Hours-long standoff ends with arrest after police say man set fire to his home
Police arrested a man Tuesday after an hours-long standoff in Cobb County that began when investigators say he intentionally set fire to his own home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. The incident happened on Wandering Vine Drive in Mableton, where families woke up to smoke...
Atlanta man arrested again after police say he’s been arrested more than 100 times
An Atlanta man who police say has been arrested more than 100 times was arrested again.
Eric André & Clayton English reach settlement in Atlanta airport lawsuit
Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have settled a lawsuit challenging a police program at Atlanta's airport.
Cobb County SWAT on scene of barricaded person in Mableton
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cobb County SWAT officers are on the scene of a person who barricaded themself in a residential area of Mableton. Police said it is in the area of Wandering Vine Drive and Wandering Vine Lane. “The situation is contained, and there is no...
Man accused of breaking into homes after Cobb murder, NASCAR champion’s plane crash death
A metro Atlanta man has been accused of breaking into a Cobb County home following a murder and the home of a NASCAR driver killed in a plane crash.
Austell man accused of stabbing brother twice after fight over their mother
Marquis Anthony Davenport, 30, of Austell, is accused of stabbing his brother twice with an eight-inch folding pocket knife containing a three-inch blade on Aug. 6 at 6 a.m. at an apartment at 705 Whisper Trail in Austell, in The Pynes by Trion Living, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Departme
Crying child in box trailer led to Alabama woman’s arrest in Atlanta abductions
A crying child inside a stand-alone box trailer led police to an Alabama woman and two young children who were the subject of a Georgia Amber Alert. Lakesha Brown, 42, has been charged with kidnapping, Atlanta police announced Tuesday. The police department released body camera footage of Brown’s Monday arrest...
After 30 years as an Atlanta staple, one of the oldest Barnes & Noble...
Earlier this summer, the iconic Cumberland Barnes & Noble made a shocking and sad announcement: they were closing up shop. The team at Barnes & Noble said in a statement,. We have loved being a part of your community for the last 30 years and will miss being here. We continue to look for a suitable new store in this ne
26-year-old inmate dies in custody at DeKalb County Jail
Tehutihotep Hartley is the third inmate who has died in custody at the DeKalb County Jail in recent months.
Fugitive on Tennessee’s ‘Most Wanted’ list arrested in Georgia: sheriff
A man on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's "Most Wanted" list was arrested in Georgia following a multi-agency fugitive probe, according to authorities. The Fulton County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday identified the suspect as Kenneth Spruill, adding that he is among three people allegedly involved in a violent inc
