Marietta GA

Air quality alerts warn residents to stay inside. Evacuations underway as more than 170 wildfires rage across multiple states: 'It's very unsettling' first appeared on The Cool Down .

The family of a Vietnam War hero who lived in Alabama expressed sadness and anger that his and his wife’s names are being stripped from an Army base in Georgia. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Monday that Fort Moore, the Columbus, Georgia installation near the Alabama state line named after the late Lt. Gen....

STATESBORO, Ga. – Two men who were convicted of supplying kilograms of cocaine into Georgia and Florida for a major drug trafficking conspiracy have been sentenced to federal prison, according to the US Department of Justice in the Southern District of Georgia. Pedro Castro-Vasquez, aka “Chipo,” 53, of Puerto...

Keziah W. Kamau, 58, of Powder Springs, is accused of vehicular homicide on Jan. 3 at 12:59 p.m. at the intersection of Richard D. Sailors Parkway and Villa Springs Circle in Powder Springs, according to an arrest warrant from the Cobb County Police Department. Kamau operated a 2013 Lexus RX350 that was traveling...

William Shane Harvey was taken into custody near a 108-acre wildfire close to Columbus. Investigators believe Harvey deliberately started the blaze, worsening the wildfire crisis in the state.

A bombshell letter at Atlanta's City Hall raised eyebrows all day. It was written by a handful of inspector general employees and sent to the mayor and council on Monday. it requests the U.S. Attorney’s Office, FBI and the state Attorney General take over many of the criminal investigations the IG's Office was...

Tayde Christopher Newman, 58, and Tyrae Caprice Newman, 34, both of Atlanta, are accused of obtaining four pallets of roofing shingles, valued at $5,683.68, from Home Depot by presenting a fraudulent receipt on Feb. 27 at 1:45 p.m. at the Home Depot store at 4101 Roswell Road in Marietta, according to arrest warrants...

Authorities have released little information about Malachi Mitchell's killing but say "every aspect of this case is being thoroughly examined"

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A man was found dead at a gas station off Interstate 20 in DeKalb County. It happened around 7:10 p.m. Tuesday. What we know: — Officers arrived at the Shell gas station located in the 2900 block of Panola Road. According to the DeKalb County...

A line of severe storms that pushed through north Georgia knocked out power for thousands. As of 9 a.m., the largest Georgia Power outages are in Cherokee County (5,169), Floyd County (1,285) and Haralson County (507). [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Georgia EMC reports its largest outages...