Two Pebblebrook High students charged after gun incident in school restroom
MABLETON, Ga - Two students have been charged after a fight inside Pebblebrook High School escalated when a gun was pulled, triggering a lockdown on campus. According to Cobb County Magistrate Court warrants, Jesus Arellano Hernandez and Isaac Morales Campos, both arrested Sept. 9, face multiple charges following the...
15 family-friendly things to do in metro Atlanta this weekend
From the King Center’s international expo and Gwinnett County Fair to Pup-A-Palooza in Johns Creek, here are 15 family-friendly doings in metro Atlanta for Sept. 12-14.
Former IT staffer claims he was discriminated against, unfairly blamed for Fulton County cyberattack
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Fulton County IT employee claims in a lawsuit that he was discriminated against and unfairly blamed for a cyberattack that crippled the county’s systems early last year. Omotade Adeniyi, a U.S. citizen originally from Nigeria, filed the lawsuit against Fulton County...
Fulton County begins collecting property taxes for Palmetto and Union City residents
Residents of Palmetto who live in Coweta County will not be affected.
Flags placed in remembrance of 9/11 stolen from Marietta business
MARIETTA — Mulkey Enterprises, a contracting business off of Old Highway 41, puts flags out in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks every year. For the last four years, those flags have been stolen. Executive Administrator Rita Blackwell has worked at Mulkey since 1993. She said the company lines the front lawn...
‘Trash and cats and rats’: Unkempt yard tests patience of neighbors in Cobb
Despite efforts by code enforcement and environmental health officials, the property owner says there are limits to what authorities can control on his land.
DeKalb County Taking Down Another Eyesore This Friday
DeKalb County plans to demolish an abandoned property in Decatur on September 12 as part of its fight against neighborhood blight and eyesores. Since 2019, DeKalb has tackled 438 blighted properties, aided by a comprehensive survey of property conditions completed in September 2020. The county’s cleanup efforts also...
Georgia Restaurant Erupts Into All-Out Brawl As Teens Get Wild During Late-Night Food Run:...
If there’s one thing Georgia knows all too well, it’s that late-night Waffle House runs can go from pancakes to pandemonium in the blink of an eye. The chain has practically become a cultural touchstone, not just for its scattered, smothered, and covered hash browns, but also for the viral fights that seem to break...
Church deacon, another man convicted of trafficking teen in exchange for rent money
One was sentenced to life in prison, while the other received a 50-year sentence.
Man sentenced in 2020 shooting death of 8-Year-Old Secoriea Turner
McKinney was sentenced to 40 years, with 20 to serve in prison.