Damaged power pole closes Church Street in Marietta, police advise detours
MARIETTA, Ga. — A major street in Marietta is closed this morning due to a damaged power pole. Church Street is closed between Hillside and Sessions, according to the Marietta Police Department. The power company is planning to replace the pole, but for now, motorists are asked to avoid the area and take alternate routes for the next several hours.
Ramp closures coming to I-75, I-85 as GDOT upgrades lighting
The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing some lanes on Interstates 75 and 85, “The Downtown Connector.”
Family of Justin Tucker speaks after Sandy Springs murder arrests
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. - The family of a man shot and killed at a Sandy Springs apartment complex earlier this week is speaking out following the arrest of two suspects. Robert Destin, the uncle of 29-year-old Justin Tucker, says the family is shaken but relieved that arrests were made quickly. Destin described his nephew as a man who lived to encourage others and...
Gwinnett County police hosting free car seat checkup event
The Gwinnett County Police Department’s Community Affairs Section will host a free Child Passenger Car Seat Checkup event at Target in Lawrenceville on April 23. The store is at 875 Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and the event will take place on Thursday, April 23, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A car seat checkup event is a free, educational session where certified Child Passenger Safety...
2 detained after man runs through metro Atlanta neighborhood with rifle
A mass of Coweta County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Georgia State Patrol officers are out in a neighborhood near East Coweta High School. A Channel 2 Action News photographer is there, where GSP said they are supporting the sheriff’s office in a search for someone in the area.
Stiff Winds And Bone-Dry Air Put Metro Atlanta Under Red Flag Warning
Atlanta wakes up Sunday to cloudy skies and about 54°F at Hartsfield-Jackson, with a cold front sliding through this morning. A weakening band of showers brings a brief chance of light rain before 8 a.m., but most neighborhoods should stay dry after that. A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 19, with northwest winds of...
Metro Atlanta home burns in early Friday blaze
The Alpharetta Fire Department said a home in the city burned early on Friday morning.
Man who showed up wearing body armor to supervise child visitation with his wife’s...
A 37-year-old Georgia man is headed to prison for decades after he shot his wife's ex-fiance to death while preparing to supervise a child visitation session. Nicholas Michael Mimms was sentenced to life in prison for the shooting death of 31-year-old Eduardo "Eddie" Gilberto Figueroa, the Cherokee County District Attorney's Office said. In February, a jury convicted Mimms of...
Person shot on MARTA bus near Columbia Drive
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A shooting on a bus at a busy DeKalb County intersection sent one person to the hospital Saturday evening. Officers responded to the intersection of Columbia Drive and Memorial Drive at approximately 7 PM following reports of a person shot on a bus. DeKalb County police were already at the scene when additional officers arrived.
Woman found shot, dead at metro Atlanta home; person of interest in custody
The Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman at a home on Heritage Crossing.
