Kennesaw State Marietta campus on ‘modified operations’ today following gas leak
MARIETTA, Ga. — Kennesaw State Emergency Management said Tuesday morning the Marietta campus will be at "modified operations" on Tuesday following a gas leak the previous day. According to a post by KSU Emergency Management, the Marietta campus is safe but "internet and heat for some buildings on campus...
Powder Springs teen raises funds for trainer battling brain tumor
POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. - An equestrian student is raising money to support the trainer she shared saved her life. Elizabeth Hogan is 17 years old and first started training at Jill Jones Hunter Jumpers at Mollohan Farms when she was 12 years old. Hogan said she had been battling a serious case of depression at the time.
One of Atlanta’s largest landlords ordered to pay $23M in restitution
They're also barred from hiding required monthly fees.
Decatur man accused of beating victim to death
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Unit, in collaboration with the U.S. Marshals, has arrested a 33-year-old accused of beating a man to death.
Police Reportedly Called to Iman Shumpert’s Atlanta Home After Woman Alleges He Hit Her
Police were recently called to Iman Shumpert' s Atlanta home after a reported verbal dispute in which a woman claimed he hit her. According to a police report reviewed by TMZ , officers arrived to the residence on Nov. 26 at around 4:37 AM and said they saw Shumpert placing a suitcase outside. He told them he had...
Gun store manager stops alleged theft in progress by body-slamming would-be thief in Cobb...
MARIETTA, Ga. — A gun store manager in Marietta tackled a suspect to the ground after she attempted to steal a firearm from TruPrep. Police said the suspect, identified as Priscilla Foster, was caught trying to take a gun after an employee handed it to her for inspection. The...
Marietta businessman sentenced for bribing Honduran government officials
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Marietta businessman was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $2 million on Tuesday after he was convicted of bribery and money laundering. Carl Zaglin, 70, was the owner and CEO of Atlanco, a company that supplied...
Cobb mom couldn’t find her daughter on the school bus, and they say it’s...
An 8-year-old girl from Cobb County was missing for 30 minutes after failing to get off her school bus, prompting her mother to call the police.
Execution date set for man who murdered two west Cobb women
Cobb Superior Court has ordered the execution of Stacey Humphreys, a Dunwoody man who was convicted of murdering two west Cobb real estate agents in 2003. Humphreys was convicted in 2007 for the murders of west Cobb residents and real estate agents Cindy Williams and Lori Brown. Humphreys, now 52, is scheduled to be...
Feds arrest felon illegal immigrant after seizing tens of millions in meth stashed in...
A massive methamphetamine bust in Atlanta area netted 1,585 pounds of drugs hidden in blackberry shipments, leading to federal charges against repeat offenders.
