Marietta GA

A second memo will allow rent increases on a case-by-case basis.

ATLANTA (AP) — Allen Hall called it a “very emotional experience” as he boarded a bus with more than 20 other former residents of an Atlanta homeless encampment where a close friend had been fatally injured earlier this year by a bulldozer that struck his tent. Although the city and its partners secured housing by...

A metro Atlanta family says their loved one was attacked and stabbed by gang members in the Fulton County Jail. The family says 23-year-old Jacob Howard was jumped because he refused to give other inmates money in an extortion attempt. Family members say jail officials lied to them and said the man was fine when he...

Police are still searching for 4 suspects involved in a mass shooting that killed 1 and injured 10 early Monday in Atlanta, GA. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward as authorities search for those responsible. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said at a...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man is facing several charges in connection with the shooting death of another in Fulton County, according to the South Fulton Police Department. Kristopher Bass was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Police...

A 49-year-old Marietta man faces 170 years in prison after he was convicted of fraud.

A Georgia man has been convicted in a Louisiana federal court for his role in a scheme that involved stringing along women online then extracting millions of dollars from them. During a four-day trial, prosecutors presented evidence that Kenneth G. Akpieyi, 44, played a key role in defrauding women by...

Wilber Asmel Martinez, 36, of Acworth, is accused of intentionally igniting a fire within the passenger compartment of the victim’s 2000 Toyota Camry on July 15 between 12:30 and 2:50 a.m. at a residence at 6775 Songwood Drive in Austell, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Fire Department. The fire,...

ATLANTA - The Atlanta Poetry Community is preparing a powerful tribute to the late Malcolm-Jamal Warner, celebrating his artistic legacy with an afternoon of poetry, music, and live performance. What we know:. Set for Wednesday, July 30, at City Winery Atlanta, the event — titled The Man-The Message-The Music-The...

ATLANTA - Officers have taken a man into custody after a SWAT standoff early Wednesday morning in southwest Atlanta. Police tell FOX 5 that they were called to Camp Ground Road and Campbellton Road after receiving reports of a man firing shots. What we know: — According to authorities, a...