New Year’s babies born at different Piedmont Hospitals in Georgia
GEORGIA, USA — Four Georgia mothers started off the year by welcoming new additions to their families. In Atlanta, Piedmont Atlanta announced the birth of baby Zenya Sewell with her parents, Taisha McKinney and Donte Sewell. She was born right at midnight. In Fayette, a couple welcomed their fourth...
Tuskegee University police chief charged with DUI in metro Atlanta on New Year’s Day
Tuskegee University Police Chief Kareem Easley was arrested on New Year’s Day in Sandy Springs.
Dunwoody family trying to get UGA freshman back to Atlanta after skiing accident in...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One family is trying to get a Georgia freshman back to Atlanta after a skiing accident in Colorado. 18-year-old Ayden Slipsager was in a skiing accident on Dec. 17 and has remained in a Denver hospital since the accident. He suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, a collapsed...
Cobb welcomes first baby girl of 2026
Cobb County has welcomed a new bundle of joy in the new year. At 7:22 a.m., Wellstar Cobb Medical Center met its first baby of 2026, Madelyn. Mom Sarah and dad Michael welcomed their 19.25-inch, six pound, eight ounce baby girl to the world Thursday. Wellstar Health System spokesperson Lauren Rigau said the family...
No. 2: Cobb Superior Court clerk indicted for 4 felonies
Editor’s note: The MDJ counts down the Top 10 local stories of 2025 as determined by newsroom staff. Today’s installment is No. 2. On July 31, the other shoe dropped for Connie Taylor, Cobb County’s Superior Court clerk. For years, Taylor, the legal community and the public had been waiting to see what would come out...
‘Hurt and broken’: Georgia acid attack victim on phone with her mom when it...
The best friend of a woman who survived an acid attack in Georgia gave insight into her recovery and what’s next for the victim.
Southeast Atlanta seniors fear catastrophe amid constant elevator breakdowns
ATLANTA - Seniors at a southeast Atlanta living facility say constantly broken elevators and a growing roach infestation have created a dangerous environment that could lead to a catastrophe. What they're saying:. Residents at the Veranda at Auburn Pointe on Hilliard Street say the mechanical failures often leave...
Kidnapping charges pending after 5-month-old taken by non-custodial father, police say
The child was believed to be in danger, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation was involved in the search.
Father who lost his police officer son to suicide offers safe space to other...
The man now talks to Atlanta police recruits, sharing his phone number and encouraging them to reach out.
Fireworks dumped in garbage can spark Marietta house fire
A Marietta home caught on fire on New Year’s Day after spent fireworks kicked up sparks in a trash can, according to firefighters.
