I'm Craig Johnson, Atlanta editor for Patch.com. I am a longtime journalist who has written and edited for Michigan's The Detroit News, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN.com and HLNTV.com all here in Atlanta. With Patch, I cover everything going on in Georgia's largest city, including Buckhead, Midtown, Brookhaven and Decatur. I also cover Marietta, East Cobb, Smyrna. Got a story tip? Please send it my way at craig.johnson@patch.com.
Sandra Adams of Hartwell is charged with second-degree murder after 2 pit bulls mauled her 20-month-old grandchild to death, GBI says.
Duane Taffe, 40, of Decatur was struck and killed Friday morning on I-75 in Cobb County.
Michael Henderson, a University of Georgia football player, is facing sexual assault charges involving 16-year-old girl at Parkview High.
A Marietta eatery has been nominated for the Best New Restaurant In the United States by Bon Appétit Magazine.
Look inside some of the top homes on the market across Georgia, along with some of the latest listings closer to home.
Cobb County police have charged James Bradshaw Clement, a friend of missing Army vet Chase Massner in his 2014 disappearance.
Just outside Atlanta lies Clarkston, the "Ellis Island of the South," where anxiety over U.S. immigration policy is a fact of life.
Shaquille O'Neal tells the Washington Post that he will run for sheriff in Henry County in 2020.
An online fundraiser has been created for family of Chase Massner, who went missing. Cobb police said this week they've found some remains.
Tiffany Webb, 23, and Ricardo Montanez Blalock, 26, are accused of running a credit card-skimming operation at a Duluth movie theater.
The company that owns the Sierra Ridge Apartments says water crisis is due to "questionable billing" by Atlanta, but the city has responded.
Dwight Lewis, 26, of Atlanta is arrested by FBI agents in Michigan. He is accused of opening fire on a 16-year-old girl, killing her.
The Atlanta Falcons will be shooting for the second straight Super Bowl appearance -- but with a different outcome.
A mother of three shot and killed an intruder early Thursday. Now, Marietta police say another man has been arrested in the incident.
Moms from around metro Atlanta will converge in Grant Park on Friday, August 4 to promote the nursing of babies at "The Big Latch On."
Curtis Endsley, 39, of Austell was rushed to Grady Hospital after the July 28 crash. Cobb police were notified of his death Wednesday.
Kristopher Garner, 17, of Douglasville, Matthew Perkins, 17, and Michael Anderson, 19, both of Powder Springs, are accused of sex assault.
Pics: Fans are flocking out to Flowery Branch to see the new-look Atlanta Falcons practice.
A boy wandered into a store early Thursday. He could only say the words, “juice, chicken and gorilla,” Clayton County police say.
PETA using mobile billboard to raise awareness about Lulu the dog, who was found buried alive. A $10,500 reward is being offered as well.