Smyrna teen murdered after prom in Powder Springs

An after-prom party in Powder Springs ended in gunfire over the weekend. Now one Smyrna teen is dead and another is behind bars.

Cobb County father killed in hit-and-run, family still seeking justice

Cobb County police are still looking for the driver who hit and killed a man walking on the sidewalk, leaving him there to die. Meanwhile, the victim's family is trying to cope while planning his funeral.

Suspect arrested with meth, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia in Kennesaw

Police arrested David Taylor in Kennesaw with 129 grams of meth, significantly exceeding the 28-gram threshold for trafficking in Georgia.

'Slow down': Driver clocked going 94 mph on Smyrna road

Smyrna police are warning drivers to slow down after one of their officers clocked a car going nearly 50 mph over the speed limit,

Heroin, $261K in cash, guns seized in Cobb County drug bust

A traffic stop in Cobb County ended in a drug bust and the seizure of hundreds of grams of heroin and over $261,000 in cash, deputies say.

Former Cobb Sheriff's chief of staff found guilty of making false statements

A Cobb County jury has found Braxton Tyree Cotton, 44, of Mableton, guilty of making false statements and concealing a material fact in connection with a hit-and-run crash he reported in 2023.

Mother dead, 6 injured after fire breaks out at Marietta home

One woman is dead after a fire broke out at a Marietta home early Friday morning. Five others, including two firefighters, have been rushed to local hospitals.

Two women dead in suspected murder-suicide at Vinings apartments

Authorities in Cobb County are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after two women were found dead inside a Vinings apartment Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters rescue women from burning Powder Springs home

Firefighters found the woman unconscious in her bedroom while fighting the flames at home in Powder Springs.

Dangerous curve on Blackwell Road sparks safety concerns among homeowners

Homeowners along Blackwell Road have been grappling with a dangerous curve that has become notorious for causing vehicles to crash into their yards.

2 injured after collision involving tractor-trailer, pickup on I-75 near Delk

A serious collision involving a tractor-trailer and a pickup truck towing a utility trailer shut down all southbound lanes of Interstate 75 near Delk Road on Thursday morning.

Cobb County man sentenced to life for arson attack that killed girlfriend's mother, grandmother

A Mableton man will spend the rest of his life in jail after officials say he set fire to the home of his abused girlfriend's mother and grandmother after they tried to protect the woman from him.

Cobb County Superior Court clerk to repay nearly $84K in passport fees

Cobb County Superior Court Clerk Connie Taylor will repay nearly $84,000 in passport mailing fees she collected over her first two years in office.

Remains found in abandoned Cobb County funeral home identified

Cobb County officials have identified nearly 60 sets of cremains discovered inside an abandoned and fire-damaged funeral home last year.