Atlanta’s “Urban Cowboy” fights for compensation years after horses were seized
Nearly a decade after Fulton County seized his horses over allegations of animal mistreatment, a South Fulton horseman's fight to receive just compensation for his property has become a potentially precedent-setting constitutional case.
Atlanta social media personality Shawty Dred indicted for $4.6M SNAP fraud scheme
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — An Atlanta social media influencer is accused of stealing millions of dollars in SNAP benefits, prosecutors said Wednesday. Mercedes Reshard New, aka “Shawty Dred,” was indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining more than $4 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Indoor pickleball facility, sports bar to replace closed east Cobb Walmart
MARIETTA — A zoning application for a proposed indoor pickleball facility at the site of a former east Cobb Walmart was approved by the county Board of Commissioners during its regular zoning hearing Tuesday. Commissioners voted 4-0, with Commissioner Erick Allen absent, to approve renovating the former grocery store into a multipurpose development which will include several pickleball courts, golf simulators, a sports bar and restaurant. The site, located at 3101 Roswell Road, is within the Old
4 came to rob a Gwinnett man. 1 died, 1 couldn’t walk
Four people followed an apparent stranger home to Buford from a night out in Atlanta to rob him, but the man wrestled a revolver from one of them and killed him, a Gwinnett County police detective testified Wednesday.
Atlanta, GA Weather Oct. 24-25: Cold Front Drops Highs to 67
Atlanta temperatures fall from 76 degrees Thursday to 67 Saturday as a dry cold front moves through.
Police say thieves used a ladder to steal $8,000 from metro storage unit
A man faces charges after thieves climbed into a Cobb County storage unit to steal TVs and sensitive personal documents.
Georgia city’s entire police force resigns
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Georgia city’s entire police force has resigned, the city manager announced during a Monday council meeting. Milner City Manager Tausha Grose said the entire full-time police department has stepped down, and most of the reserve officers have, too. The department’s last day is Oct. 28.
“No Kings” organizer cited in Sandy Springs disputes alleged permit violation
A "No Kings" rally organizer who has run for Sandy Springs mayor twice is heading to court after police cited him on Saturday for violating his public assembly permit.
The Navy has accepted a C-130J-30 from Lockheed Martin that will become an E-130J...
MARIETTA, Ga. — A C-130J-30 Super Hercules rolled into Navy hands at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta plant on Oct. 15, the first step in turning a standard airlifter into the E-130J Phoenix II. That aircraft is meant to carry TACAMO, the Navy’s airborne link between national leadership and the nation’s nuclear forces. The airframe does not […]
Acworth Man Posed as FBI Agent, Shot Through Hotel Door, Police Say
A man armed with a 12-gauge shotgun allegedly pounded on a hotel room door in Acworth, claimed to be an FBI agent, and then fired a round through the door, according to Cobb County court records. James Ticer is now facing multiple felony charges, including aggravated assault with intent to murder, and is being held without bond.
