Pedestrian struck by multiple vehicles Sunday night on I-285 in Cobb County
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Cobb County police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck on Interstate 285 Sunday evening, causing major traffic disruptions. The incident happened just before 7:30 p.m. in the northbound lanes near South Cobb Drive. Authorities shut down the northbound lanes of I-285 for several hours...
19-year-old girl who was passenger in car dies in pursuit after driver flees from...
SNELLVILLE, Ga. — One person was killed and two others were seriously injured early Sunday after a police chase ended in a crash in Snellville, authorities said. According to the Georgia State Patrol, a trooper was called around 2:35 a.m. to assist Snellville Police with a single-vehicle crash at Scenic Highway and...
Ex-DeKalb superintendent’s wife asks judge to let him come home after strangling accusation
A judge granted the former DeKalb County Schools superintendent bond Monday would not let him return home after he was accused of strangling his wife.
Atlanta man warns others after falling victim to text-based job scam
ATLANTA — A North Georgia man who believed he was immune to scams says a simple text message about remote work led to a costly lesson. "I've never been scammed in my life that I know of," Bob Glazier told 11Alive. That changed in October, when Glazier said he...
Fire damages several units at apartment complex in Decatur area
A fire ripped through an apartment complex just before 11 p.m. Sunday at an apartment complex off Kingstown Court in the Decatur area.
Reality show for America’s ‘toughest jails’ filmed in Clayton County Jail
It was lights, camera, action for the inmates inside the Clayton County Jail when a new reality show was filmed there.
Suspects accused of strangling DeKalb taxi driver, stealing his car, make first appearance
When the driver didn’t return home, his family reported him missing to police.
Georgia seeks to spend $1.8 billion to unclog Interstate 75
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's governor said last Wednesday that he wants to spend $1.8 billion to unclog one of traffic-choked Atlanta's notorious chokepoints on the
Marietta man accused of molesting 3-year-old
Dean Horace Griffiths, 45, of Marietta, is accused of molesting a three-year-old on Dec. 27, 2025, at 8 a.m. at a Marietta residence, according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. The girl had to go to a forensic medical exam and speak with a counselor, according to the warrant. Griffiths is...
Fairburn funeral home goes up in flames
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Crews have spent hours battling a fire at a funeral home in Fairburn on Sunday. The fire is at Cook Brothers Funeral Directors and Cremations, located at 268 NW Broad Street. Firefighters have not yet determined the cause of the fire, which was...
