Crime & Public Safety

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Marietta August 28, 2025

More information released about Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Marietta

By Mark Woolsey Marietta police are releasing more information about Tuesday afternoon’s fatal shooting at a Chevron Gas station. Police say the suspect in the case, a 24-year-old Savannah man,…

Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill, in a courtroom wearing judicial robe

Cobb Courts

Cobb Sheriff’s Office praised two members of their Public Safety Cadet force for “swift and selfless “ action

Cobb County

Arrest made in 2024 Cobb homicide

Marietta

Charges filed in I-75 hit-and-run fatality

Traffic incidents

Hit-and-run collision on I-75 leaves one dead

Icons for police, medical personnel, firefighters, 911 operators

Cobb 911

Cobb BOC votes to purchase land for new 911 center

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb Courts August 13, 2025

Ward, Yarbrough appointed as part-time Cobb Magistrate judges

Chief Magistrate Judge Brendan F. Murphy has appointed Natalie Ward and Christopher Yarbrough as part-time Magistrate judges following an open application and interview process. The two were selected from what…

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Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

As Measles Exploded, Officials in Texas Looked to CDC Scientists. Under Trump, No One Answered.

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen August 25, 2025 As measles surged in Texas early this year, the Trump administration’s…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

Georgia teacher fired over LGBTQ book continues to fight her termination, school district policies

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 28, 2025 A federal judge in Atlanta paused a challenge against school district…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

When the government can see everything: How one company – Palantir – is mapping the nation’s data

by Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When the U.S. government signs contracts with private technology companies, the fine print rarely…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

How stripping diversity, equity and inclusion from health care may make Americans sicker

by Abigail Folberg, University of Nebraska Omaha and Brittany Givens Rassoolkhani, University of Kentucky, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s administration has dramatically…

Health & Wellness August 28, 2025

FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines with new restrictions, potentially limiting access for healthy children

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Guidance around COVID-19 vaccines has once again shifted after the Food…

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Crime & Public Safety

More information released about Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Marietta

Judge Kellie Hill wins award from Girls Inc of Greater Atlanta

Cobb Police arrest a suspect in the beating of a man in East Cobb on Wednesday.

A two-vehicle collision in West Cobb left one person dead and another injured

Cobb Sheriff’s Office praised two members of their Public Safety Cadet force for “swift and selfless “ action

Arrest made in 2024 Cobb homicide

Charges filed in I-75 hit-and-run fatality

Hit-and-run collision on I-75 leaves one dead

Cobb BOC votes to purchase land for new 911 center

Ward, Yarbrough appointed as part-time Cobb Magistrate judges