Longtime Alpharetta Boutique Expands to Medley in Johns Creek
A women’s fashion boutique with nearly two decades of history in downtown Alpharetta is preparing to add a Johns Creek location. Moop’s Boutique plans to open Oct. 29 at Medley, the new mixed-use district at Johns Creek Parkway and McGinnis Ferry Road. The approximately 990-square-foot store will carry the brand’s coll
Metro Atlanta couple killed as car hydroplanes off I-85
Roswell couple Khasan Umarov, 63, and Khalisa Umarova, 61, died in the crash.
Devon Horton plea, $63 tab leads to arrest, racers stopped
An expected plea change involving DeKalb County’s former schools superintendent, an alleged attempt to dodge a restaurant bill and a street racing stop are among today's community crime briefs.
Lawrenceville Development Update 2026: New Hotel, More Homes and Downtown Street Work
A new hotel is open on East Crogan Street, a 63-home neighborhood is planned west of downtown, and Northside Hospital Gwinnett is putting new clinical space into service. Lawrenceville’s next round of construction will also bring raised downtown intersections and water-line work stretching into spring 2027. Other proje
Friends gather to remember woman found dead in Smyrna
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Friends gathered at Lenora Park in Snellville on Sunday night to remember Shanteria Mosley, who was found dead at a Smyrna apartment complex nearly two weeks ago. Investigators said Mosley was shot in the head and dismembered. Her body was found in pieces...
Preserving the Past: The intriguing Webbs – a family for all time
The north Fulton Webb family is a fascinating study in part because there were so many of them in the area beginning in the 1840s. Pat Miller, a fervent student of local history, once told me that by the 1920s, after seven generations of Webbs, there were nearly 150 Webb descendants in the north Fulton area, including
Traffic stop leads to arrest after police say driver had gun, morphine
A traffic stop in Alpharetta led to the arrest of a driver who police said was carrying a Glock switch, morphine, Xanax and marijuana.
Man in custody after hourslong DeKalb SWAT standoff, police say
A 31-year-old man is in custody following an early-morning SWAT standoff in DeKalb County on Saturday. Police said Quaveon Banks fired a gun outside a home on Lown Farm Lane during a domestic disturbance and barricaded himself inside. SWAT officers deployed chemical agents into the house, forcing Banks out after...
Fugitive suspect in Georgia mom’s silicone injection murder captured 17 years later after DMV...
A woman wanted for 17 years in a Georgia mother’s death after an illegal silicone injection helped set her own arrest in motion by asking officials to renew a driver’s license she had obtained using a stolen identity, authorities said. Tamaira Angell Smith, 52, faces a felony murder...
9 Things People in Georgia Do in the Bathroom That Could Make Other Americans...
A visit to Georgia can put very different bathing routines on the same itinerary. A Korean spa in Duluth, a yurt in a state park and a campsite on Cumberland Island do not offer the same privacy, plumbing or shower experience. What feels perfectly straightforward to a regular visitor can catch a newcomer off guard.
