Marietta

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Police looking for woman who ran illegal nursing home

Marietta Police are asking for help finding a woman suspected of running an illegal nursing home, after both she and the patients disappeared. From the outside, the home in the 900 block of Laurel Springs Lane looks like any of its well-kept neighbors. “You just never know what’s going on ...

• 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 2013

Cobb County Police are looking for the suspect in a Labor Day crime wave

Marietta and Cobb County Police are asking for help finding the suspect in a Labor Day crime spree. The suspect is an Asian man wearing glasses, gloves and a dark-colored hoodie, who first tried to break into a package store in the 17-hundred block of Canton Rd. at around 4:30 ...

• 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013

Best in class: 3 Georgia teachers honored for teaching innovation

Gov. Nathan Deal announced this week that three teachers are winners in round one of the Innovation in Teaching Competition, which rewards those who demonstrate innovative strategies in language arts and math. The winners are Sarah Welch, who teaches ninth grade literature and composition at Fannin County High School; Charles ...

• 11:37 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013
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Trial begins in Cobb for accused Brunswick baby killer

It was a tiny bullet that took the short life of Antonio Santiago. He had learned to walk, but not yet talk, when he was killed March 21, six weeks after his first birthday. He was strapped in his stroller, out for a walk with his mother a few blocks ...

• 3:32 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013

Commissioner Ott to host East Cobb town hall

District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott will host a town hall meeting in East Cobb 7-8:30 p.m., Tuesday at Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church 4385 Lower Roswell Road, Marietta. The meeting will be held in the Fellowship Hall and is a chance for residents to learn about county initiatives while providing ...

• 10:48 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2013
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Woman, 23, dies after falling off brother’s car

A Cobb County woman died after falling off the car her brother was driving, according to police. Now, the woman’s brother is facing a felony charge for her death. Laura Jane Dingler, 23, of Marietta, was on the back of a blue 1995 Nissan Maxima when her younger brother allegedly ...

• 6:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2013

New F-35 orders boost Marietta plant

Lockheed Martin’s Marietta plant will benefit from a new deal between the defense contractor and the U.S. Defense Department for more F-35 fighter jets. The Pentagon plans to buy 71 more of the radar-evading jets, parts of which are built at the Marietta plant. The plant produces the center wing ...

• 6:42 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2013
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Weave thieves hit Atlanta, Cobb beauty supply stores

Weave thieves kept police busy in Atlanta and Cobb County early Tuesday, smashing vehicles into two beauty supply stores before stealing hair extensions. The first break-in happened just after 5 a.m. at I Heart Hair on Marietta Boulevard in northwest Atlanta. According to Atlanta police, the thieves apparently crashed a ...

• Updated: 12:22 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Cobb beauty supply hit by smash and grab thieves

A small package of virgin hair at this shop sells at this for as much as 100 dollars. The owners of Joy Beauty Supply on Cobb Parkway in Marietta figure the burglars got away with close to 50-thousand dollars in hair weaves. The owner's daughter told WSB's Richard Sangster, the ...

• 11:19 a.m. Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Cobb explores converting alternative school into digital academy

Cobb County School administrators are looking at possibly converting alternative Oakwood High School into a digital academy. The administrators will hold two sessions from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 6 and Aug. 8. They will take place at the Oakwood campus activity room at 1560 Joyner Ave. in Marietta. ...

• 3:58 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Security cameras catch man throwing dog off second-floor balcony

Shocked residents of an extended stay motel frantically called 911 after watching a man toss a dog inside a crate off a second-story balcony. Channel 2's Ross Cavitt who talked to police who said they could hardly believe it until they reviewed the motel's security video. "I think it takes ...

• 5:54 p.m. Friday, July 5, 2013

Steroid accusations sweep through Cobb fire, police departments

Five Cobb County firemen and one of the county’s police officers are being investigated for illegal steroid use. They’re accused of using or distributing steroids without a prescription. “This initiated when a tip came into the county’s narcotics unit that steroids may be being used or distributed illegally,” Cobb County ...

• 3:39 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Marietta bond proposal sparks redevelopment debate

Marietta voters this fall will decide whether to take a chance on real estate by approving $35 million in bonds mostly to buy and demolish blighted apartments in an area some say is ripe for redevelopment. Last week, the City Council agreed to let voters decide the fate of Franklin ...

• 6:00 a.m. Friday, June 21, 2013

Juneteenth celebration in Marietta

The Cobb NAACP and the city of Marietta will host a Juneteenth celebration June 15 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the Marietta square. The event will include food, family activities, music and history. There will also be a free jazz concert in the square on June 14 from ...

• 10:09 a.m. Friday, June 7, 2013

Acworth woman dies a day after she was found in Allatoona

A 46-year-old Acworth woman found face-down in Allatoona Lake on Tuesday died in a hospital in Marietta on Wednesday. Debra Hangard’s granddaughter and a second juvenile saw the woman floating face down in the lake while they were swimming, according to a Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office incident report. Responding officers ...

• 2:33 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2013
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Best in class for April 26

Eleven Marietta students recently placed in “The Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition.” The contest encourages students to develop enthusiasm for writing and improve their writing skills. “This year’s entries were well-written, creative and enjoyable to read” said Jill Sims, the Marietta City Schools Executive director of curriculum and instruction. The ...

• 8:06 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run of deaf bicyclist

Marietta police said they have arrested the suspected driver in a hit-and-run that killed a deaf bicyclist on his way to work Wednesday morning. Police said Joseph Gathambyri, 25, was riding his bike on South Marietta Parkway near Aviation Road just before 5 a.m. when he was hit from behind ...

• Updated: 2:22 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Distant family member helps police identify abandoned child

Police tell Channel 2 Action News the parents of a 4-year-old Marietta girl, left her outside an Anderson County, South Carolina home and a distant relative was the key to identifying her. Zoe Brown's mother, Tongela McBride, is currently in the Cobb County Jail, locked up without bond for allegedly ...

• 6:39 p.m. Monday, April 8, 2013

One charged with arson at Marietta motel

Assistant Marietta Fire Chief Scott Tucker sticks his head in the door of Room 102 at the Sun Motel on Cobb Parkway, where an arson fire came close to reaching into the roof and threatening the entire motel – along with all those sleeping inside early Tuesday morning.   “It ...

• 6:24 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2013