The Latest Breaking News from Cobb County

Man who killed 2 Georgia deputies pleads guilty, gets life in prison

ATLANTA — The man who shot two Cobb County sheriff’s deputies pleaded guilty to murder and other charges Thursday morning, exactly three months after killing the law enforcement officers.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Cobb faces 2nd state investigation into handling of absentee ballots

ATLANTA — Georgia’s State Election Board met in an emergency session Saturday with its attorney after a judge ordered a later deadline for Cobb County absentee ballots in the runoff.

Tribune News Service · Dec 4, 2022

Judge in Georgia's Cobb County extends return deadline for absentee ballots after lawsuit

ATLANTA — A judge agreed Friday to approve a consent order to extend the absentee ballot return deadline for Cobb County voters whose applications were received on or before Nov. 26, in response to a lawsuit over alleged delays by the county in mailing out the ballots.

Tribune News Service · Dec 3, 2022

Suspects face murder, other charges after fatal shooting of 2 Georgia deputies

ATLANTA — The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office on Friday identified the two men arrested after two deputies were shot to death Thursday night.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

2 suspects arrested after 2 Georgia deputies fatally shot while serving warrant

ATLANTA — The investigation continued Friday into the deaths of two Cobb County deputies and the arrests of two suspects.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

Sheriff: Slain deputies ambushed serving warrant in Georgia

Authorities say two deputies were killed in an ambush while serving a warrant at a home in a suburb near Atlanta

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

2 deputies killed serving warrant in Georgia; suspect barricaded

ATLANTA — Two deputies were killed Thursday evening while serving a warrant in Cobb County, authorities said.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022

Prosecutors formally seek death penalty in Georgia golf course triple slaying

ATLANTA — Cobb County prosecutors on Wednesday formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing three people last year at a Kennesaw-area golf course.

Tribune News Service · Sep 1, 2022

Georgia school system to let some non-officers carry guns

Georgia’s second-largest school district has approved a policy that lets some employees who aren’t certified police officers carry guns in schools

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Trump probe in Georgia: Cobb County elections chief to testify, legislators await subpoenas

ATLANTA — The elections chief in Georgia's Cobb County, which was at the center of an extraordinary audit of absentee ballots cast in the disputed 2020 presidential race, has been subpoenaed to testify before a special grand jury.

Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022