Aetna denies in-patient coverage but continues out-patient treatment for man who had brain tumor...
ROSWELL, Georgia — The 11Alive Help Desk has been following developments in a Roswell mother's month-long battle with an insurance company to try and get her son into an in-patient brain injury program that his doctor recommended. Shelley Sayre's battle began after her son Spencer had a brain tumor...
Fireworks and Friction: Forsyth County’s Diwali Debate
Cumming, GA, October 23, 2025: As Forsyth County’s night skies erupted with the brilliance of Diwali fireworks this October, sparks also flew in several online community groups. Debates flared between those who took issue with the noisy disruptions that stretched late into the night and those who saw the fireworks as...
Fulton County water ‘of highest quality’ but may have ‘taste, odor’ issues
Fulton County officials said they have confirmed that the county’s drinking water continues to meet or exceed all safety standards, despite recent changes in taste and smell reported by residents.
Driver arrested after pointing gun at another vehicle while traveling on I-85 South in...
MARIETTA, Ga. — A man was arrested after pointing a handgun at another driver while traveling on I-85 South on Wednesday morning, according to the Suwanee Police Department. Police said the victims reported that it started on I-985 South when a yellow Penske box truck cut off their vehicle on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at...
Civil rights suit filed after veteran’s death in jail
The family of U.S. Army veteran Private Christon Collins has filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, claiming jail staff allowed him to lie on the floor for more than three hours after overdosing on fentanyl inside the county detention center.
14-year-old gang members accused of shooting, killing 13-year-old caught in crossfire
Two 14-year-old gang members have been indicted for the killing of 13-year-old De’Siyah Reed in Cobb County.
Cobb County mother sentenced after 2-year-old son dies from fentanyl exposure
A mother will spend 50 years in prison for the death of her 2-year-old son. He died after being exposed to fentanyl.
Police: Woman tried to run over several people in Austell
Jamia Brewer, 26, of Lithonia, is accused of trying to run people over with a 2025 blue Hyundai Elantra at the Orchard Mills Apartment complex, 1820 Mulkey Road in Austell, on Oct. 6 at 9:35 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Brewer attempted to run over a man in the parking...
Body cam captures dramatic moments Suwanee police confront suspect during traffic stop
A routine traffic stop in Suwanee escalated into a crash and foot chase, leading police to discover drugs and a modified gun in the suspect’s vehicle. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] The incident occurred just after midnight at the Lowe’s parking lot on Lawrenceville Suwanee Road when...
‘Please don’t’: Family begs judge not to give bond to man accused of killing...
A Fulton County judge denied bond to Kendrick Faibvre, the man accused of killing father and daughter Stanley and Heather Neely during a car sale dispute in 2024.
