Suspect, 30, Identified as CDC Shooter Killed Police Officer in Atlanta: ‘He Was...
Authorities have identified the man behind a deadly shooting near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta — a tragedy that claimed the life of a DeKalb County police officer. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation named Patrick Joseph White, 30, of Kennesaw, Ga., as the suspected...
Powder Springs woman accused of dog theft
Angela Rowen, 29, of Powder Springs, is accused of stealing a dog from Sweetwater Park, 2447 Clay Road in Austell, on Aug. 3 at 8 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Rowen noticed the victim’s dog alone at the park, took the animal and got into her vehicle. The victim...
Decatur native grows a fitness empire around seniors
DaShaun Johnson is helping seniors safely exercise with both virtual and in-person classes that are reaching thousands of participants.
Marietta teen accused of threats, underage drinking, assaulting officer
Mariah Baez, 17, of Marietta, is accused of lying in road, hitting her head on the road repeatedly and yelling that she would kill everyone in her house, including her two-year-old son, on Aug. 3 at 9:19 p.m. at a Marietta residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Baez had a...
Atlanta VA nurses planning rally Tuesday morning against cuts
DECATUR, Ga. - Registered nurses at the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center are planning a rally Tuesday to protest proposed federal cuts to staffing and mental health services for veterans and the homeless. What we know:. The demonstration is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. outside the medical...
Tragedy Strikes Georgia: Violence at Fort Stewart and CDC Shakes Communities
This week, Georgia has been rocked by two horrifying acts of violence—one at the U.S. Army’s Fort Stewart and another near the campuses of the CDC and Emory University in Atlanta. Within days, two unrelated shootings left a police officer dead, five soldiers hospitalized, and entire communities stunned, shaken, and...
Police investigating possible shooting at home on Foundry Street in northwest Atlanta
The Atlanta Police Department are out in force on Foundry Street in northwest Atlanta.
Man gets decades in prison for stabbing girlfriend 16 times in Cherokee County
A man will serve decades in prison after stabbing his girlfriend so violently his knife broke, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office said.
Cobb County neighbors rally for man’s release from ICE custody
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Neighbors and friends in Cobb County came together on Sunday to advocate for the release of Osnei Lima from ICE custody. According to his family, Lima was arrested by ICE from his Cobb County home on April 30 and sent to an ICE detention center in Mississippi. His family says he has a heart...
T-Hood’s Final Instagram Post Before Shooting Death Haunts Followers
The Atlanta rapper died after being shot during a dispute at his Snellville home Friday night (August 8) according to Gwinnett County police who are investigating the case.