Alpharetta GA

A 27-year-old motorcyclist from Jasper was killed Tuesday afternoon when a passenger car turned into his path on East Cherokee Drive near Cumming Highway in the Macedonia area of Cherokee County, authorities said. The victim was identified as Nicholas Rider of Jasper. According to 95.5 WSB, deputies were called to...

The Dawg House Burgers and More, LLC has officially filed for bankruptcy. The casual dining eatery’s decision is prompted by a large amount of debt. Operations are expected to continue as normal for patrons at the Buford, Georgia-based establishment.​. Buford Burger Spot Files for Chapter 11. The company filed...

News of plans to open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Oakwood is amplifying fears about racial profiling among some people of color in nearby Gwinnett County. That includes Mulberry, Georgia, resident Tracey Fisher. Fisher serves as district director for the Georgia Federation of Democratic...

On Jan. 28, 2026, a federal judge in New Orleans handed a Marietta man a 25-year prison sentence for a sweeping romance scam that prosecutors say zeroed in on mostly older, widowed women across Louisiana and beyond. What started as friendly exchanges on Facebook and Instagram morphed into private chats where scammers...

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man shot and killed by Cobb Police when responding to reports of gunfire on Monday. The GBI identified the suspect as 27-year-old Hermelindo Estuardo Morente Tista of Guatemala. Cobb Police contacted the GBI to investigate the incident following the shooting. ...

The parent company behind FanDuel Sports Network plans to shut down two Atlanta-area offices and may lay off up to 74 workers, a local aftershock from the loss of the Braves’ television rights. The move would affect space at Midtown’s Colony Square, a Doraville office and employees who work remotely.

Three men are accused of impersonating police officers during a home invasion.

ATLANTA — Newly-obtained records reveal multiple complaints filed against a Fulton County Schools resource officer officer who was seen on video tasing a student on a school bus the week before Christmas. 11Alive first aired the video in December. It shows Officer Jimmy Durden deploying his Taser on 18-year-old...

Yes. Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes are allowed on most sidewalks and multi-use paths, while Class 3 e-bikes must be ridden on roads only. All e-bikes are prohibited inside city parks. The Johns Creek City Council in Georgia has officially adopted new electric bike regulations designed to clarify where...

SPARTA, Ga. — In 1850, Andrew Benjamin Tarbutton enslaved 25 people in central Georgia. A year later, he purchased more than a dozen additional people off the docks in Savannah and marched them toward his home, setting the foundation for his family’s generational wealth. Four generations later, a...