Cobb County DA Takes Legal Action Against County Over Pension Dispute
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County District Attorney Sonya Allen has taken the unusual step of suing the county she represents, seeking both her retirement pension and supplemental payments she claims are owed to her. The lawsuit, filed in early 2025, centers on whether Allen is a state employee or a county employee for...
What salary do I need to afford a house in Atlanta in 2026?
What salary do I need to afford a house in Atlanta in 2026?. The cost of living has grown to historic levels since the pandemic, as home prices and the cost of everyday goods have far outpaced wages. A large portion of this increase has come from housing. The national median sale price hit a record in 2022 and has...
Billy Gibbons and the BFG Band Barreled Through the Blues at the Variety Playhouse...
The Variety Playhouse in Atlanta’s eclectic Little Five Points neighborhood played host to the final stop on Billy F Gibbons (of Grammy-nominated ZZ Top fame) and the BFG Band’s winter tour on Saturday. Established in 1940, this converted World War II-era movie theater is one of the city’s most beloved mid-size...
Police: Nine arrested, over 300 tickets issued in north Cobb ‘street takeover’
While no “teen takeovers” happened at Cumberland Mall over the weekend, police say at least nine arrests were made in connection with a “street takeover” in the Town Center Mall area on Saturday. The social media promotion of the no show-Cumberland Mall event followed a chaotic scene at the Battery Atlanta on Feb. 21...
Car crashes into pizza shop, employee’s truck catches fire next day
A car crashed into a Marietta pizza shop, and now they can’t fully reopen until the wall is repaired.
Home catches fire on Peyton Road in SW Atlanta
ATLANTA - A southwest Atlanta house was severely damaged early Monday morning after a fire tore through the residence, officials said. Fire crews were dispatched to the home on Peyton Road around 1 a.m. following reports of a blaze. Upon arrival, firefighters found the main floor of the structure heavily engulfed in...
Section of major Woodstock road to be widened
Widening of a major Woodstock corridor is set to begin this month, the city of Woodstock said Monday.
Atlanta man arrested following Hoschton residential fire
An Atlanta man has been arrested in connection to a Feb. 26 residential fire in Hoschton. According to the Hall County Sheriff's Office (HCSO), Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded to the 5600 block of Grand Reunion Drive at around 7:30 p.m. Firefighters extinguished the flames, but no one was...
FBI investigates mass shooting as potential act of terrorism
The FBI and Austin Police are investigating a mass shooting at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden on Sixth Street that left three dead and 14 injured early Sunday, March 1, 2026. Authorities identified the gunman as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, a naturalized citizen from Senegal. Investigators are probing a "potential nexus...
4-year-old hurt in accidental shooting in metro Atlanta
Tyrone PD said a 4-year-old child was hurt in what they believe was an accidental, self-inflicted shooting.

















