Cherokee County firefighters honored for lifesaving actions
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services proudly recognized numerous members during last week’s Board of Commissioners Work Session for exceptional service, bravery, and life-saving actions in the line of duty. The following awards were presented: Unit Citation: Richard Mitchell, Michael Turberville, Troy Kizer,...
Jury indicts man accused in fatal Target shooting
The man accused of shooting and killing a local father in a Target parking lot was indicted on murder charges Wednesday.
Brookhaven police need help finding person of interest in connection to shooting
Upon arrival, officers found a 75-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the abdominal area.
‘The whole house was up in white smoke’: Family escapes fire in Cobb County...
AUSTELL, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A family of nine escaped an overnight house fire in Cobb County after thick smoke filled their home, giving them just seconds to get out. The fire broke out around 3 a.m. at a house in the 1200 block of Mount Pisgah Downs in Austell.
Georgia residents rally against planned new Chick-fil-A saying it will bring too much traffic...
Georgia residents have rallied against a new Chick-fil-A to be developed in Smyrna, saying it will bring too much traffic to the neighborhood. Earlier this month, the Smyrna City Council approved the development of a Chick-fil-A and 45 townhomes at South Cobb Drive and Oakdale Road in a close 4-3 vote. The...
Lanes reopen after crash involving Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta ambulance
A crash involving multiple vehicles, including a children’s hospital transport unit, shut down part of Interstate 85 in Gwinnett County Thursday afternoon.
Runaway teen charged in Cherokee County Kroger restroom attack
The runaway teen is accused of following a woman into the Cherokee County Kroger's bathroom and trying to assault her as she left a stall.
Man gets life in fatal Vinings robbery shooting
An Albany man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted Monday of a fatal shooting at a Vinings apartment complex in 2022. Ambakisye Mizell, 32, was found guilty on multiple charges related to the killing of 40-year-old Demetrius Dow at the District at Vinings apartment complex in August of...
Bodycam shows man telling police he ‘snapped,’ killing his girlfriend
A man who showed up at Sandy Springs Police headquarters and said on bodycam that he “snapped” has now been convicted of his girlfriend’s murder. Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne reports a prosecutor says the killer was out on bond on two other cases involving the same victim when the murder happened.
Man found hiding in vacant Gwinnett apartment fridge
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A man was arrested after being found by Gwinnett County police hiding a refrigerator in a vacant apartment. According to the Gwinnett County Police Department, officers got a call from a resident around 11 p.m. on March 19 reporting that there were odd banging noises coming from the apartment...
