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COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Two people were seriously injured and sent to the hospital on Sunday night when a drifting exhibition went wrong in Cobb County, police said. According to the Cobb County Police Department, organizers arranged a "car meet" at an office park location on The Bluffs in south Cobb, not far from Six Flags. As part of the meetup, they set up an...

A Lovejoy Police Department officer is off the streets for now after a viral video from a local Walmart showed a physical encounter between the officer and a man inside the store. The department says it has launched an administrative review and pulled the officer from patrol while investigators scrutinize the clip, which has been widely shared by shoppers and residents online.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A busy stretch of weather is heading to North Georgia this week, with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms expected from Tuesday through the weekend. While the rain is welcome, it won’t be enough to make a dent in our ongoing drought.

When Tre’ Horton arrived in Los Angeles from Atlanta in 2022, he still wasn’t sure whether to focus on dancing, singing, or acting. Growing up in Clayton County, Horton excelled in all three art forms, having honed his craft at Martha Ellen Stilwell School of the Arts. “I have a passion for all three,” Horton tells Atlanta magazine. “But I know in an industry...

Jonathan Springfield of Kennesaw is accused of being naked and assaulting a pedestrian walking his dog on April 12 at 10:56 p.m. near the Avenues of Kennesaw Apartments, 3900 George Busbee Parkway, Kennesaw, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Springfield, while naked, is accused of pushing the victim twice and reaching toward the man’s dog. Police, responding to...

Martin Benitez-Mantilla, 44, of Marietta, is accused of pistol whipping a victim with a handgun on April 17 at 10:39 p.m. at 1241 Atlanta Road in Marietta, near the intersection with Austell Road, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Witnesses said they observed a bald, Black man wearing glasses and a red shirt attack and pistol whip...

At an international school in Decatur, one student-teacher is preparing for a full-circle moment years in the making.

The Big Fat Vegan, an unusual mother-daughter collaboration dedicated to tasty plant-based food, has set up shop along Powers Ferry Road near I-285, an area thick with apartment complexes and corporate tenants. Mother Tanetta Ellzey is non-vegan, describing herself as pescatarian while daughter Iyonna Poags Is thoroughly committed to a...

Fire investigators at the scene believe the fires may be acts of arson. The latest on the investigation on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m.

Police say suspects believed they were meeting a 15-year-old for sex in exchange for money.