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.
Joseph Priester, 36, is wanted in the slaying of Genaro Rojas Martinez, 39, at a Smyrna gas station. Priester was caught in New Jersey.
BREAKING: DeKalb Sheriff Jeffrey Mann says he will serve a self-imposed suspension following his arrest on indecency charges.
In bid to raise awareness of global sex trafficking, Brookhaven will be the first city in the South to commemorate "Comfort Women."
DeKalb School District says two Stone Mountain Middle educators seen fighting on video have been "removed from the learning environment."
WellStar Cobb Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit was recently honored with the Beacon Award for Excellence.
A railroad crossing at Ga. 92 near Main Street in Woodstock will be closed.
Here are some Cobb County homes with finished basements.
Jonathon Lafon is wanted on two counts of aggravated assault. He is expected to still be in the Atlanta area.
BREAKING: A Good Samaritan gave a man a ride, but was soon carjacked Monday in Decatur, police say.
BREAKING: Gwinnett County Police Department needs public's help in finding a taxicab carjacker in Norcross.
BREAKING: Joelle Dalgleish, a Harrison High student who died Sunday in an accident at a state park, may get a scholarship in her name.
The Board of Commissioners recommends more properties be added to list of possible green spaces in parks bond issue.
Here is the sanitation schedule for DeKalb County for the week of Memorial Day.
Memorial Day weekend is May 26-29. Here are some of the top beaches in Georgia for a quick holiday getaway.
Play with the big dogs: Through Sunday, May 28, the Atlanta Humane Society is waiving the adoption fees of all dogs 40 pounds and up.
A New SurveyUSA poll shows Democrat Jon Ossoff with a 7-point lead over Republican Karen Handel one month before the election.
BREAKING: Cobb County police say Bradley John Tahlser, 41, robbed and pepper-sprayed an employee at a Goodwill in Marietta.
How clean is your favorite restaurant and coffee shop in Midtown or elsewhere in Atlanta?
BREAKING: Joelle Dalgleish, a sophomore at Harrison High School in Kennesaw, died Sunday after a tree fell on her at a state park.
BREAKING: Woman shot in head during early morning robbery attempt on East Paces Ferry in Buckhead, according to news report.
