Ladder trucks battle flames at Roswell apartment complex
ROSWELL, Ga. - Massive black smoke could be seen billowing from a Roswell-area apartment building bordering State Route 400 on Tuesday. The fire happened at the Aspen Point Apartments located on Crique Way, just north of Holcomb Bridge Road. SKYFOX 5 flew over the scene shortly after 4:45 p.m. to...
A mail carrier stole 171 checks worth over $1 million off her route
Customers along one Smyrna, Georgia mail route started noticing something wasn’t right long before federal investigators showed up. Checks were going missing, and complaints piled up until the U.S. Postal Service’s own watchdog agency started watching the route itself. What they found was a mail carrier who had been qu
Major alcohol distributor closing Georgia operations, laying off 558 workers
One of the nation's largest wholesale alcohol distributors is closing its Georgia operations and eliminating more than 550 jobs as it winds down under bankruptcy protection.
Powers Ferry Bridge to close Tuesday for maintenance
The Powers Ferry Road bridge over the Chattahoochee River will temporarily close for maintenance Tuesday, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). The closure will begin 5 a.m. Tuesday and last through 9 p.m. Thursday, weather permitting. Onsite signage will direct traffic to the detour route, ut
Smyrna’s riverfront neighborhood adds to city’s changing landscape
A stretch of Smyrna along the Chattahoochee River that was once dominated by industrial uses has a new identity. The city is putting finishing touches on the new riverfront community. “I’m excited about it because development along the river is difficult,” said Andrea Worthy, Smyrna’s community development director....
Customer Service Rep Asked for One Day Off for Pregnancy Symptoms — Her Employer...
Photo credit: AI-generated image created using ChatGPT. Illustrative only. A customer service representative in metro Atlanta says she wasn’t asking for anything complicated—just one day to deal with pregnancy-related symptoms. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that request set off a chain of events
Acworth Police Warn Residents About Officer Impersonation Scam
Acworth police are warning the public about a scam artist who claims to be a police lieutenant. Police say a man calling himself Lt. Williams has been calling area residents, claiming to be an Acworth Police officer and demanding payment over the phone for a fine connected to a supposed missed court date.
Police officers shot at during traffic stop; convicted felon arrested
Two Austell police officers came under gunfire during a traffic stop earlier this month, investigators said
Music producer, DJ killed in robbery. Police release videos of ‘persons of interest’
Tarris Caswell, 33, died in the shooting at an apartment complex off McDaniel Street on Aug. 21. Atlanta police need help to identify two persons of interest.
Flock cameras vandalized across north Georgia as backlash to technology grows
In the past few months, more than half a dozen of these cameras have been vandalized, police say.
