95-year-old wakes up in time to escape before massive tree falls on Atlanta home
A line of strong to severe storms brought trees down across metro Atlanta. One woman says her 95-year-old mother barely woke up before a tree fell on their home. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach got a look at the backyard of a home on Dale Lane in southwest Atlanta, where a massive tree fell directly onto the second floor...
Georgia Power accounts suddenly closed for entire Atlanta apartment complex
Georgia Power told one woman property management had mistakenly reported her unit as vacant.
Property manager indicted on 8 felony charges after clients report nearly $600K missing
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A property manager previously investigated by 11Alive now faces eight felony charges after authorities accused her of stealing money from clients who trusted her company to manage their rental properties and homeowners’ associations. A Gwinnett County grand jury indicted Rachel Cartwright, the...
DeKalb Teen Cheats Death As Tree Crushes Bedroom In Tornado Scare
On Tarragon Drive in DeKalb County early Monday, a rude awakening turned into a near-disaster when a large tree toppled onto a home, ripping through the attic and crushing the upstairs bedroom where a 16-year-old was sleeping. The teen, his mother, a sibling and the family cat all made it out without physical...
Tax preparers kept money, left clients owing thousands to government, they say
Several metro Atlanta taxpayers accuse a tax preparer of falsifying documents and, in some cases, never filing their tax returns.
It May Soon Be Cheaper to Live in Atlanta Than Outside It
(This content was created with the help of AI.) The longtime Atlanta housing hack—drive farther, pay less—may be about to disappear. New data show homes in the region's far-flung exurbs are now selling for a median $380,962, just about $4,000 under prices in the city core and its suburbs. That discount was roughly...
Tenant Amazon Becomes Owner of Fulton County Warehouse
Amazon acquired a 1.3-million-square-foot industrial building, the Chattahoochee Logistics Center, at the corner of Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Campbellton Road in South Fulton. Amazon signed on in 2020 as the lessee to the property. Amazon paid $129.8 million for the approximately 153-acre property. Walton...
Man charged in Gwinnett County jury duty scam
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - Gwinnett County deputies have arrested a man accused of stealing $1,350 in an alleged jury duty scam, officials said. Garrett Thompson was arrested on March 5. Jail Intelligence Unit investigators received a call from a citizen who said he had been targeted by a person who...
Marietta man charged in church break-in
Quontavious Jones, 23, of Marietta, is accused of burglarizing St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Feb. 24, at 9:30 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Marietta Police Department. Jones was seen on camera entering the church and roaming the interior. He was seen on camera attempting to break open a church...
Mom kidnapped in front of Cobb County deputies, police say
A Cobb County mother is sharing her harrowing story after she and her youngest child were allegedly kidnapped by her ex-boyfriend right in front of law enforcement. The victim says she went to a police precinct specifically looking for safety, only to be forced into a vehicle as deputies looked on.
