Metro Atlanta high school placed on lockdown after receiving a threat, officials say
ATLANTA — A lockdown at a metro Atlanta high school has been lifted after the school received a threat, officials say. Atlanta Public Schools released a statement saying that Frederick Douglass High School was placed on lockdown after a threat was made against the school. The lockdown was lifted...
Facebook Marketplace sale in Athens goes bad when gun displayed
Two Gwinnett County women were robbed after they agreed to meet with a man after dark on Wednesday on an east Athens residential street to sell him a PlayStation game console. The man placed the PlayStation 5 in a bag, then told the women, “I’m not gonna lie. Y’all need to get outta here.” The thief, described in an...
“My name is Rex, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male brown/wheaten terrier. 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.
Bruno Mars is bringing ‘Romantic Tour’ to Georgia Tech stadium. When?
The "Romantic Tour" is coming to Atlanta — with a college twist. Bruno Mars and his musicians will take to Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Saturday, April 25, the university announced. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at noon E.T. on Jan. 15, while Georgia...
Alliance theater looking for the next Michael Jackson
"MJ: The Musical" holds open casting call at the Alliance Theatre to cast the touring production. Performing hopefuls are gathering in Atlanta to show off their stuff.
ICE protests continue in Metro Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Protests against ICE continued in metro Atlanta Friday after a Minneapolis woman was shot to death by an ICE officer. Friday marked the third day of protests against ICE following the death of Renee Good. “We have people who are being jerked off...
16-year-old boy reported missing in DeKalb County
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — DeKalb County police are asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old boy. Micah was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Friday leaving the 9300 block of Kensington Trail in Stonecrest. He’s 5 feet, 8 inches tall and 130 pounds. He was wearing a gray...
Efforts to close homeless encampments will start running out of money unless HUD releases...
ATLANTA — As Atlanta prepares for the global spotlight of the World Cup, housing advocates warn a key source of federal funding meant to move people out of encampments and into stable homes is at risk — caught between court orders and shifting federal policy. At issue is...
Metro Atlanta families ‘trapped’ in extended stay hotels, new study finds
ATLANTA - A new study has counted thousands of families in DeKalb County that have been staying in run-down extended-stay hotels for months, even years. It is part of a vicious cycle of poverty. The study from Georgia State University found more than 2,000 families living paycheck to paycheck in...
Tornado confirmed near Atlanta as severe weather, flash flooding slams the South
he threat for severe storms, including damaging winds, flooding and tornadoes, remains in effect for the Southeast through Saturday.
