Marietta GA

As graduation ceremonies take place next week, the Cobb County School District on Friday announced the Class of 2025 valedictorians and salutatorians. Overall, the valedictorians in the Cobb school district combined for an average grade-point average of 4.712, with salutatorians at 4.668. Walton valedictorian Edward...

Police searching for suspect after deadly shooting near Garnett MARTA station in downtown Atlanta. Atlanta police are actively searching for a man suspected of shooting someone near the Greyhound bus and Garnett MARTA stations on Brotherton Street in downtown Atlanta. Updated: 8 hours ago. Porchfest is a celebration...

Drivers in Atlanta are facing a shift in their usual commute due to a repair project on Shirley C. Franklin Boulevard SW. The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) is working on roadway repairs, resulting in altered traffic patterns from Rawson Street SW to Memorial Drive SW, as reported by the...

Rounds of strong storms will be possible through the weekend.

ATLANTA - One person is dead after a shooting early Saturday morning in the 200 block of Forsyth Street near the Garnett MARTA Station. What we know: — According to Atlanta Police Department, a MARTA officer on the platform heard a gunshot, looked over, and saw a man lying on the sidewalk with another man standing...

Waffle House has seen several worker protests in recent years, with demonstrations in October 2023 and multiple union-coordinated rallies and strikes early last year.

POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — A community is putting a new spin on neighborhood watch. The Powder Springs Peacock Patrol is tracking a group of feathered friends around town. When Elaine Bettencourt parked next to the police station last week, she couldn't believe her eyes. "What do I see, but...

A woman, Dystani A. Bethea, has been charged with second-degree child cruelty after her 2-year-old daughter was found unresponsive at a Cobb County daycare and tested positive for THC. Daycare staff at Sunbrook Academy noticed the child was unresponsive but breathing, prompting them to call 911 after unsuccessful...

ATLANTA — The state attorney general says Georgia’s "heartbeat" law should not be guiding the treatment of a pregnant mom being declared brain-dead at Emory. The heartbreaking story has left the woman on life support for some three months. "I’m thankful for the hospital recognizing the full value...

The city of Marietta has been named the Most Generous City in the United States by GoFundMe for the year 2024, featuring a national recognition it seems to have comfortably claimed. This is not the city's first time to top these rankings; it's the third instance of Marietta claiming the...