“You Dead?” Georgia Man Sentenced To Life Plus 100 Years For Chilling Kitchen Execution
Kelvin Demond Williams A Georgia man will spend the rest of his life behind bars...
143-year-old Gwinnett church turning empty buildings into new community
Part of that space will go to A Place for Bethany, a nonprofit that serves adults with special needs.
Here are the contract details for Gwinnett’s new superintendent
Despite being picked to run Georgia's largest school system, incoming Gwinnett County Public Schools Superintendent Alexandra Estrella will make less money than the superintendents for four of the state's other five largest school systems. Estrella will even make less money than her predecessor in Gwinnett earned. A...
Genealogy Identifies Man Missing Since 2020
The Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's Office, in partnership with the Lawrenceville Police Department, announces the positive identification of human skeletal remains discovered in February 2025 as belonging to Timothy Mitchell Williams, who had been missing since 2020. On Feb. 10, 2025, construction workers...
Cobb County Water System reports 200 gallon sewage overflow
The Cobb County Water System reported an estimated 200-gallon wastewater sewer overflow that occurred on March 30. The overflow, resulting from debris, occurred at 5690 Old Stilesboro Road NW in Acworth, and discharged into a tributary to Allatoona Creek. The Water System was notified of the overflow on March 30 at...
Quinceañera Chaos In Chamblee Leaves Three Juveniles Shot And Suspect Arrested
A quinceañera celebration along Buford Highway in Chamblee turned into a crime scene early Saturday when three juveniles were shot near an event hall, leaving one in critical condition and two with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Officers say the victims had been attending the party when gunfire...
Local baker opens first brick-and-mortar shop in Woodstock
A new bakery is open in downtown Woodstock, offering a variety of cake pop flavors. Pop Chicks Bakery opened March 20 at 117 Mill St., Suite 100 in downtown Woodstock. Owner Raye Trayor said Friday that the first week of business "has been amazing." "We've only had one kind of slow day, but business has gone well so...
$1,000 fines coming for drivers caught passing stopped school buses
Violators will face a $1,000 citation, which will be issued by mail.
EMS find cellphone in man’s lap after I-85 crash, say he appeared to be...
FAIRBURN, Ga. — A man crashed into the back of a truck on I-85 in south Fulton County early Monday morning, with EMS reportedly finding a cell phone in his lap when they got on scene and the appearances that he "was actively watching a podcast" when the crash occurred.
Off-Duty Cobb Cop Spots Pre-Dawn Inferno That Turns Deadly Near Dallas
An off-duty Cobb County police officer on an early-morning drive spotted an intense house fire on Mt. Tabor Church Road near Dallas and quickly called Paulding County Fire & Rescue shortly before 5:30 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames and a man trapped in a bedroom inside,...
