Lawrenceville GA

U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg says the case began when 39-year-old Alfredo Capote staged a fake robbery at his girlfriend’s Duluth home.

GULFPORT, Miss. — Petty Officer 3rd Class Roderick Hampton, a native of Dacula, serves in the U.S. Navy assigned to Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) in Gulfport, Mississippi, home to the Atlantic Fleet Seabees. Hampton graduated from Mountain View High School in 2019. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Dacula. “I learned the value of...

ATLANTA — The smoky haze and burn smell outside across metro Atlanta on Wednesday is coming from extensive wildfires in south Georgia, with Fulton County EMA recommending residents who are sensitive to such conditions limit their time outdoors. A "code orange" was issued for metro Atlanta, meaning the air...

Acclaimed sports journalist Taylor Rooks revealed a powerful achievement by her Taylor Rooks Foundation (TRF): in partnership with the national nonprofit Undue Medical Debt, the organization has forgiven more than $2.1 million in medical debt affecting 1,805 families and individuals in her hometown of Gwinnett County, Georgia. Rooks explained the...

A Black-owned business hub in DeKalb County, the New Black Wall Street, is closing its doors this month.

A murder suspect wants a Gwinnett County judge to end his house arrest so he can go to work.

GEORGIA — A pedestrian was injured after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon on a busy roadway in Gwinnett County, according to police. Gwinnett County police said the crash happened on Jimmy Carter Boulevard at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Peachtree Corners. Authorities said the pedestrian was hit by a car and taken to a […] The post One person injured after being struck by vehicle...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Two men have been arrested and accused of a series of car break-ins Tuesday, DeKalb County police said. Police said Corey Biggs and Malachi Campbell, both 20, allegedly broke into multiple cars on Church Street and Sheridan Road Tuesday night. Victims told police...

A man wanted on several aggravated assault charges out of DeKalb County was arrested on Wednesday, April 22, in Dawson County. The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office said its SWAT team and the U.S. Marshals Service worked to arrest Terrell Dennis at a home in the county. Dennis exited the...

Raid on innocent woman's home violated her constitutional rights due to law enforcement's failure to verify information. Innocent person should not pay price for federal error, and those responsible must be held accountable. Lawsuit highlights broader issues of oversight and verification in high-risk law enforcement operations. Yet ANOTHER case where...