Man charged with murder after person found dead at Norcross townhome
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A person was killed at a home in Norcross on Friday night, the city’s police department said. Officers were called to the townhouse complex on Pine Oak Drive NW, where they found the victim. A man was arrested and charged with malice murder.
Georgia Woman Escapes Vengeful Driver After Terrifying Highway Encounter: ‘Be careful, sis. These people...
Being the target of road rage is never a pleasant experience. As a female driver, the stakes tend to feel that much higher. A woman in Hall County, Georgia, knows this all too well. She recently found herself fleeing from an irrational man as they drove down the freeway this week. She posted the experience on her...
Gwinnett schools spending extra $1.5M for more safety officers
Gwinnett County Public Schools will spend an additional $1.5 million to put more unarmed security guards in schools, but not everyone on the county’s school board is happy about it. Board members were asked to increase the amount of money it is spending on school safety officers. The district is already putting these...
Hundreds gather to remember Roswell officer killed in the line of duty
Hundreds came together for a 5K to honor Officer Jeremy Labonte.
$1 million in counterfeit merchandise found at metro Atlanta stores
Deputies in Forsyth County have arrested two people after they found more than $1,000,000 in counterfeits across the county.
Cherokee denies request to build 188 homes in Pearidge community
Cherokee County leaders have rejected a developer’s application to build 188 homes in the historic Pearidge community after nearby residents voiced opposition to the proposal. On Aug. 19, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 to deny a request from Pearidge Land Investments, LLC, to rezone over 60...
Man sentenced to life for raping teenager, Gwinnett County DA says
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A man was given three consecutive life sentences without parole for raping a teenager, according to the Gwinnett County district attorney. The district attorney said Dontae Murphy Jr., 25, raped the teenager multiple times in August 2020. On one occasion, Murphy used a butter knife...
‘Heightened concern’: Man missing for 2 days in Cherokee County
The Cherokee Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of Daniel Johnson, a 60-year-old man from the Macedonia community in Cherokee County, last seen on Wednesday.
New housing, supportive services on the way for unhoused men in Gwinnett County
GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Jen Young of Impact46. At a brick, two-story apartment building in the city of Lawrenceville, northeast of Atlanta, a construction worker cuts a hole in a bathroom countertop. By his feet on the dusty, unfinished floor is the porcelain sink that will soon fill that hole.
Man accused of fraudulently using business account to spend $120K at auto parts stores
Jake Dattilo, a 32-year-old Buford resident, was arrested for allegedly committing fraud at multiple Napa Auto Parts stores in north Georgia.
