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A man convicted of stabbing his girlfriend will serve 20 years in prison, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office announced. After a non-negotiated plea hearing on Aug. 7, Chief Superior Court Judge David Cannon Jr. sentenced Juan Jose Alfaro-Gonzalez, 30, to 50 years, with the first 20 years to be served in...

Hoar Construction has announced the ribbon cutting and official completion of the Northeast Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, a 62,000-square-foot, two-story rehabilitation hospital in Gainesville, Georgia. The project, which broke ground in March of 2024, is owned in partnership with Northeast Georgia Health System...

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The United States Air Force Band of the West’s Jazz Band will be performing this weekend in Northeast Georgia. The band will perform in Blue Ridge at the Fannin County High School Performing Arts Center starting at 7 p.m. Then, on Sunday, August 10, the band will perform at 2 p.m. at the Holly Theater in downtown...

An Ellenwood man has been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole plus an additional 90 years after a DeKalb County jury convicted him in a Valentine's Day shooting that left one man dead and a woman seriously injured. The DeKalb County District Attorney's office reported that last Thursday, July 31,...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A business in Downtown Roswell caught on fire overnight, according to the city’s fire department. Firefighters were called to the business near Elizabeth Way and Canton Street just after midnight after several callers reported smoke and flames. Crews extinguished the fire, which...

ROSWELL, Ga. — Former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood hand-delivered a letter to City Hall Aug. 6 signed by a slew of past elected officials who are critical of current leadership. Former City Council members and mayors met at the Heart of Roswell Park for a press conference calling for Mayor Kurt Wilson and the City Council...

Gwinnett County Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Friday night at a residence in unincorporated Snellville, resulting in the death of one man. Officers from the South Precinct were dispatched to a home in the 3900 block of Lee Road around 7 p.m. Friday after a caller reported a dispute and...

ATLANTA, GA — Salimot Akande, 41, of Atlanta; Garey Henderson, 45, of Marietta; and Jacqueline Rollizo, 52, of Woodstock, were arraigned today on federal charges accusing them of defrauding COVID-19 relief programs and laundering nearly $2 million in proceeds. According to court documents, the defendants allegedly...

According to his relatives, Rapper T-Hood was shot and died at a Georgia residence. On Friday night, the 33-year-old, whose real name is Tevin Hood, was attacked at a residence in Atlanta’s Gwinnett County. While police continue their investigation, his family confirmed his death to Channel 2 Action News. Around 7:00...