Cobb County awarded $1.7M grant for World Cup safety

Cobb County received $1.7 million from the Department of Homeland Security for World Cup safety.

Driver asleep at wheel leads to Cobb police shooting, chase

A Cobb County police officer fired their gun Sunday morning after a driver asleep in an SUV woke up and allegedly drove toward police.

Woman escapes strangling in Cobb, leading to SWAT standoff

A man is in custody after a domestic violence incident led to a SWAT standoff in a Cobb County neighborhood Friday night.

2 arrested in high-speed chase, prison drone drop plot

Deputies arrested two metro Atlanta men Tuesday after a high-speed chase ended in a PIT maneuver.

Police call off search for suspect near Kennesaw State campus

Law enforcement officers called off a search for a domestic violence suspect Tuesday afternoon after he was spotted near the Kennesaw State University campus.

Two men arrested after failing to steal high-end cars from Marietta lot

Police arrested two men who allegedly broke into a luxury car dealership with a bag of tools and high-tech scanners but failed to drive away with any vehicles.

Two dead in multi-vehicle tractor-trailer crash on I-75

Two men are dead following a chain-reaction crash involving multiple commercial vehicles on I-75 northbound Friday morning.

Cobb Police's PATH unit helps teen at center of standoff

Police ended a tense SWAT standoff in West Cobb Wednesday evening after a teenage girl barricaded herself inside a home with easy access to weapons.

Marietta woman dies in Puerto Rico zip-line accident

A Marietta family is mourning 40-year-old Tamirah Dix after a fatal zip-lining accident in Puerto Rico.

Tiny homes coming to Cobb Parkway for Marietta students

A new tiny house village planned for Cobb Parkway aims to provide a stable home Marietta City Schools students currently experiencing homelessness.

Metro Atlanta leaders urge veto of controversial election bill

A high-stakes political standoff is unfolding at the Georgia State Capitol as a controversial election bill heads to Gov. Brian Kemp's desk that would force nonpartisan elections upon the state's most populous counties.

Man arrested for posing as FBI agent in Cobb traffic stop

A Cobb County woman’s commute home turned into a frightening roadside encounter when a man allegedly used fake police lights to stage an illegal traffic stop.

Kennesaw man killed in South Cobb Drive hit-and-run

Cobb County police are searching for 35-year-old Alberto Martinez following a fatal hit-and-run crash in Marietta.

Unique mixed-income Habitat for Humanity project approved in Cobb

Cobb County officials have approved a first-of-its-kind partnership between Habitat for Humanity of NW Metro Atlanta and a private developer to build a mixed-income community aimed at addressing the affordable housing crisis.

Fully automatic weapon seized, man arrested at Marietta Bojangles

A 22-year-old man faces multiple felony charges after refusing to leave a Marietta restaurant Monday afternoon, leading officers to discover a modified machine gun and a large supply of drugs.

Fani Willis slams Georgia bill forcing nonpartisan DA races

The Georgia State Senate has advanced House Bill 369, a Republican-led measure that would fundamentally change the ballot for millions of voters.

Hillgrove High School gun scare: Student arrested after lockdown

Hillgrove High School was placed on a "Code Red" lockdown Tuesday morning after a student was apprehended with a gun on campus.

Cobb teacher fired for reading gender book loses latest Georgia court appeal

The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld the firing of Katie Rinderle, a former Cobb County elementary school teacher who read a book on gender fluidity to her fifth-grade class in 2023.