Marietta GA

The Atlanta Police Department is searching for two suspects accused of stealing almost $500 worth of items from a retail store.

KENNESAW, Ga. - A DeKalb County father is urging young people to stay out of abandoned buildings after his 19-year-old daughter died last week while exploring a fenced-off property on Emory University’s campus. Police said Leah Palmirotto fell from a five-story vacant building early Friday morning while checking out...

UNION CITY, Ga. — A single mother from Marietta received a life-changing Christmas Eve gift this year — a home of her own. Techie Homes announced the winner of its holiday raffle Tuesday in Union City, awarding a fully furnished micro home valued at $250,000 to one lucky ticket holder. The winner purchased a $25...

A Fulton County high school senior described the frightening moments he said he was choked and tasered by a school resource officer on a school bus.

Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys will remain on death row after his death warrant expired Wednesday afternoon due to a suspension on his execution issued by the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. He was initially scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 before the board issued the...

Atlanta law enforcement officials are urging the public to exercise caution when engaging in transactions on Facebook Marketplace following a recent theft that escalated into violence. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the incident occurred at a Chevron gas station on Pryor Road, where the victim had arranged to sell an...

A local pastor out for a walk in Roswell earlier this week found several hate symbols.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Hosea Helps is making sure hundreds of children across metro Atlanta enjoy Christmas this year. On Wednesday, volunteers delivered toys to families experiencing hardship this holiday. “Taking it to them, we thought, would be like Santa delivering toys,” Almelia Chapman, Hosea...

The Marietta Police Department is investigating shots fired outside a Marietta movie theater Tuesday night. Just before 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, an unidentified man shot at the NCG Cinema on Powder Springs Street, next to the Cobb Senior Services and Community Development building, Officer Chuck McPhilamy told the MDJ. ...

The Cobb community came together Friday afternoon to recognize the people in charge of transporting their children to and from school safely. Volunteers distributed 1,100 thank you gifts at multiple transportation locations as staff finished their final shift of the year. “The goal was simple: appreciation. Bus...