Cold case: GBI still trying to solve 11-year-old boy’s homicide 28 years later
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Decades after his body was found in the forest, state and local officials are still working to learn who killed an 11-year-old north Georgia boy. Levi Frady was reported missing on Oct. 22, 1997 — exactly 28 years ago as of Wednesday. His body...
Dump truck driver identified in hit-and-run that killed woman in Brookhaven crosswalk
Police have identified the driver who hit a young woman and kept going on Tuesday afternoon.
Smyrna man facing cruelty charge over starved pit bull
Marshall S. Shanks of Smyrna is accused of surrendering to Cobb Animal Services an emaciated pit bull whose body conditioning was 1 out of nine, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb Police Department. The ribs, lumbar vertebrae, pelvic bones and all bony prominences of the male, white and brown pit bull,...
Cobb County school board vice chair John Cristadoro named in $250,000 civil lawsuit
Photo above: John Cristadoro at his swearing-in ceremony for the Cobb County Board of Education. John Cristadoro, vice chair of the Cobb County Board of Education, and his company, Alliance Activation, have been named in a lawsuit alleging violations of civil RICO, conspiracy, theft, fraud, breach of fiduciary...
Cobb OKs Galleria name change
MARIETTA — The Cobb Board of Commissioners has approved a name change for the Cobb Galleria Centre, which is undergoing a $190 million renovation and expansion project. The board voted 4-1, with Commissioner Keli Gambrill opposed, to acknowledge and approve the Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority’s...
Suspect indicted in fatal stabbing at Cumberland hotel
A Cobb grand jury has indicted a man on murder charges related to the fatal stabbing of an Atlanta woman at a Cumberland hotel. Frank Moore, 46, of Jonesboro, is accused of attacking two women with a knife at the Budgetel Inn and Suites, located at 4900 Circle 75 Parkway, near the intersection of Windy Hill Road. The...
GA Smyrna’s Most Loveable Puppies Eagerly Awaits Forever Homes Today!
Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around smyrna..
Georgia Teacher in Lycoming County Prison Hit with New Felony After Refusing to Provide...
WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA — A Georgia high school teacher already jailed in Pennsylvania on serious child sex crime charges now faces an additional felony after repeatedly refusing to comply with a judge’s order to provide voice samples for investigators. According to court documents filed by Pennsylvania State...
3 in custody after stabbing at Cobb County apartment complex, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three people were taken into custody after a stabbing at a Cobb County apartment complex on Wednesday morning, according to police. Officers were called to Country Pines Apartments, which is off Booth Road in unincorporated Marietta, at around 2 a.m. A person was taken...
Former Democratic Public Service Commission candidate arrested
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A former Democratic Party Public Service Commission (PSC) candidate was arrested Tuesday and charged with felony theft of trade secrets. According to her Fulton County arrest warrant, Patty Durand is accused of stealing a booklet owned by Georgia Power that contained confidential...

















