Over 100 Vietnam War veterans honored at Canton lunch event
Veterans for Lunch Bunch members hosted a Vietnam War veterans appreciation event Monday at Williamson Brothers Bar-B-Q in Canton. T.D. Jorgensen, a U.S. Army veteran, who helped put the event together, told the Tribune that the lunch was open to his Veterans for Lunch Bunch members. About 132 veterans were in...
Traffic stop leads to major drug, weapons arrest in Alpharetta
ALPHARETTA, Ga. - A routine traffic stop in Alpharetta led to a major arrest involving drugs, weapons and outstanding felony warrants, according to police. The Alpharetta Police Department said an officer stopped a driver for speeding along Georgia 400 southbound near Encore Parkway. During the stop, officers...
Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is pushing for more women in law enforcement
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Cobb County Sheriff’s Office is working to encourage more women to join the law enforcement profession. Tuesday, more than 200 women in law enforcement from Metro Atlanta got together for the 3rd Annual Women in Law Enforcement Symposium at the Cobb County Civic Center to share...
Why are there so many all-white houses in north Atlanta?
NORTH METRO ATLANTA — All-white houses are popping up in subdivisions and communities throughout north Metro Atlanta. Roswell resident Patsy Van Pelt said she noticed the trend while driving for an emergency visit to her veterinarian last year. “I saw the houses and was like ‘what is going on?’”...
Court amnesty month makes its return in Woodstock
The Woodstock Municipal Court announced a special amnesty opportunity for individuals with outstanding court matters resulting from a failure to appear.
A Georgia inmate wants to die by firing squad; he just learned if it...
A Georgia inmate who wants to die by a firing squad instead of lethal injection learned his request was denied again by a federal court. Michael Wade Nance shot and killed 43-year-old Gagor Balogh in 2002 in Gwinnett County. Nance was trying to get away after robbing Tucker Federal Savings and Loan in Lilburn. He is...
Georgia Horror: Husband Sentenced to Life After Killing Wife, Shooting at Teen Stepson Inside...
Woodstock, Georgia – A chilling domestic violence case has ended with a life sentence after a man shot and killed his wife inside their home and fired at his teenage stepson, leaving a family shattered and a community in shock. Authorities say the crime unfolded late at night while...
Man, police officer involved in deadly shooting in Hyattsville identified
Both the man who was shot and killed and the police officer involved in the shooting in Hyattsville were identified.
What started as car trouble ended in flames at Gwinnett Walmart
A stop at a Duluth Walmart quickly took an unexpected turn Tuesday morning.
Cobb County drug dealer who led police on chase sentenced to prison, US attorney...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Cobb County drug dealer has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia said. The U.S. attorney said Traon Turk was arrested after an attempted traffic stop on April 4, 2020....

















