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KENNESAW, Ga. - A mom was arrested after leaving her three young children in the car while she went shopping. Cobb County Police reported that three children—ages 2, 5, and 7—were left unattended in a vehicle at Town Center Mall on Monday while their mother shopped. Based on...

GEORGIA — A DeKalb County school bus crashed in Brookhaven Thursday morning as heavy rain created slick and hazardous road conditions across metro Atlanta. The crash happened near the intersection of Century Boulevard NE and Clairmont Road (State Route 155), according to the DeKalb County School District. Officials...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cherokee County deputies are looking for a man accused of attacking a woman inside a Kroger bathroom on Tuesday night. “It is very unusual for our area, for Cherokee County. This just doesn’t happen very often, so we’re all a little bit shocked by it,” said Capt. Jay Baker with the...

MARIETTA — The Cobb Board of Commissioners has appointed a successor to serve as Cobb County government’s lead attorney, though concerns over the district’s hiring process remain. In a 3-1 vote, with Commissioner Keli Gambrill opposed and Chair Lisa Cupid absent, the board appointed Debra Blair to the county attorney...

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - DeKalb County police are warning students not to participate in a rumored "Senior Skip Day" takeover planned for Wade Walker Park. Officials say the gathering is not an approved event and students who skip school to attend could face consequences. Police said officers will enforce truancy...

The fight over a proposal to build 280 residences a few hundred feet from the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary in south Gwinnett is showing no signs of letting up. In fact, it’s about to heat up as the sanctuary’s owners are gearing up to go on the offensive against Virginia-based developer Middleburg Communities. The...

A street race in Duluth ended in death Monday night, and the people who live and drive along that road deserve to know what happened. What’s Happening: Gwinnett County Police say two cars were racing down Breckinridge Boulevard when one of the drivers lost control and slammed into a tree, killing that driver. The...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man is in critical condition after a shooting broke out in DeKalb County on Wednesday morning, according to police. Officers were called to the 1100 block of S. Hairston Road in unincorporated Stone Mountain at around 4 a.m. The victim was rushed to the hospital.

Firefighters from Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a residential fire on Trinity Church Rd around 10:40 PM last night. Crews found flames in the attic and quickly began extinguishing the fire while searching the home to ensure no one was trapped inside.

It was only a matter of time until the scandalous and very Southern tale of wealthy real estate attorney Gary “Big Daddy” Farris and his dysfunctional family made its way into a true crime podcast. Thankfully for listeners, 48 Hours correspondent and former Atlantan Peter Van Sant is the guy reporting the six-part...