Marietta GA

A Code Orange air quality alert is in effect Monday across much of metro Atlanta and north Georgia. Outdoor air is expected to be unhealthy for some residents. Areas covered: The alert includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Ne

Fulton County’s latest count found 323 people experiencing homelessness outside Atlanta. More than one-third of those living without shelter were counted in Roswell and Alpharetta. Homelessness rose sharply across Fulton County outside the city of Atlanta this year, with Roswell and Alpharetta accounting for a surprisi

A historic cabin that’s among the oldest existing structures in Cobb County is ready to be reconstructed after going through a lengthy expert analysis, according to a Wednesday Facebook post by Cobb Landmarks, a local nonprofit that works to preserve historic sites around the county. The cabin, known as the Power-Jacks

MABLETON — The city is a step closer to preserving the “heart of historic Mableton” after purchasing two properties on Front Street, in the hopes of creating a cohesive historic area, according to Mayor Michael Owens. The city purchased the adjacent properties at 966 and 948 Front Street, containing the Glore House, bu

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAKA) – A man has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a scheme to cash stolen U.S. Treasury checks in the Montgomery area using false identification. A federal judge has sentenced 33-year-old Devin Zia Adkins of Marietta, Georgia, to 60 months for conspiring to...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A man died Sunday after getting stabbed near the Kroger located on the Atlanta Beltline, according to police. The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition and later died from his injuries, police said. His identity has not been released. The...

ATLANTA - A campfire burned down a shed on Connell Avenue in southwest Atlanta on Sunday, destroying thousands of dollars in business supplies. The owner, Angel Zelyaa, lost $4,000 worth of supplies for his small construction business. Zelaya stated that a campfire set up behind his home spread directly to...

A Florida family is in Cobb County searching for Katrice Simmons, 59, who went missing after moving to Georgia.

On Roswell Road, at the site of Big Trees Forest Preserve, James Tilden Lamberth lived on the farm of his grandparents, John W. Ball (1840-1920) and Margaret Adams Ball (1845-1905). The history in this article comes from Lamberth's memories, as told to his daughter, Virginia Lamberth Allison, and shared by Burt Terrell

According to an announcement on the City of Marietta website, Mayor Steve “Thunder” Tumlin has been named the 2026 Elected Official of the Year by the Georgia Chapter of the American Public Works Association, recognizing his leadership and support of infrastructure and public works initiatives across the city.