Cobb County judge congratulates drug treatment program graduates

A Cobb County judge congratulated five recent graduates of a drug recovery program designed to treat non-violent offenders with underlying addictions. 

Parents of Cobb County students file suit over COVID-19 policies

A group of parents with medically vulnerable children are suing Cobb County School District, saying it is not doing enough to protect their children from COVID-19.

Police disarm man carrying axe, hatchet with bean bags

Marietta Police confronted a man who they say had just stolen an axe and a hatchet from a store. They used a less-lethal shotgun to subdue him.

Police say beanbag rounds stop ax-wielding suspect

Marietta police said officers arrested a person accused of shoplifting a hatchet and an ax from a Cobb County store and wielding them threateningly on Saturday. 

Bodycam shows Marietta officers, bystander save woman during mental health crisis

Marietta police are crediting three officers and a bystander with saving the life of a distraught woman hanging from the fifth floor of a motel earlier this month.

Man who stalked, bragged on Facebook about killing stranger gets life sentence

Prosecutors say the man tracked down a complete stranger who had traveled to Atlanta to celebrate a birthday for days, killed him, and then bragged about it on Facebook.

Missing Cobb County woman found in DeKalb County apartment

A missing Cobb County woman with intellectual difficulties was found in an apartment intoxicated and barely able to stand up, her family says. They plan to pursue kidnapping charges against the stranger she was found with.

Families threaten to sue Cobb County Schools over lack of COVID safety measures

Attorneys for multiple Cobb County students say they plan to sue the school district if it does not implement COVID-19 measures, arguing that the lack of safety precautions is “rooted in discrimination and systematic racism.”

Parents demand Cobb Schools leaders combat anti-Semitism in schools

Swastikas on walls in two Cobb County schools. Thursday night, parents and members of the Jewish community called on the school board to do something about hate crimes in schools.

Cobb County SWAT situation ends with 2 dead in apparent murder-suicide

A multi-hour SWAT situation at a Powder Springs home ended when police say a man shot and killed a family member and then himself.

Man dies after darting into dark roadway in Marietta

Police said a 46-year-old man was killed at around 9:07 p.m. Friday on Powder Springs Street when he darted into the roadway while walking outside of a crosswalk.

Interactive adventure takes players down to The Depths

Searching for a new adventure? We have a "sinking" feeling you'll find it at The Escape Game Atlanta!

Georgia man finds mission after prostate cancer remission

Doctors will diagnose one in eight men with prostate cancer during his lifetime. September is prostate cancer awareness month and one survivor is using his story to work to raise awareness.