Man killed inside tattoo shop. His killer has been sentenced
Percy Scott, 33, died in the shooting on March 21, 2024. Jonathan Thomas, 35, was convicted on Sept. 17 of malice murder, two counts of felony murder, aggravated assault and other charges.
Decatur Woman Sentenced After $158K Strawberry Seed Email Scam Hits Georgia Farm
A 44-year-old Decatur woman has been sentenced to 10 years after admitting she helped launder $158,000 stolen from a Georgia agricultural company through a business email scam that impersonated an Oregon strawberry seed supplier. Ogechi Urenna Udunka pleaded guilty in Gwinnett County Superior Court to two counts of the
Strong to severe storms possible across metro Atlanta Monday
Metro Atlanta is starting Monday dry, but forecasters are watching for another round of strong to severe thunderstorms later in the day. The main window is expected to be late afternoon through the evening on September 21. WSB-TV’s Severe Weather Team 2 says isolated storms will develop later Monday, with...
Cobb County Faces Thunderstorm Risk Monday
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected across portions of north and central Georgia Monday afternoon and evening, with damaging gusty winds, frequent lightning and locally heavy rainfall possible. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue through the middle of the week
The two parents suing Cobb schools and a Wheeler High student were removed from...
Photo above: the removal of two Cobb mothers and a Wheeler High student from the school board meeting room. Wheeler High School student Joel Beker and Cobb parents Melissa Marten and Jenny Peterson were removed from the Cobb County School Board meeting during public comment Thursday evening. Beker stepped up...
Mortgage Delinquencies Rose Fastest in Newton County, Georgia, and Nine Other Places as County...
WASHINGTON, DC — Rising mortgage delinquencies can be an early warning sign for a housing market, but they do not automatically tell homeowners what their property is worth. New county-level data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau show several places where serious mortgage delinquency climbed sharply over th
Bottoms pledges Medicaid expansion; candidates react to latest poll
ATLANTA - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms pledged to expand Medicaid in Georgia during a weekend campaign stop in Cobb County as the race for governor enters its final stretch. Bottoms talks Medicaid expansion. What they're saying:. Bottoms, a former Atlanta mayor, said Georgia’s Pathways to Cov
Tank of gas in Georgia a painful $60 decision, voters frustrated
ATLANTA - Filling up in Georgia has become a $60 decision. The average price of regular gasoline in the state of Georgia reached $4.09 a gallon Monday, according to AAA. That is about 8 cents higher than last week, 27 cents higher than a month ago and $1.19 higher than this time last year.
Keisha Lance Bottoms talks Medicaid; new poll results
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms pledged to expand Medicaid in Georgia during a weekend campaign stop in Cobb County as the race for governor enters its final stretch. Bottoms and Jackson also reacted to the most recent poll results.
Marietta man accused of attempted murder
Brent Cook, 49, of Marietta, is accused of attempting to run over a woman with a 2011 Lexus IS250 on Sept. 4 at 9:52 p.m. in the east side parking lot of Walmart, 210 Cobb Parkway in Marietta, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. Cook accelerated out of the parking spot toward the victim

















