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MABLETON — Homelessness is a growing issue across Cobb County, and the newly created city of Mableton is not exempt from the challenge. As of February, there were five known homeless encampments in Mableton, according to a map obtained by the Journal through an open records request from Cobb County Police. There are...

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A mother and her partner were sentenced to spend over five decades in prison for the 2023 fentanyl death of a toddler. The incident took place in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2023, when a 2-year-old was rushed to Northside Hospital unresponsive and cold to the touch. Hours after arriving, the...

Emanuel Esfahani has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for his involvement in a deadly street racing crash in Gwinnett County.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A sixth arrest has been made in connection with a shooting at a Cobb County motel that killed a nine-month-old in September. Warrants state Nateemah Ware is accused of hiding suspects Jayvian Young and Anthony Smith in her apartment after the shooting occurred on Sept. 23.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Decades after his body was found in the forest, state and local officials are still working to learn who killed an 11-year-old north Georgia boy. Levi Frady was reported missing on Oct. 22, 1997 — exactly 28 years ago as of Wednesday. His body...

Police have identified the driver who hit a young woman and kept going on Tuesday afternoon.

Marshall S. Shanks of Smyrna is accused of surrendering to Cobb Animal Services an emaciated pit bull whose body conditioning was 1 out of nine, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb Police Department. The ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvic bones and all bony prominences of the male, white and brown pit bull,...

A woman who previously ran for the Georgia Public Service Commission is accused of stealing information that belongs to Georgia Power during a PSC meeting. Record shows Patricia “Patty” Durand was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Tuesday night. She faces a felony charge of theft of trade secrets. The latest...

A Cobb grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges related to the fatal stabbing of an Atlanta woman at a Cumberland hotel. Frank Moore, 46, of Jonesboro, is accused of attacking two women with a knife at the Budgetel Inn and Suites, located at 4900 Circle 75 Parkway, near the intersection of Windy Hill Road. The...

ATLANTA - Scientists say the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species, continues to spread across the U.S. — including right here in Georgia. The insect, first discovered about a decade ago, has now been found in 19 states, and Georgia is the southernmost with confirmed populations. The USDA says lanternflys...