Buford Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking and Firearm Possession After GBI and Gwinnett County...
In a coordinated law enforcement effort, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) and the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office brought a 59-year-old Buford man into custody facing serious charges. Marvin Stanley Cottrell has been charged with Trafficking Cocaine and Firearm Possession by a Felon. The arrest was the...
‘Special Friends Day’ at North Georgia State Fair
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - The North Georgia State Fair is underway at Jim Miller Park, drawing more than 350,000 people each year. But this weekend, a smaller group had the entire fair to themselves. Home Battery Backup for San Jose HomesControl your home's energy on your terms. Sunrun makes it...
‘I’ll leave with my head held high’ | Hispanic journalist facing deportation pens letter
Woman dies after being shot by burglars at her home, DeKalb County police say. Three suspects are wanted after being involved in a home invasion that resulted in the shooting death of a woman in DeKalb County. Toddler dies after being left strapped in car seat; parents face murder charges,...
3 days after toddler drowns in Decatur pool, family wants answers
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An investigation is ongoing after a 2-year-old drowned at the Oakhurst pool on East Lake Drive Friday afternoon. Poppy Pepper’s family attorney said she was at the pool for a kick-off event for her older brother’s swim team when it happened. Attorney...
Lawsuit: Heirs wrongly charged property taxes years after loved ones died in Fulton County
Two class-action lawsuits were filed this month claiming Fulton County illegally charged heirs property taxes they were previously exempt from.
Slain burglary suspect was ‘taking his clothes off, smashing stuff,’ family says
A family member described how he entered the house.
VIDEO: DeKalb woman shot and killed while confronting suspected burglars
The DeKalb County Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying burglary suspects connected to a deadly shooting.
Inmate dies at DeKalb County Jail, sheriff’s office says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An inmate died at the DeKalb County Jail over the weekend, the sheriff’s office announced Monday. Larynz Redd, 27, of Decatur, was found unresponsive in the jail on Saturday morning. On-site medical staffers and DeKalb EMS tried to revive Redd, but he was pronounced dead.
Five people arrested following drug bust in Georgia
GEORGIA — Federal authorities say more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine were seized in two separate drug busts in DeKalb County, leading to the arrest of five men. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Monday that Wilber Castellanos Villazana, Yamilet Calixto Sotelo, Jorge Lorenzo Manzanarez,...
Former Atlanta Mayor, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms to hold meet-and-greet Tuesday with...
ALBANY, Ga. — On Tuesday, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will visit Albany to meet with local community leaders, elected officials, and business leaders as part of her “Standing Up for Georgia” tour across the state. Bottoms is a Democratic candidate for Governor of Georgia. Bottoms...

















