Stay hotel on Powers Ferry Road. Officers were called to the hotel around 11:25 a.m. and discovered the woman deceased inside the residence. Detectives with the department’s...
Atlanta councilman backs sheriff’s call for new Fulton County Jail
FULTON COUNTY, Ga. - Four inmates were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital after being stabbed in separate incidents at the Fulton County Jail over a 48-hour period ending on Friday, officials confirmed. It follows yet another stabbing on Wednesday, when inmate Kelvin Watts was rushed to the hospital after being...
Second shooting in days at troubled Camelot Condos critically injures man
ATLANTA - A man is in critical condition after being shot multiple times Saturday night at a South Fulton apartment complex long known for violence and safety issues, police said. Shooting at Camelot Condos. What we know:. Officers responded to the Camelot Condominiums in the 5600 block of Old National...
Chip Allen to open JD’s On Main in downtown Woodstock
Chip Allen wants to bring the food traditions he grew up with on the Carolina coast to downtown Woodstock. The owner of JD’s Bar-B-Que restaurants in Acworth and Woodstock and JD’s On The Lake in Canton is planning an Oct. 29 opening for JD’s On Main at 8634 Main St. The site was the former location of Jekyll...
Man accused of using bad checks to steal cars has history dating back a...
With a Bentley neck tattoo, Mark Anthony Joseph makes no secret of his love of cars.
Victim says he was violently attacked ‘over nothing’ during road rage incident inside parking...
A road rage incident in Sandy Springs turned violent Tuesday night when a driver attacked another man in a parking garage.
Georgia Woman Sentenced to 40 Years for Trafficking and Pimping of Family Member
OREST PARK, GA – Virginia Anne Bates, 37, of Forest Park, pleaded guilty in DeKalb County to multiple charges of human trafficking and pimping after exploiting a 16-year-old relative and an 18-year-old female for commercial sex. As part of her sentence, Bates will serve the first 25 years in prison, followed by...
Exclusive video shows arrest of man accused of shooting at people randomly
Wood was apprehended after a dramatic chase down I-20, during which he drove the wrong way, endangering officers and other drivers, police said.