Alpharetta GA

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that Reed Cohen Skelton, 26, of Bowersville, has been convicted of trafficking a 16-year-old female in Fulton County. Skelton, who is a former ICU nurse, communicated with the victim using social media apps, including Snapchat, before trafficking her months later....

The City of Milton will consider lowering the speed limit on certain roads at its next city council meeting March 2.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash Sunday in Cobb County. The crash happened in front of Addison Elementary School, located at 3055 Ebenezer Road, around 6:25 p.m. Nicholas Karantonis, 31, was traveling southbound on Ebenezer Road when he crossed into the northbound...

A Midtown favorite has announced its temporary closure following a fire last week. MetroFresh is now in the process of dealing with the damages and the insurance procedure. No injuries were reported. In the meantime, the team is inviting the community to its Peachtree location. MetroFresh Temporarily Closes Its...

Announcement Concerning the Relocation of Our U.S. Subsidiary and the Sale of Fixed Assets. Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) has decided to relocate its U.S. group company, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. (“YMUS”), currently located in Cypress, California, to Kennesaw, Georgia. This relocation will be happening,...

The parents of an eight-year-old who brought a gun to his elementary school are now facing charges from their local sheriff’s office.

After month of steady drop in price at the pump, the average cost of a gallon of regular unleaded in Georgia spiked by nine cents per gallon over the past week, reaching $2.78 (Editor’s Note: The AAA gas price page indicates the price is continuing to rise, and is now at $2.80 in Georgia, and the current price on the...

Cvil rights activist Gerald Rose discussed the death of 21-year-old Kyle Bassinga, whose body was found hanging from a tree in Marietta’s Fair Oaks Park, and announced community efforts to demand answers from authorities.

A Fannin County man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for trafficking more than one kilogram of methamphetamine.

In 2025, the Sip & Swine BBQ Festival raised a record-breaking $110,000 for children in need. This time around organizers of the popular barbecue competition — now in its 11th year — hope to do even better to benefit Home of Hope at Gwinnett Children’s Shelter. The two-day Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned...