Marietta car break-ins rise in Rockford Township and Lee’s Crossing
MARIETTA, Ga. - Police are warning residents to stay alert after unseasonably warm weather contributed to a recent uptick in car break-ins across several Marietta neighborhoods. Here's What It Should Cost A 24-Hour Walk-in Shower UpgradeHB - Walk-in Showers |. Marietta neighborhoods targeted by thieves. What we...
New Atlanta Skilled Trade School Now Accepting Student Enrollments
The campus opening is part of StrataTech Education Group’s growth and expansion strategy bringing hands-on career training to Georgia’s thriving skilled trades sector. StrataTech Education Group (StrataTech), a leading operator of skilled-trade schools, including The Refrigeration School, Inc. (RSI) in Phoenix and...
Father accused of deadly shooting of daughter, then himself after bodies found in Cherokee...
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a dad allegedly shot and killed his daughter and then himself on Tuesday. According to the sheriff's office, the father sent a text of a location deep in the woods to his brother-in-law. When the brother-in-law arrived in the area,...
Skeletal remains found off I-75 in Cobb County
Officers responded to the Chastain Road exit around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday and found the remains in the area.
DeKalb teacher says he’s been fighting for months to get raise that’s in his...
Three other teachers said they are facing similar issues.
“My name is Comet, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male white/brown hound. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter Catalog.
Police tape blocks off yard as officers investigate after woman found with multiple gunshot...
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — There's an active investigation in DeKalb County Wednesday evening where multiple officers responded to the scene of a shooting. DeKalb County Police said they responded to the 3800 block of Leisure Woods Drive around 5:20 p.m. A woman was located with multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to the...
Police say man tossed meth during 112 mph chase
Kenneth Robert Taylor, 49, of Hiram, is accused of throwing two plastic bags, both containing methamphetamine, out of his 2025 Ford Ranger while fleeing law enforcement on Dec. 19 at 5:17 p.m. at the intersection of Oak Ridge Road and Ivy Pointe Row in Austell. The thrown bags were retrieved and their total weight...
DeKalb County families turn to extended-stay hotels as rents soar
A Georgia State University study reveals that more than 2,004 households — including at least 1,635 children — are currently residing in hotels across DeKalb County, as housing costs exceed wages and availability.
Boy, 15, Accused of Fatally Shooting Uber Driver, a 58-Year-Old Father of 2, Before...
A Georgia teenager has been charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot an Uber driver and left the victim’s body on a roadway on New Year’s Day. Police in the Atlanta suburb of Lawrenceville announced that 15-year-old Christian Simmons is being charged as an adult in connection with the death of Cesar...
