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.
Man with “servant’s heart” killed in 515 crash at dangerous intersection
A fatal crash on Highway 515 last week took the life of 88-year-old Pickens resident Robert Edmund Hermann, whose granddaughter said touched many lives. The incident occurred at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Fairview Road intersection near Sacketts. According to the Georgia State Patrol (GSP), Hermann was...
Heavy police presence reported at multiple Gwinnett hotels
Police are investigating a shooting in Gwinnett County that prompted a heavy law enforcement response at multiple hotels early Thursday morning. This is a breaking news report.
Johns Creek considers radar study to locate unmarked graves at historic Macedonia Cemetery
There could be as many as 300 unmarked graves on the property, many dating back to the era of slavery.
