Atlanta steps up security on Edgewood Ave. as community leaders search for gun violence...
In response to Monday’s deadly mass shooting on Edgewood Avenue that left one person dead and 10 others injured, Atlanta police are increasing patrols and setting up additional cameras in the area.
Chick-Fil-A drops another spot in USA Today’s 10 best fast food restaurants. What’s No....
Chick-Fil-A , Georgia's own fast food giant , has dropped another spot in USA Today’s 10Best reader-voted list of top fast food restaurants in America . The chicken chain, headquartered in Atlanta and founded in Hapeville in 1946, now sits at No. 4 in the U.S . Here's more. What chains beat Chick-fil-A? Del Taco tops...
Cobb Superior Court Clerk booked into jail
Cobb County Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor was booked into the Cobb jail Friday morning, the day after she was indicted on felony charges of destroying public records and violating her oath of office. Taylor was booked into the jail around 7 a.m. Friday, according to jail records. She was processed, had her mug...
Heroic Grovetown veteran prevents cockpit breach on Delta flight
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WJBF) – A Grovetown veteran is being called a hero after she stopped a passenger from storming the cockpit on a flight. Nicole Pruitt was on board Delta Flight 937 from Atlanta to Tucson on July 16th. About 20 minutes after takeoff she saw another passenger walk to the cockpit. Pruitt said the […]
Reward increases to $25K in Katie Janness stabbing death at Piedmont Park
Reward increased to $25,000 in Piedmont Park stabbing death of Katie Janness
Man shoots at police during search warrant operation in Austell, officers say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Several people were arrested after a search warrant operation turned into a SWAT standoff at an Austell home on Thursday night, according to Cobb County police. The incident happened at around 8:25 p.m. as the Marietta-Cobb-Smyrna Narcotics Task Force combed through a home in...
Off-duty officer honored after saving 4-year-old girl from drowning at community pool
Off-duty Duluth police officer Preston Marsh saved a 4-year-old girl from drowning at a pool, earning recognition for his quick and heroic actions. Marsh was honored at Piedmont Eastside Hospital's First Friday Heroes program, where Duluth Police Chief praised his instinctive response even while off duty. Despite...
Dad of three chasing suspected thief fatally shot just a week after welcoming baby
A DeKalb County father was tragically killed, allegedly in pursuit of a thief. Sharon Jennings is appealing for answers after her son, Derek Cummings, died just days after welcoming his third child. The 32-year-old truck driver, who also ran a lawn care service, was working outside a daycare on Columbia Drive on July...
Buford man found guilty in shooting deaths of mother and her teen son
Adams was captured by police in Laredo, Texas trying to get into Mexico on a fake name and no passport.
Gwinnett Police Sergeant Calls It Quits After Three Decades of Service
After 30 years of keeping communities safe, Sergeant Eric Rooks is hanging up his badge and trading his patrol car for retirement. Rooks started his law enforcement career back in 1994. He attended police academy in Tampa, Florida, before getting his first job with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office in New Port...
