From Chicago to Decatur, These Cities Are Now One Step Closer to Reparations
While America has yet to address the damage caused by chattel slavery on a widespread scale, there have been several efforts to even the playing field. In states like Oklahoma and California, Black residents are making strides when it comes to reparations. In fact, some folks have already received their checks!
Morris Brown College attempts to restart legendary marching band
The music at Atlanta's Morris Brown College stopped in 2002, but two decades later, the school is hoping "the best band in the land" will march again.
Thieves pose as workers to rob DeKalb construction crews at gunpoint
Police are looking for a crew who they say pose as laborers.
Police: Drunk man shoplifts BB gun from Adventure Outdoors
Christopher John Rojas Abragan, 23, of Marietta, is accused of stealing a BB gun while intoxicated on Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. at Adventure Outdoors, 2500 S. Cobb Drive SE in Smyrna, according to an arrest warrant from the Smyrna Police Department. Rojas Abragan entered the business with an open container of an alcoholic...
Man accused of attacking people in Marietta Square arrested
Police say the man told them he was walking through the Marietta Square when he claims he heard men threaten him.
Woman dies after falling from abandoned building used in Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’
A woman exploring an abandoned building in Georgia, featured in 'Stranger Things,' died.
Police arrest suspect in Smyrna package store robbery
Anthony Deqavius Oneal, 31, of Jonesboro, is accused of entering the Royal Package Store at 1860 Atlanta Road SE in Smyrna, and pointing a gun at the clerk while demanding money from the cash register on Dec. 6 at 12:01 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Oneal left the scene...
Officer under investigation for using Taser on Fulton County student, officials say
A Fulton County Schools police officer has been taken off duty and is under investigation after officials say he used a Taser on a student on a school bus.
Police: Homeless man threatens man with knife at Windy Hill Citgo
Yovani Gonzalez, 22, listed as homeless, is accused of following a man after an argument into the Citgo gas station at 461 Windy Hill Road SE in Marietta, and pulling a large kitchen knife on the victim on Dec. 11 at 1:30 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. The victim said...
Tens of thousands without power in Georgia
GEORGIA — More than 23,000 customers across Georgia are without electricity Friday morning following overnight storms that moved through parts of the state, according to PowerOutage.com. As of the latest update, 23,034 customers were reported without power out of more than 5.3 million customers tracked statewide. The...
