Alpharetta GA

SMYRNA, Ga. — Drivers in Smyrna and Vinings will need to be on the lookout for lane closures this weekend on I-285, the Georgia Department of Transportation said on Friday. According to GDOT, crews will be out to work on a project along seven miles of I-285 in the area — from Collier Drive in Fulton County to Paces Ferry Road in Cobb County...

Event Name: Soul Street Block Party Festival, Gainesville Event Date & Time: Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Event Location: Midland Greenway, 682 Grove St., Gainesville Event Details: We’re bringing the block party energy to the streets with a high-vibe, family-friendly festival packed with music, food, shopping, and nonstop fun. This isn’t just a market — it’s a celebration of small businesses, local...

Jeffrey Parker, 64, of Canton was shot by an officer after shooting at them.

A 23-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after police say he used a screwdriver to assault and hold a house cleaner captive for hours in a Canton apartment.

The Georgia attorney general announced Thursday that a Cobb County grand jury indicted three people on arson charges following a 2022 firebomb attack on a training center contractor.

New principals at two East Cobb elementary schools were appointed for the 2026-27 school year on Thursday, and the retirement of another K-5 principal at a school in East Cobb was announced. The Cobb County School District said that Dr. Christina Moll will be the new principal at Addison Elementary...

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. - A stretch of Bells Ferry Road is closed after a vehicle crashed into a power pole, according to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office. The crash happened between Wyngate Parkway and Surrey Drive, where officials say the pole was left damaged and leaning over the roadway. Drivers...

LOGANVILLE, Ga. - A Lilburn man is behind bars after a coordinated investigation linked him to a multi-county arson spree that destroyed part of a Loganville shopping center. A Lilburn man is facing several charges after a series of fires broke out in Loganville on March 26. Investigators say the...

Authorities say a Flowery Branch daycare worker is behind bars after a 3-year-old in her care ended up injured and later treated for a nursemaid’s elbow. Susana Beatriz Mendoza Sandin, 61, who worked at Winnford Academy’s Flowery Branch center, is accused of injuring the child and now faces aggravated battery and second-degree child cruelty charges, according to the Hall County Sheriff’s...

A late-night argument inside a South Cobb Drive apartment turned bloody early Thursday, leaving a 32-year-old woman in the hospital after she was stabbed multiple times, according to Cobb County police. Officers say they found her at the scene and that she remains in critical but stable condition while detectives sort out whether the knife was used in self-defense. The...