Marietta GA

More than a year after 14-year-old Demarrion Carter was gunned down outside his Monroe Street home, LaGrange police say they have a suspect in custody. Officers arrested a 16-year-old on Wednesday in connection with the killing, a development that ends a long stretch of uncertainty for Carter’s family and nearby residents.

ATLANTA - A person was taken to the hospital after being hit by a train in downtown Atlanta Thursday night. The incident happened around 9:30 p.m. near Ted Turner Drive. Officials say the victim was transported to a hospital for treatment. Their condition has not been released. No additional details...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A passenger died from injuries sustained in a fiery crash on Boulevard in southeast Atlanta early Friday morning after Atlanta police pursued a car suspected of being involved in car break-ins. The crash happened around 3 a.m. in the 900 block of Boulevard...

Jeffrey Parker, 64, of Canton was shot by an officer after shooting at them.

The Georgia attorney general announced Thursday that a Cobb County grand jury indicted three people on arson charges following a 2022 firebomb attack on a training center contractor.

New principals at two East Cobb elementary schools were appointed for the 2026-27 school year on Thursday, and the retirement of another K-5 principal at a school in East Cobb was announced. The Cobb County School District said that Dr. Christina Moll will be the new principal at Addison Elementary...

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — Crews responded Thursday afternoon to a woodline fire in Bartow County near several homes around Lake Allatoona. Bartow County Fire and Emergency Services said it was dispatched around 10 a.m. to the area of the fire, along Brandy Lane and Allatoona Gateway. They estimate the...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Multiple crews are fighting a wildfire in Haralson County, according to the county fire department. The department said its crews are fighting a wildfire near Mount Zion Church Road and Broad Street. The wildfire is reportedly around 25 to 30 acres in size.

All four people linked to a deadly home invasion, that ended in a church parking lot, are now behind bars.

Air quality alerts are in place for parts of Georgia and South Carolina as wildfires are sending smoke into Atlanta and Charleston. Explosive wildfire activity in Georgia and across the Southeast has destroyed dozens of homes and sent people fleeing as drought conditions show no signs of improving anytime soon.