Police find Atlanta 14-year-old missing since Aug. 6
ATLANTA - Update: Officials say Makiah Williams has been found in good health. The previous story is below. Atlanta police are asking for the public's help finding a 14-year-old girl who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Police say Makiah Williams was last seen on Aug. 6 at a...
The Rent is Too Damn High: $1,500 Only Gets You 800 Square Feet in...
Renters in Georgia have a new reason to sigh. A fresh report says $1,500 a month buys just 800 square feet in Atlanta, while the same cash in Columbus or Macon gets you a small kingdom by apartment standards. 📦 What It Means For You: If you rent in Atlanta,...
Pickup driver who struck trucker on I-75 shoulder and fled was police officer of...
The pickup driver who struck a trucker standing on the side of Interstate 75 and left the scene was a police officer of 14 years, records show. 36-year-old Terrell Lowdermilk was involved in a crash with another semi truck on August 13th. While standing outside of his rig with another driver, Lowdermilk was struck by...
Man formally charged with 6 felony counts in shooting of MARTA officers during public...
ATLANTA — A man accused of opening fire on two MARTA police officers after being stopped for public urination at the Five Points station is now formally charged, according to newly filed warrants. Christopher Daniels, 26, faces six felony counts and one misdemeanor in connection with the Aug. 7...
A growing trend: Opting out of childhood vaccinations
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - In a warm Georgia kitchen filled with the smell of fresh cookies, Marianna Slaughter’s children giggle over their new treats. It’s a household that strives to eat food made with organic ingredients, which rejects over-the-counter medication — and vaccines. “It was...
Amber Alert: 2 abducted Florida kids were seen in Tift County, Georgia, authorities say
ATLANTA — Florida authorities are searching for two missing kids, possibly heading towards Atlanta. An Amber Alert was issued in Florida; it has now been extended to Georgia. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday morning they'd been seen in Tift County, which is along I-75 north of Valdosta...
Suspect charged with snatching $5,000 Rolex from Town Center mall jeweler
Jason Adam Warren of Lithonia is accused of stealing a white gold diamond encrusted Rolex 36mm DateJust watch, valued at $5,000, from the counter of Shine Jewelers inside Town Center at Cobb mall on May 22 at 10:40 a.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Warren approached the...
Man stabbed to death in Smyrna, suspect arrested, Cobb County police say
COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man is behind bars, accused of stabbing another man to death in Cobb County Sunday afternoon, according to police warrants. It happened at the Georgian Oaks Apartments complex - located at 2200 Atlanta Rd. SE in Smyrna - between 4 and 5 p.m.
Union City dog attack: Investigators back on scene after death
UNION CITY, Ga. - Fulton County Police and Animal Control officers returned Monday to the Union City neighborhood where 62-year-old Donna Nguyen was fatally mauled earlier this month. What we know:. Nguyen was attacked by a pack of dogs on August 1 while walking home from the bank. She was...
Cobb jail inmate caught with synthetic drug hidden in book, authorities say
Joseph George Cruz, 30, of Marietta, is accused of bringing a synthetic drug in a book he possessed to the Cobb County Jail, after returning from transport from the Fulton County Jail on Aug. 27 at 8:16 p.m., according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office. The drug was field tested and returned...