Alpharetta GA

ATLANTA — A repeat offender with multiple prior convictions has been sentenced in a federal drug trafficking case involving fentanyl, methamphetamine and other narcotics, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia. Usoro E. McWhorter, 48, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison followed by...

Marietta police are investigating a human trafficking case after an 18-year-old woman reported she was raped at a hotel early Wednesday morning.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A heavy law enforcement presence lined a quiet stretch of Land Road in Cherokee County’s Clayton Community on Thursday evening after deputies discovered a body inside a barn on a rural property. Deputies were called just after 4 p.m. to the 2800 block of...

The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre, 117 North Park Square in Marietta, will have auditions for Cobb Idol 2026. Cobb Idol is a live concert competition taking place at 8 p.m. on Aug. 21 at the Strand Theatre. It will have both a panel of judges and an audience vote. Singers will perform with live band accompaniment. Cobb Idol is a fundraiser benefitting...

Creekview High School senior Ayden Holcomb signs his intent to pursue a career in construction. The Cherokee County School District is celebrating graduating seniors who plan to pursue careers in skilled professions!. The District joined Be Pro Be Proud Georgia, Cherokee Office of Economic Development, and Chattahoochee Technical College this...

A Canton man has been arrested after attempting to meet someone he thought was a teenage boy for sex, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office announced. On Thursday morning CSO Internet Crimes Against Children Unit detectives arrested Robert Bagwell, 71 of Canton, at an undisclosed location in Woodstock. According to the sheriff's office, Bagwell had traveled there to meet someone whom he thought was a 14...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man accused of stealing Pokémon cards worth thousands of dollars has been arrested, according to Gwinnett County police. Oscar Reyes Montero Stewart, a 33-year-old from Acworth, faces several charges, including second-degree burglary, second-degree criminal damage to property and two gun-related counts.

The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a female black/white pointer. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter Catalog.

The overnight storm that moved through metro Atlanta and North Georgia brought down a large tree in Sandy Springs. Marc Teichner reporting.

Authorities found Mendoza less than 24 hours later near Redi Road in central Forsyth County.