Marietta GA

The National Weather Service has continued a Flood Watch for Cobb County, metro Atlanta and much of north and central Georgia from late Friday night, October 9, through Sunday morning, October 11, 2026. Heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Isaias could produce widespread accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with localized totals reaching 5 inches. Flash flooding is expected to be a particular concern in urban areas, locations with poor drainage, and near creeks and streams.

A proposed 280-unit apartment complex is in the works for the former site of a popular go-kart and putt-putt facility in Town Center. During this week's zoning hearing, the Cobb Planning Commission unanimously approved an application to build a two-building apartment complex on the site of the former Mountasia complex. Located at 175 Barrett Parkway, the former fun center — which offered families go-kart racing, miniature golf and arcade games — shut down in September last year. Now, developer H

A woman and a boy died in a home fire in the 2400 block of Water Street after flames that likely started near a couch quickly overtook the residence before two survivors could douse the blaze.

Lincoln Cemetery is offering free interment of ashes on Oct. 17, the inaugural National Cremation Placement Day.

Police arrested 36-year-old Steven Malone on murder and armed robbery charges after 26-year-old Cantrell Hunt was shot to death outside a Southeast Atlanta warehouse where he worked alongside his family.

Fulton County Animal Services is urgently looking for foster homes and adopters as the shelter faces critical overcrowding.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — One person is in custody in connection to an overnight shooting that sent two boys to the hospital, Atlanta police said. The two victims, who have not been named, are hospitalized at Grady Memorial Hospital after being shot in the 1100 block of Joseph E. Boone in the Washington Park

A man and another boy managed to escape the house and attempted to put out the fire with water before calling 911.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A traffic stop over a broken taillight led to the arrest of a 26-year-old College Park man Sept. 28 after police said they found morphine, marijuana, alprazolam pills and a loaded pistol in his pickup. Alpharetta police officers stopped a blue Ford Ranger at Mansell and...

Publix is thinning its metro Atlanta footprint, with two local stores among a small group of Southeast locations the chain is shutting this year. The employee-owned grocer, headquartered in Lakeland, Florida, is closing stores in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. In the Atlanta area, the affected sites are 1380 Atl