3 people charged with breaking into home and cars, stealing vehicle in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Three people have been charged with 55 counts in connection with a series of car and home break-ins on Tuesday, according to Woodstock police. Police said the break-ins happened around 3:20 a.m. on Tuesday between Sessions Street and...
Sandy Springs Police seek home invasion suspect
The Sandy Springs Police Department wants the public’s help in locating a man who is wanted in connection with a home invasion off Powers Ferry Road. According to a Sandy Springs Police Department news release, Curtis Anthony Smith is wanted for rape, home invasion, aggravated...
Retired Georgia minister is found not guilty in the 1975 killing of a girl...
MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — A retired minister from Georgia was found not guilty Friday in the killing of an 8-year-old girl whose remains were found in a southeastern Pennsylvania park almost a half-century ago. A jury acquitted David Zandstra, 84, of the Atlanta suburb of Marietta,...
Arrest made in connection with deadly Gainesville shooting
Gainesville police have made an arrest related to a shooting last weekend that left one teenager dead and another injured. Roberto Acevedo, age 17, was arrested Wednesday on charges including involuntary manslaughter, which Gainesville Police Lt. Kevin Holbrook said is related...
Georgia receives more than $1 million in multi-state Medicaid fraud settlement
The Georgia portion is part of a much larger agreement of nearly $20 million dollars.
Rain, dangerously cold Arctic air to hit North Georgia
Rain showers are expected to begin overnight Friday, with heavier rain across metro Atlanta and North Georgia by Saturday morning, and temperatures will range from the mid-30s in the northern mountains to the mid-50s by Saturday afternoon. Georgia will experience significant...
Property owners don’t want Gwinnett schools to opt out of statewide homestead exemption
Gwinnett County property owners who addressed the county’s school board on a proposal to opt out of a statewide homestead exemption had one clear message for board members on Thursday: Don’t do it. Nine residents addressed the board during the first of three public hearings on...
Trial continues for men accused of killing coach at Gwinnett gas station
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The retrial of three men accused in the 2022 killing of Bradley Coleman, a father and former high school coach, continues Friday in Gwinnett County. Three suspects, Josiah Hughley, Miles Collins, and David Jarrad Booker, face charges including murder, car...
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you determine where this police station is?
Perhaps shouting about the low crime rate, this is advertised as the smallest police headquarters in the country. Now figure out where it is, and send your answer back to us at [email protected]. Be sure to tell us your hometown. Kathryn Baskin of Sugar Hill wrote: “The photo...
Over Three Pounds of Meth Seized in NE Cherokee County
Authorities have arrested two men after conducting search warrants in which they found over three pounds of methamphetamine, among other illegal drugs, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office announced. According to the sheriff's office, a multi-month investigation culminated in the...
