Man arrested after gunfire disrupts fireworks show; families ran for safety
A Fourth of July fireworks celebration in DeKalb County turned chaotic Saturday night after gunshots were fired near the event, sending families running for safety inside Cobb Stadium in Avondale Estates.
4 hurt at Six Flags Over Georgia after tree falls during storm, park says
Some Six Flags Over Georgia park patrons were hit by a fallen tree Sunday evening, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services reported.
Woman critical after being shot during celebratory gunfire in DeKalb County, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A woman was shot and is in critical condition after she was hit with celebratory gunfire in DeKalb County on Saturday night, police said. The shooting took place on July Fourth just after 11:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of Clear Creek Drive, police said.
Severe thunderstorm warning for Fulton, Douglas and Rabun Counties
A severe thunderstorm warning has been canceled for Rabun County and nearby areas, per National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg.
Multi-state operation nabs narcotics, 2 women accused of trafficking methamphetamine
A multi-agency effort involving Georgia and North Carolina law enforcement led to the arrests of two women in relation to an alleged drug trafficking operation.
Metro Atlanta weather: Scattered storms, heat advisories on Sunday
Scattered showers and isolated severe thunderstorms are expected to move across North Georgia and the metro Atlanta region on Sunday. A heat advisory will take effect Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. for central Georgia as heat index values approach 106 degrees. Temperatures are projected to trend downward into the...
13 Georgia Bike Trails Where The Scenery Is Amazing And The Ride Is Easy
Georgia might just be one of the best places in the South to hop on a bike and actually enjoy every mile. No burning climbs. No stressful traffic. Just smooth paths cutting through rivers, forests, and wide-open skies that seem to stretch forever. One minute you’re riding under tall pines,...
Atlanta Cop’s Paycheck Will be Garnished Every Month Until He Pays $21 Million in...
It took eight years, but an Atlanta cop who tased a panhandling homeless man, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down before he died five […] Atlanta Cop’s Paycheck Will be Garnished Every Month Until He Pays $21 Million in Damages for Paralyzing Unarmed, Elderly Black Man
Triple shooting in northwest Atlanta
Three people shot in northwest Atlanta, police say.
The automobile in Cobb County: The history of the Dixie Highway
[This an evergreen article that we periodically republish as our readership grows, with added materials from the Georgia Historic Newspapers database and website housed at the University of Georgia as we discover them]. Each year the Marietta History Center participates in the Dixie Highway Yard Sale, and there are rem
