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Channel 2 Action News’s Michael Seiden and Channel 2 Investigates spent weeks examining random acts of violence in public recreation areas across North Georgia, reviewing four years of FBI crime data and speaking with police and survivors.

Officer Brock Marks says Webb told the man he was a Suwanee police officer and asked the driver for his ID.

Big construction changes are coming to a U.S. Highway in Tucker and DeKalb County. That spot is the interchange on Highway 78 and Mountain Industrial Boulevard, where more than 350 crashes have happened in just five years. Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach was in Tucker, where drivers and other members of the community said they’re hopeful the construction work, when complete, will make the intersection safer. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] It’s not just the interchange her

Drivers who use the northbound Georgia 400 flex lane approaching Windward Parkway will lose that extra rush-hour space beginning Sunday, Dec. 13. The permanent closure covers approximately three-quarters of a mile, from just south of the Webb Bridge Road overpass to Exit 11 at Windward Parkway. Weather permitting, contractors will remove the flex-lane signs and striping and install a temporary concrete barrier as construction advances on the Georgia 400 express-lanes project.

GBI agents are investigating after 20-year-old Vermontay Burch died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a Stone Mountain police chase Sunday. An officer used a Taser on Burch after pursuing him on foot away from a reported stolen car near Eagle Springs Way. State investigators plan to hand over the...

A water main break on Clifton Springs Manor continues to impact local residents while repairs are underway.

Gwinnett County homebuyers can now apply online for up to $10,000 toward a down payment through Homestretch, the county’s assistance program for eligible first-time buyers. The digital application opened October 26. Applicants can save their work and return later, without printing and scanning handwritten forms. The change moves Homestretch into the county’s ZIP application portal.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police in Atlanta say one man was killed and two people were injured in separate shootings around the city following Halloween night. Police are still investigating the shootings and have not named suspects in any of them. The gunfire marked several violent incidents...

Sponsored by the Parkview High School PTSA, the fifth annual Parkview Day Community Festival is set for Saturday, Nov. 7 on the campus grounds in Lilburn. Proceeds from the festival – which will feature artists, food trucks, vendors and games – go to the Parkview PTSA, which provides funding for teacher grants and other educational improvements. Last year’s festival featured more than 100 booths, welcomed thousands of patrons and raised nearly $10,000. “We usually make about $10,000 – it depends

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Police in Atlanta say one man was killed and two people were injured in separate shootings around the city following Halloween night. Police are still investigating the shootings and have not named suspects in any of them. The gunfire marked several violent incidents...