Sen. Ossoff announces $1.6 billion in funding for metro Atlanta schools

Senator Jon Ossoff spent Thursday afternoon at Cascade Elementary School in Atlanta announcing billions of dollars for schools in north Georgia.

Georgia gang member sentenced to life in prison for teen's murder

A judge has sentenced a Cobb County teenager to life in prison for the deadly shooting of another teen during an argument.

Biden 'supports' moving MLB All-Star game over Georgia voting law

President Joe Biden has says he would support the 2021 MLB All-Star game leaving Atlanta due to Georgia's new controversial election law.

Health officials urge caution during Easter, spring break

Some health officials are urging families to be cautious during the upcoming Easter holiday and spring break.

Cobb leader says moving MLB All-Star game in protest would hurt business

Calls are growing to boycott some of Georgia's major companies over the state's new election law. Sports events are also being targeted, including the MLB All-Star game this summer.

2 shot during fight at Cobb County shopping center, police say

Police in Cobb County are investigating a double shooting in the parking lot of a busy shopping center on Tuesday evening.

Cobb County man pleads guilty, but mentally ill to execution-style murder

A Cobb County man was sentenced to life on Tuesday after pleading guilty but mentally ill to the murder and aggravated assault during an ambush of an electrical contractor crew back in 2019.

2021 MLB All-Star Game: Cobb commissioner pleads for game to stay

After a union executive with Major League Baseball said players were ready to discuss moving the 2021 MLB All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest a controversial new election law, a Cobb County elected official is pleading for the game to stay.

First teachers, now a school district plans to start vaccinating students

First it was teachers and staff, now one local school district plans to start vaccinating students. It's the next phase of Marietta Schools plan to help those in the community get the vaccine if they want it.

Parents, some Board members still question Cobb Schools expenditures following briefing by scientist

Cobb County parents can't stop talking about Iggy, a multimillion-dollar aqueous ozone hand rinsing device. Aqueous ozone is a mixture of water and ozone and has been used to sanitize drinking water and food for years.

Former teacher, pastor sentenced to prison for molesting young Georgia relative

According to investigators, the Georgia man had abused his relative starting when she was 4 years old and continued to abuse her each time he saw her for a decade.

Georgia Tech professor indicted on visa and wire fraud charges

Officials say the professor tricked Georgia Tech to bring Chinese nationals to the United States to work at a partially state-owned Chinese company in New Jersey.

Man, child shot outside Cumberland Mall, police say

Cobb County police are investigating after a man and child were shot outside of Cumberland Mall early Tuesday evening.

Police: 26-year-old killed, 18-year-old hospitalized in Cobb County wreck

The Cobb County Police Department said a 26-year-old driver died when she was ejected from her vehicle during a Monday morning car wreck.

Kennesaw police investigating shooting outside bar

Police investigators determined an altercation inside the bar spilled out into the parking lot.