200-person homeless camp on community soccer field to be cleared
Gainesville is preparing to clear a large homeless encampment located on a community soccer field to make way for sewer improvements and creek cleanup.
Gwinnett police charge dealer with murder while rolling out drug disposal boxes
Gwinnett County is addressing opioid addiction through arrests and the installation of prescription drug drop boxes, following a recent overdose death.
Man caught trying to take Gwinnett teen to south Georgia, deputies say
A south Georgia man is in custody after authorities say he was having a sexual relationship with a teenage girl.
Forsyth County weighs additional costs for historic schoolhouse upkeep
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — The Forsyth County Commission discussed allocating additional funds to renovate a historic school building it bought in 2021. At their Oct. 7 work session, commissioners reviewed a request for more than $155,456 for the 8,100-square-foot Matt Schoolhouse, 5710 Namon Wallace Road in northwest...
Opinion: Forest forensics – clues from the past
What can be discovered on a walk through the woods? The most obvious answer is trees, but there is so much more to be discovered: wildflowers in bloom, mushrooms, ferns, moss, leaves, acorns, deer, squirrels, chipmunks, invertebrates, soil microbes and even evidence of past human habitation. Since I moved to...
Pinecrest Academy students link to space station astronaut
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Pinecrest Academy students made the ultimate long-distance call, a live Q&A with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station. A panel of students talked with NASA astronaut Col. Mike Fincke Sept. 30 as part of an educational activity by the Amateur Radio on the International Space...
Metro Atlanta sanitation workers end strike, approve new contract with pay raise
Sanitation workers in Cumming have voted to end their strike against Republic Services, according to Chuck Stiles with Teamsters Local 728.
Convicted of murdering his son, a Gwinnett County father could soon get a new...
Danyel Smith was convicted of murder in 2003, the year after the death of his two-month-old son, Chandler.
Suspect charged with vehicular homicide, DUI in I-75 crash that killed truck driver
A Cobb grand jury has indicted a suspect on vehicular homicide and DUI charges connected to a deadly hit-and-run along I-75 that killed a truck driver. The suspect, Christopher Bradshaw, of Canton, is accused of operating a black 2020 Chevrolet Silverado under the influence of alcohol that struck and killed...
Gwinnett County Police install drop boxes for safe medication disposal
The program gives residents seven total locations to safely drop off expired or unwanted pills, tablets, capsules, or liquids.
