Crime & Public Safety

Cobb County Superior Court, a brick building with a steepled clock tower

Crime & Public Safety May 19, 2026

Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court Graduates Three Veterans

Cobb County announced that the Cobb County Veterans Accountability and Treatment Court (VATC) graduated three veteran participants during a ceremony held Friday, May 15, 2026, at the Cobb County Superior…

Graphic representing mobile phone conversation

Crime & Public Safety May 18, 2026

Dark patterns on the web are designed to manipulate you – why aren’t they all illegal?

by Gregory M. Dickinson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Institute for Humane Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You open a free app to do one simple…

A row of Kennesaw Police Department cruisers with multifamily buildings past a black metal fence

Crime & Public Safety May 17, 2026

Kennesaw police warns of scam targeting the city’s business owners

The Kennesaw Police Department warned residents that scam emails are targeting business owners in the city. In the warning, police wrote, “The City of Kennesaw has been made aware of…

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

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents May 15, 2026

Woman Killed in Two-Vehicle Crash at Lower Roswell Road and Old Paper Mill Road in Cobb County

[ The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding the names of people involved in traffic incidents that are still under investigation] According to a public information release from…

Marietta police SUV parked at the curb on Marietta Square

Crime & Public Safety May 8, 2026

Marietta man arrested for rape, sex trafficking

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

Crime & Public Safety, Traffic incidents May 6, 2026

Fatal crash on I-75 as SUV hits disabled CobbLinc bus

Two people were killed in an early Tuesday crash on I-75 in North Cobb. Cobb police say it began with a CobbLinc bus becoming disabled and in Lane 4 of…

Crime & Public Safety May 5, 2026

Upstairs neighbor suspected in Marietta shooting death

By Mark Woolsey [The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law…

Cobb County Police Department sign in front of headquarters

Crime & Public Safety May 5, 2026

Two dead after Cobb SWAT standoff Identified as Mother and Son

By Mark Woolsey Cobb County police now say the man and woman found dead in an East Cobb home after an hours-long standoff were a mother and son. Police say…

Cobb County Police Department Crime Scene Unit vehicle parked in a marked space

Crime & Public Safety May 4, 2026

Cobb County police investigate deadly East Cobb standoff

By Mark Woolsey Two people are dead in a Cobb County SWAT standoff which developed after officers stopped by an East Cobb home on a welfare check call. The officers…

Crime & Public Safety May 3, 2026

Cobb attorney arrested for alleged pandering, sexual battery

[The Cobb County Courier has a policy of withholding or redacting the name of suspects unless and until the person is convicted in a court of law or enters a…

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Health & Wellness June 16, 2026

Early-Onset Cancers Are on the Rise. Knowing Your Family History Is Crucial.

This article by Cara Anthony and Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jun 16, 2026 Listen in and play along as hosts…

Government & Politics, State Government June 16, 2026

Georgia voters head back to the polls Tuesday to finish picking primary election winners

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 15, 2026 Georgians will be returning to their polling places Tuesday to finish…

Government & Politics, State Government June 16, 2026

‘Prepared for the worst’: Black lawmakers brace for losses as Georgia GOP eyes new political maps

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 16, 2026 What’s supposed to be a once-a-decade event is about to happen…

Energy June 16, 2026

How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit

by Conor Harrison, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A corporate merger that would form the largest electric utility in the United…

Economy June 16, 2026

Prediction markets are opening many new opportunities for unregulated insider trading and unethical bets – in the name of making a game out of politics

by Matt Motta, Boston University and Robert Ralston, University of Birmingham, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Arrests for betting on the U.S. military operation that…