Marietta Business Owner Convicted of Bribery and Money Laundering in International Scheme
The conviction of a Georgia business owner, for bribing Honduran officials and laundering money, underscores the ongoing enforcement of anti-corruption laws by U.S. authorities. Carl Alan Zaglin, 70, from Marietta, was found guilty by a federal jury in Miami on several charges, including violating the Foreign Corrupt...
All clear at IHOP in Roswell after false alarm bomb threat
Roswell police have given the all-clear at an IHOP restaurant after a bomb threat scare. Officers and the Cobb County Bomb Squad responded to the Alpharetta Hwy Friday morning. On Channel 2 Action News This Morning , the IHOP manager told Channel 2’s Darryn Moore that he and his employees evacuated the building....
Gwinnett County Man Sentenced to Prison, Faces Deportation After Admitting to Arson in Woodstock
A Gwinnett County man, Cang Thanh Luu, 48, has been sentenced to prison after a plea agreement in which he admitted to second-degree arson and property damage. He now faces deportation after serving his sentence. Superior Court Judge Jennifer L. Davis handed down a five-year sentence on August 26, with three years to...
Pregnant Mistress Murder Trial: Watch the Verdict!
After a little over an hour of deliberations, the jury reaches a verdict in Jose Soto-Escalera's trial, where he is charged with the first-degree murder of his mistress, Tania Wise, and her unborn child. He faces a potential death sentence if convicted. (9/19/25)
Man charged with killing woman, stashing her body in Atlanta storage unit
Police say she had been dead for at least 24 hours before she was found.
Mountasia Marietta to close after decades of miniature golf, Go Kart racing
In just over a week, a Marietta go-kart, mini-golf and general fun time location is closing permanently.
Man arrested for death of woman on Campbellton Road in mid-August
ATLANTA - Atlanta police have charged a 20-year-old man in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred last month on Campbellton Road. Authorities said Reginald Elliot was charged Thursday with murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and tampering with evidence....
FBI and U.S. Marshals arrest 177 in ‘Operation No Escape’
The FBI Atlanta Field Office and the U.S. Marshals Service for the Northern District of Georgia announced Thursday the results of "Operation No Escape," a six-week initiative to track down and arrest wanted individuals across Georgia.
Bond set at $40K for woman accused of pulling gun on family after hit-and-run
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The bond for a woman accused of pulling a gun on a family after a hit-and-run incident has been set at $40,000. Christolyn Momon allegedly hit an Alabama man and his sons in their car while they were on a day trip to Atlanta.
FBI announces results of ‘Operation No Escape’
The six-week operation saw federal, local and state authorities team up to capture 177 fugitives.
