Wreck involving Hall County Fire engine results in injuries
A wreck between a Hall County Fire engine and a Hoschton man’s car resulted in injuries Tuesday morning. The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) confirmed that the wreck happened just before 9 a.m. on State Route 347/Friendship Road at Deaton Creek Parkway in southern Hall County. Officials determined a Kia...
Gwinnett driver survives crash with fleeing felon who had 5-year-old in car
Victor Arellano was driving his pickup truck on Arcado Road last Monday afternoon when a wanted felon slammed into him while fleeing from police.
Father, captain of Lake Lanier boat explosion speaks about his children and wife’s recovery
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A father whose wife and children are recovering from a boat explosion on Lake Lanier on the Fourth of July spoke with Atlanta News First exclusively about the horrifying event. Kedrick Perkins said he has 10 years of boating experience, and had owned the...
2 arrested on felony drug charges in Gwinnett County face deportation, police say
The GBI arrested 35-year-old Hector Armando Moreno Luzardo and 41-year-old Gelis Escalona Martinez at a house on Omaha Drive near Norcross last Wednesday.
Couple from White County dies in Hall County crash, 5 others hurt
A husband and wife from White County died in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend, Hall County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Neighbors rally around Woodstock Kayway Quick Stop employee
WOODSTOCK — Local Kayway Quick Stop employee Kevin Spencer recently lost his wife, and a local neighborhood quickly gathered to support him. Spencer has been an employee for 22 years and forming connections with the neighborhood diagonally across the street, Arbor View, for over two decades. “I would run into...
At least 13 traffic deaths reported in Georgia over July 4th Weekend
The Georgia Department of Public Safety says at least 13 people were killed in traffic crashes across the state over the July 4th holiday weekend.
Driver towing a trailer strikes tree on Cox Mountain
A truck towing a heavy construction trailer had trouble with his brakes and struck a tree on Cox Mountain. "On Saturday July 5 Big Canoe Public Safety was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident. Upon arrival Big Canoe Public Safety units found a pickup truck that was towing a construction dump trailer had veered from...
Georgia man who pulled elderly man from car fire moments before explosion honored
They realized a man’s car was stuck and had caught fire right between their house and a neighbor’s house.
Canton approves IGA with DDA and county for North Street redevelopment
Canton leaders have approved an agreement to work with the Canton Downtown Development Authority and Cherokee County to bring a new county annex and mixed-use development to downtown Canton. On July 3, the Canton City Council voted 5-1 to approve an intergovernmental agreement between the city, Canton DDA and...
