DeKalb County looks to strengthen support for families losing SNAP, affected by government shutdown
DeKalb County is taking proactive steps to ensure housing and food security as federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program faces potential suspension.
Ga. murder suspect dead following I-20 police pursuit
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Multiple law enforcement agencies have converged on I-20 in Columbia County, for an incident involving a Georgia murder suspect. The Columbia County Sheriffs Office tell us the incident involves a Gwinnett County murder suspect. Deputies conducted a PIT maneuver on the suspect and tell us...
Gwinnett leaders announce funding plan for food distribution as SNAP benefits in limbo
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - On Friday, Gwinnett County leaders announced plans to aid in food distribution efforts as the fate of November SNAP benefits remain in limbo because of the ongoing government shutdown. Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson and Community Services...
Woman gunned down inside her car moments after walking out of work in Duluth
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A woman was shot and killed Friday afternoon just minutes after leaving work at a plasma donation center in Duluth. The shooting happened in the parking lot of the Promenade at Pleasant Hill shopping center on Pleasant Hill Road. “At approximately 3 p.m., officers were...
Man Admits to Killing Missing Girlfriend, Leading to the Discovery of Her Remains: Police
Cecil McCrary is charged with murder in connection with the death of Tange Davis
Three with connections to cartel arrested, 500 pounds of marijuana seized in Georgia drug...
GEORGIA — Authorities arrested three men with alleged ties to a Mexican drug cartel and seized more than 500 pounds of marijuana during a multi-agency operation in metro Atlanta this week, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). Between Wednesday and Thursday, agents executed five search warrants in...
Woman killed in shooting at crowded shopping center in Gwinnett County
Officers are at the scene of a homicide Friday. Gwinnett County police said it happened on the 1600 block of Pleasant Hill Road.
Man convicted of molesting two children
CANTON, Ga. — A Cherokee County man was convicted Thursday on all charges in a series of child sexual abuse offenses following a four-day trial in Canton. Chandler Reid Cantrell, 25, was found guilty of 12 charges, including rape, incest, aggravated child molestation, and child molestation involving two children.
‘It’s disheartening, it makes you cry’: Seniors worry over looming loss of SNAP benefits
The government shutdown is affecting SNAP benefits for seniors in Georgia, prompting senior service centers to organize fundraising and food drives to fill the gap.
Iconic Chicago eatery Portillo’s to celebrate opening of first Georgia location next month
Noteworthy Chicago-area hotdog and Italian beef restaurant Portillo’s is opening its first Georgia location next month.
