Police: Three teens arrested after Harrison Park vandalized
Three teenagers have been charged with a variety of offenses for vandalizing property at a park in East Cobb. According to arrest warrants, they were part of a group of several teens that damaged a bathroom and performed doughnuts in the parking lot of Harrison Park (2653 Shallowford Road) on March 1.
Canton man killed in shooting involving Bartow deputies
GBI said Justin Eric Hardin, 45, of Canton, was shot and killed. No deputies were hurt.
Mableton shooting victim struck while holding toddler at gas station
MABLETON, Ga. — A man is behind bars after police say he shot someone at a gas station last week. The Cobb County Police Department announced the arrest of Delanee M. Dorsey, captured Monday, after he shot a man at a Texaco gas station in Mableton a few days earlier.
Cumming rejects annexation for new FoCo admin building, denies “extortion” claims
Discussions on the potential annexation of the new Forsyth County Administration Building by the City of Cumming came to a head on Tuesday. The county has built a new administrative building on Freedom Parkway just south of Keith Bridge Road near Ga. 400. The building is complete, with the county advertising a tour...
Man met teen on app, trapped her in Cobb County hotel. Then victim’s father...
Police say a man trapped a 14-year-old girl in a Cobb County hotel room after meeting her on an app meant for teenagers.
Accused serial rapist arrested 40 years after alleged crimes
Lawrenceville police have arrested a suspected serial rapist in connection with a string of sexual assaults that terrorized Gwinnett County 40 years ago. Investigators identified Glenn Daniel Plybon as the suspect after resubmitting forensic evidence for advanced DNA testing in 2025. The arrest linked Plybon to four...
Asata Amun, a Georgia teen who had been missing for over a year, was...
A missing teenager’s story has taken a positive turn after she was found safe more than a year after her disappearance. The case of Asata Amun had worried many people, especially after her mother made an emotional appeal on television asking for help in finding her. Teen Found Safe...
Georgia hospital performs 1st-of-its-kind thrombectomy using novel catheter
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett is the first hospital in Georgia, and the first in the U.S. outside a clinical trial, to use Emboline’s embolic protection catheter during a left-sided intracardiac thrombectomy. The one-time emergency use was authorized by the device manufacturer. Emboliner,...
DeKalb County to hold scrap tire amnesty events
The DeKalb County Beautification Unit announced it will host two scrap tire amnesty events before April.
Metro Atlanta woman convicted of stealing $9.4M from Amazon in fraud scheme
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman has been convicted of defrauding Amazon out of more than $9 million in a scheme based out of a north Georgia warehouse. Last Friday, a federal jury convicted Brittany Hudson of all 30 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and forgery. She will face...

















