Suwanee woman scammed out of more than $25,000, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Suwanee Police Department said it is investigating a scam in which a resident lost more than $25,000 after suspects impersonated law enforcement officers. Investigators say in October individuals claiming to be members of the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office contacted the...
Alpharetta jail reopens, ready to accept inmates
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — After months of preparation, the jail in Alpharetta is back in action. City officials marked the reopening Dec. 15 with a ribbon cutting in what had been the Fulton County North Annex Jail. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office withdrew its operation of the facility in September, leaving Alpharetta the...
Gwinnett schools could be next district to change how students use phones on campus
Gwinnett County is set to vote on a new policy banning phone usage for students, aligning with a recently signed statewide law.
Georgia swears in its youngest state representative
Akbar Ali, 21, was sworn in as the youngest member of the Georgia State House of Representatives on Thursday.
Gwinnett officer shot suspect armed with knife, police say
Gwinnett County authorities are responding to an officer-involved shooting.
Atlanta mom sues landlord after discovering fecal matter blowing from apartment heater
For over a year, Tiarra Logan, a tenant in metro Atlanta, struggled with her landlord over a sewage backup. She recently discovered that, during that entire time, her apartment’s heater had been blowing fecal matter into her living space. She is now suing her landlord, Logan’s landlord, STAR Borrower SFR6 LP, a...
Gwinnett officers rescue missing boy with autism trapped in sewer pipe
Body camera footage shows the moments Gwinnett County officers went above and beyond to find a 5-year-old boy with autism who had vanished while at a local park.
Santa’s Big Canoe Woodworkers donate wooden puzzles and cars to Toys for Tots
The puzzle makers in the Big Canoe Woodworkers Club have been busy creating wooden puzzles and toy cars for needy children in Pickens County. John Gieger and Cecil Schneider delivered about 250 wooden puzzles and cars to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots organization in Jasper on November 15th, in time for the opening...
Chimney Fire Spreads to Attic in Cherokee County Home
Firefighters put out a house fire early Tuesday morning after flames jumped from a chimney into an attic near Woodstock. What’s Happening: Firefighters from Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services and Woodstock Fire Department responded to a home on Farmington Drive in unincorporated Cherokee County at about 5:45...
Georgia woman headbutts man, rams her car into his several times, deputies say
A Hall County woman was charged with aggravated assault under a family violence law and several other crimes after a domestic dispute and drunk driving incident.
