Two people arrested following burglary incident in Georgia
GEORGIA — Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a burglary at Pepsi’s Food Mart in Tifton, according to the Tifton Police Department (TPD). The incident occurred Thursday, Sept. 4, around 10:15 a.m. Police identified the suspects as Aarinton Griffin, 36, of Roswell, and Labrinzo Stephens, 48, of...
Gwinnett County officer saves toddler’s life after he stopped breathing in heart-stopping video
Ralph Mondesir, a Gwinnett County Police officer, and an off-duty nurse are being praised as heroes after body camera footage showing them doing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a child who had stopped breathing and saving the child’s life surfaced. While parked and working on a report from a previous call on...
Angie Stone’s Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Over Fatal Highway Crash
The family of Grammy-nominated R&B legend Angie Stone has filed a wrongful death lawsuit following the tragic highway accident that claimed the singer’s life in the early morning hours of March 1, 2025. According to court documents obtained by WSBTV, the lawsuit filed on Sept. 2 in Gwinnett County...
Gwinnett County family waits months for mother’s death certificate
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Gwinnett County family endured more than two months without their mother’s death certificate, not because of medical examiner backlogs, but due to a doctor’s failure to sign the required document. Roberta Gardner lost her 79-year-old mother, Nancy Young, on March...
Another Death at DeKalb County Jail Raises Questions About Inmate Safety
A 49-year-old man died Thursday after experiencing a medical emergency at the DeKalb County Jail — marking at least the sixth inmate death at the facility in just over two years. Preston Gabriel Bush of Doraville was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to...
Third-party employee of Kinetic by Windstream terminated after “aggressive behavior” reported in Lumpkin County
The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) recently reported an incident of an individual exhibiting “aggressive behavior” while attempting to sell internet service with Kinetic by Windstream. Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Facebook post that he reached out to Windstream and determined the individual...
Police identify drivers in Friday morning’s deadly Gainesville motorcycle crash
Update published at 2:20 p.m. on Friday, September 5:. Gainesville Police have now confirmed the names of those involved in a deadly crash on Dawsonville Highway Friday morning. Gainesville Police Lieutenant Kevin Holbrook said the wreck happened around 7 a.m. when a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Jamison...
Rainbow Village set to expand its campus — and fight — against homelessness
Rainbow Village has been helping homeless families get back on their feet for 34 years. By year 35, the Duluth nonprofit will be able to help more than twice as many people as it does now. The organization announced this week it will break ground on a huge expansion of its campus by the end of the month. Rainbow...
Lawrenceville teen convicted of killing Suwanee teen during gun buy-turned robbery
A Lawrenceville teen will serve a life sentence in prison for murdering another teen during a gun purchase turned robbery in Suwanee three years ago, according to the Gwinnett County District Attorney's Office. Miguel Gabriel Flores, 19, was convicted this week on three counts of felony murder, theft by taking,...
City of Sandy Springs shuts down home being used as short-term rental after complaints
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The city of Sandy Springs is cracking down on homes being used as short-term rental properties. The city was recently granted a restraining order against a home on Kenstone Court, which was being used for parties, to cease operations after multiple complaints from neighbors.
