Police searching for man who held Atlanta phone store employee at gunpoint
Atlanta police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who robbed a cellphone store.
Atlanta Police Officer Fired and Arrested for Rape and False Imprisonment Charges
An Atlanta police officer found himself behind bars this week after being charged with rape and false imprisonment. The department wasted no time showing him the door. Muhammad Muhammad, who worked in the department's Office of Professional Standards, was arrested on August 21. He's now sitting in the Fulton County...
Alton Oliver talks about his not guilty verdict and hopes for the future
ATLANTA — For close to three years, Alton Oliver sat behind bars, accused of killing a Fulton County Deputy in 2022. Last week, a jury found him not guilty on all charges, including murder. "I ain't gonna lie, it was hard times," Oliver said, reflecting on his time in...
Georgia man who attacked CDC tried entering campus earlier
ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) – The Georgia man who shot at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention buildings on Aug. 8 apparently tried to enter the campus two days earlier but was turned away by security, according to an internal CDC email. Security video indicates “a very high likelihood” that...
Cobb County Jail staffers save inmate
Cobb County Jail staffers jumped into action when a man was found unresponsive in a holding cell in July. Video of the incident has just been released.
“My name is Hans, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Cat of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male black/white 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...
21-year-old convicted in violent Atlanta carjacking, sentenced to 45 years
ATLANTA - A Fulton County jury has convicted a 21-year-old man in a violent carjacking, and a judge has sentenced him to three decades in prison. Jurors on Aug. 13 found Kentario Shields guilty of theft by receiving, first-degree carjacking, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Fulton...
CDC director discusses next steps in facility’s recovery from shooting
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is conducting a comprehensive security assessment following the Aug. 8 shooting that damaged the campus and killed a DeKalb County officer.
Shots fired into Atlanta home while woman slept inside
ATLANTA - A woman living in southeast Atlanta says she's lucky to be unharmed after someone opened fire on her home overnight. Homeowner Erin Ownbey tells FOX 5 she woke up to a loud noise and found some had shot several bullets into her home. Some of the bullets narrowly...
Neighbors say their homes are molding as flood waters keep coming inside as creek...
Flash flooding damaged their yards, cars and homes for the second night in a row.
