Meth trafficking arrest follows undercover deal at Mableton Burger King
Jesus Alonzo Galarza, 35, of Austell, is accused of trafficking methamphetamine on Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. at the Burger King at 809 Veterans Memorial Highway in Mableton, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. Galarza sold approximately 86 grams of methamphetamine to a Georgia Bureau of...
Georgia authorities arrest 10, seize enough drugs to ‘kill nearly 4 million people’
The operation targeted distribution across Paulding, Cobb, Douglas, Carroll, and Haralson counties.
“My name is Marshmallow. Are you here to adopt me?”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male white/tabby domestic short hair. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter...
Appeals court rejects effort to expel Cobb County student over school shooting warning
A Cobb County middle school student will remain in the district, despite efforts to expel him by the Cobb County school board.
Rideshare driver injured during Friday morning shooting in Atlanta
ATLANTA - Atlanta Police are investigating a shooting that left a rideshare driver injured early Friday morning in northeast Atlanta. According to preliminary information, officers responded around 1 a.m. Jan. 2 to reports of a person shot near 562 Boulevard NE. Investigators learned the male victim had already...
DNA test helps Atlanta man reunite with long-lost father
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — It was a reunion decades in the making and nothing short of heartwarming. Seventy-one-year-old Calvin Cooper flew into Atlanta from Toledo to meet his son. A son he never knew existed. Thirty-three-year-old Tim Holloway, who lives in Atlanta, had uploaded his DNA to...
A pastor walking across America for peace has made it to Atlanta
Pastor Corey Brooks from Chicago is leading a Walk Across America, a national movement rooted in faith, unity, hope, and community restoration. He began in Times Square in September of 2025 and has reached Atlanta.
UGA student seriously hurt in skiing accident. It could cost his family $150,000 to...
This tragedy happened during a skiing trip two weeks ago near the University of Colorado.
African American bookstore in Atlanta to close after 35 years in business
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A longtime African American bookstore in Atlanta is going to close soon after 35 years in business. But still, every page in every book means something special for store owner Nia Damali. Each chapter tells the many stories written by African-American authors, with titles of all...
26-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot After Dispute in Southeast Atlanta Business, Police Seek Witnesses
A dispute inside a southeast Atlanta business turned fatal this Tuesday night, leaving a 26-year-old man dead from gunshot wounds. FOX5 Atlanta reports that the altercation began at a location on the 2400 block of Jonesboro Road SE, eventually spilling outside where the violence escalated. Atlanta Police responded to...

















