Loganville man sentenced to 12 years in prison in Winder “grooming” case
A Gwinnett County man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in a 2024 child exploitation and grooming case. The Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office announced Friday afternoon, April 3, that Charles Archibald Moore, III, age 33 of Loganville, was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges including sexual...
“My name is Nutmeg, and I’m in need of a loving home!”
The Cobb County Courier’s Dog of the Day, selected from the Cobb Animal Services Shelter website, is a male white/black terrier. The following information on this potential family member is copied and pasted from the Animal Shelters website. To see the original text visit this link to the Animal Shelter Catalog.
Multiple schools in Georgia to close next week
GEORGIA — Multiple school districts across Georgia will be closed during the week of April 6 through April 10, 2026, as spring break is scheduled in several parts of the state, according to district calendars. Among those with confirmed full-week closures: Additional districts with closures during that same week...
Former Georgia inmate sues over hand amputations after prison work injury
A former Georgia prison inmate is suing state corrections officials, alleging that he lost his left hand and suffered lasting damage to his right hand after being forced to handle frozen meat without proper protection and then denied prompt medical care. Ronald Allen, of Tucker, Ga., filed the federal lawsuit...
Forsyth County Cracks Open Homebuilding Freeze, Greenlights One-Acre Rezonings
Forsyth County has started to thaw its year-long construction chill, with commissioners voting Thursday to partially lift a sweeping pause on new housing. The move lets certain rezoning applications tied to one-acre residential lots move ahead while staff finish overhauling design standards and the county tree...
Atlanta mayor wants to give teens something to do besides ‘teen takeovers’
For the first time, we’re taking you inside the chaos police encountered during last weekend’s teen takeover at a Gwinnett County mall. Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter went through body camera footage released by the Gwinnett County Police Department from the planned gathering on March 28. In it,...
A tornado outbreak caused Georgia’s deadliest plane crash
Southern Airways Flight 242 crashed near Atlanta, Georgia, during a tornado outbreak on April 4, 1977. Georgia’s worst-ever plane crash occurred in the middle of a tornado outbreak on April 4, 1977. A line of severe thunderstorms heavily damaged the commercial jet as it approached Atlanta, forcing the crew...
Frustrations grow after parking garage collapse at Brookhaven apartment complex
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — In the two weeks since a Brookhaven apartment parking garage partially collapsed, residents said “it’s been a complete nightmare.”. “I’ve only been here a few months and ever since I moved in, it’s one thing after another,” said I. Elsey, a resident of The Hendrix complex.
Cobb Police’s PATH unit helps teen at center of standoff
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Police ended a tense SWAT standoff in West Cobb Wednesday evening after a teenage girl barricaded herself inside a home with easy access to weapons. The incident began when a mother called 911 following a dispute with her 17-year-old daughter at a house on Due West Road. When officers arrived, the...
Two men arrested after failing to steal high-end cars from Marietta lot
MARIETTA, Ga. - Marietta police arrested two men who allegedly broke into a luxury car dealership with a bag of tools and high-tech scanners but failed to drive away with any vehicles. Sophisticated tools fail to start engines. What we know:. Investigators say Dashaun Hambrick and Jayden Dorsey, both 22,...
