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Just weeks before his scheduled execution date, convicted double-murderer Stacey Humphreys is requesting a new trial from Cobb Superior Court. A motion for a new sentencing trial due to alleged juror misconduct was filed by Humphreys’ legal team Aug. 28, with a hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Superior Court J

Cobb County is set to consider language allowing accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, as part of upcoming amendments to the county code. ADUs are secondary independent residential units located on the same lot as a detached single-family home. They are often referred to by other names such as secondary suites, granny fla

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — With more than 100,000 Flock cameras operating nationwide, Georgia has the highest density of Flock cameras in the nation, and crowdsourced mapping projects show more than 5,000 cameras operating in metro Atlanta. Some public records advocates are now mapping these cameras by zip...

A 22-year-old Northeast Cobb man is behind bars without bond after police say he pointed a handgun at his 79-year-old grandmother, threw her to the ground twice, and pressed the same weapon to his mother's head when she tried to intervene. Jordan Lieber now faces two felony counts of aggravated assault, a felony count

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Officials said one dog was rescued and another was found dead in an Atlanta apartment fire Wednesday afternoon. Around 12:45 p.m., firefighters responded to an apartment complex on the 3200 block of Lenox Road NE in Buckhead, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue. Firefighters...

Two Georgia women have been indicted on Medicaid fraud-related charges after authorities say they hired or approved caregivers with criminal backgrounds to work with vulnerable patients.

A 46-year-old accountant was shot to death just after midnight while sitting in his own black Cadillac, parked in the driveway of his home on Clanton Terrace in unincorporated Decatur, and more than three weeks later, no one has been arrested. Allen Greene had just returned home from a night out with friends when he wa

Months after a road rage shooting left a 26-year-old dead on Interstate 285, police say they have the suspected gunman in custody.

A Georgia man who spent 24 years behind bars for his infant son’s death walked out of prison after a judge granted him bond as […] ‘I’m Glad to Be Free’: Black Georgia Father Released After 24 Years Behind Bars for Infant Son’s Death as State Appeals His Overturned Conviction

A 17-year-old driving an electric scooter died following a crash with a tractor-trailer at the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Allgood Road just after 2 p.m. Friday, according to the Marietta Police Department. The initial on-scene investigation revealed that a white 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling so