Crime & Public Safety

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle

Crime & Public Safety June 24, 2025

One dead, one injured in off-campus student apartment complex

By Mark Woolsey A Sunday night shooting at a Kennesaw-area apartment complex left one person dead and another injured. Cobb County Police say officers were called to the Bixby Apartments,…

Marietta

How illicit markets fueled by data breaches sell your personal information to criminals

Acworth

Acworth choking victim saved by officer’s fast action

Detail of Cobb County Police Department STEP Unit vehicle in article about fatal accident on I-75

Traffic incidents

UPDATE: Kool and the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler dies in collision on Veterans Memorial Highway at Buckner Road

Crime & Public Safety

Hit and run on I-285 results in one driver seriously injured

Crime & Public Safety May 19, 2025

UPDATE: Missing Marietta woman found safe near Cumberland Mall

Officer Chuck McPhilamy of the Marietta Police Department issued the following update announcing that fifty-six-year-old Elizabeth Jones, who was missing, was located and is safe: May 18, 2025 Update: LOCATED…

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Health & Wellness June 26, 2025

5 Takeaways From Health Insurers’ New Pledge To Improve Prior Authorization

This article by Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser and Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News June 24, 2025 Nearly seven…

Immigration June 26, 2025

First Amendment groups push for release of Spanish-language Georgia reporter detained by ICE

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 24, 2025 Several organizations dedicated to preserving free speech and protecting members of…

Justice June 26, 2025

The sleeper Supreme Court decision that could have profound impacts on the Trump administration agenda – and restore faith in the high court

by Ray Brescia, Albany Law School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The American public’s trust in the Supreme Court has fallen precipitously over the past…

Business & Economy June 26, 2025

Why power skills – formerly known as ‘soft skills’ – are the key to business success

by Sandra Sjoberg, Western Governors University School of Business, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What does it take to lead through complexity, make tough decisions…

Business & Economy June 26, 2025

Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy

by Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the “one, big, beautiful bill,” President Donald…

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One dead, one injured in off-campus student apartment complex

Marietta police link two separate gang-related shootings to same suspect

The term ‘lone gunman’ ignores the structures that enable violence

Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves

Both people indentified in suspected murder/suicide

How illicit markets fueled by data breaches sell your personal information to criminals

Acworth choking victim saved by officer’s fast action

UPDATE: Kool and the Gang’s Michael “Chicago Mike” Sumler dies in collision on Veterans Memorial Highway at Buckner Road

Hit and run on I-285 results in one driver seriously injured

UPDATE: Missing Marietta woman found safe near Cumberland Mall