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Cobb Police post video of SUV violating Stop Arm law posted on Friday, December 7, 2012 - 2:21am COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Cobb County Police have posted video of an SUV speeding by a student who was crossing the street to catch the bus, while the buses' stop arm was down. DECEMBER 7, 2012 --... read more...
The mysterious Macaw of Cobb County: It's missing its human posted on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 4:05pm MARIETTA, Ga. -- It's not every day you look up in the trees and see this -- a stunning, brightly colored Macaw. It is missing its human, waiting for its owner to claim it. And what a beauty. And... read more...
Mableton mom of Olympics hurdler Aries Merritt: 'This is his time to shine' posted on Saturday, July 28, 2012 - 2:24am MABLETON, Ga. -- "This is his time to shine." Those were the words of a beaming mother in Mableton, Friday night, watching her son, Hurdler Aries Merritt, on television as he entered the Olympic... read more...
Cobb company issuing $300 fines for driving past school buses posted on Friday, July 20, 2012 - 9:50am COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Do not pass that stopped school bus anywhere in Georgia. If you do, and if you're in Cobb County, you will be caught on camera, you will get a $300 ticket in the mail and it won't... read more...
Burglar 'caught' in nice, big close-up: Who is he? posted on Friday, July 6, 2012 - 12:39pm MABLETON, Ga. -- Every so often, surveillance cameras capture clear video of a crook's face. Police are hoping everyone sees a video they just obtained. It shows one of the men suspected of... read more...
Cobb School Board objects to deep spending cuts, fails to pass budget posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 - 1:54pm MARIETTA, Ga. -- Cobb County's School Board members are at an impasse over the budget crisis. Thursday night they could not muster enough votes to pass a budget for the next school year. They... read more...
Cobb school board facing $62 million shortfall posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 8:30am COBB COUNTY, Ga. -- Public school system budgets are getting axed and sliced, right now, across Metro Atlanta, once again, as school boards look ahead to the 2012-2013 school year with ever-dwindling... read more...