Police: Nine arrested, over 300 tickets issued in north Cobb ‘street takeover’
While no “teen takeovers” happened at Cumberland Mall over the weekend, police say at least nine arrests were made in connection with a “street takeover” in the Town Center Mall area on Saturday. The social media promotion of the no show-Cumberland Mall event followed a chaotic scene at the Battery Atlanta on Feb. 21...
Car crashes into pizza shop, employee’s truck catches fire next day
A car crashed into a Marietta pizza shop, and now they can’t fully reopen until the wall is repaired.
Home catches fire on Peyton Road in SW Atlanta
ATLANTA - A southwest Atlanta house was severely damaged early Monday morning after a fire tore through the residence, officials said. Fire crews were dispatched to the home on Peyton Road around 1 a.m. following reports of a blaze. Upon arrival, firefighters found the main floor of the structure heavily engulfed in...
Section of major Woodstock road to be widened
Widening of a major Woodstock corridor is set to begin this month, the city of Woodstock said Monday.
Atlanta man arrested following Hoschton residential fire
An Atlanta man has been arrested in connection to a Feb. 26 residential fire in Hoschton. According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded to the 5600 block of Grand Reunion Drive at around 7:30 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames, but no one was...
FBI investigates mass shooting as potential act of terrorism
The FBI and Austin Police are investigating a mass shooting at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on Sixth Street that left three dead and 14 injured early Sunday, March 1, 2026. Authorities identified the gunman as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized citizen from Senegal. Investigators are probing a "potential nexus...
4-year-old hurt in accidental shooting in metro Atlanta
Tyrone PD said a 4-year-old child was hurt in what they believe was an accidental, self-inflicted shooting.
Former Jackson County attorney found dead in apparent murder
JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A former Jackson County attorney is dead in what police are calling a murder. 44-year-old Ladray Brandan Gilbert was found dead in his Atlanta apartment in Fulton County last Thursday morning. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office says he died from multiple gunshot wounds. If...
‘They found 13 pieces of her’: Woman who chopped up ‘cash cow’ girlfriend after...
A woman accused of murdering her "cash cow" girlfriend who tried leaving her and chopping her up into 13 "pieces" is facing an 80-count indictment in Georgia. The post 'They found 13 pieces of her': Woman who chopped up 'cash cow' girlfriend after she tried moving away, then spent years living as her facing 80-count...
Nearly 1 in 5 donated organs in the U.S. go unused, investigation finds
ATLANTA — An average of 13 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and an Atlanta News First investigation found that in Georgia in 2024 alone, one in six organs were never transplanted. Personal impact of organ donation. Kristine Hernandez walks through East Roswell Park with her...

















