Former Emory Healthcare Employees Sue Over Mass Layoffs
As part of Emory University, the company is known as one of the most comprehensive academic health systems in Georgia, hosting 11 hospitals and over 500 locations. A former employee cited workers’ rights being violated in a class action lawsuit against Atlanta’s Emory Healthcare after laying off dozens of employees,...
Duluth man sentenced to life in prison for raping teenager
A Duluth man has been sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting a teenager.
New video released in shooting death of East Point man
There is a new video in the search for a suspect in a murder that happened three years ago in South Fulton County.
Fight inside Fulton County Jail leaves 2 hurt
An incident is under investigation after two Fulton County inmates were hurt Sunday morning.
Local teen crowned Miss Northeast Georgia’s Teen
Maggie Miller was crowned Miss Northeast Georgia’s Teen Saturday night at the Sylvia Beard Theatre in Buford. She will compete for the title of Miss Georgia’s Teen in Columbus June 17-20th. Maggie is the 13-year-old daughter of Joey and Jessica Miller of Iron City. She is an eighth grade honor student at Grace...
Unsupervised inmates would destroy new Fulton jail, report says
A damning report says Fulton County's jail staffing crisis is so bad that unsupervised detainees with makeshift weapons would immediately tear apart any new facility.
Unarmed security guards to be placed at Gwinnett elementary school
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — The Gwinnett County School Board voted to bring in more unarmed security guards. This decision was made on Thursday night after two elementary school students spoke about the importance of finding ways to prevent guns in school. Officials say this will cost the district $1.5...
Burglar breaks into Gwinnett County nonprofit’s thrift store
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A Gwinnett County faith-based nonprofit known for assisting people in need is now in need of help itself. The North Gwinnett Co-Op reports that its thrift store in Buford was broken into earlier this week. What we know: — The organization said that the break-in happened...
Gwinnett County School Board approves new security measures after elementary school gun incident
“What does not belong in a school? A gun. It’s just crazy thinking about it.”
Metro Atlanta moonshiner sentenced on drug trafficking, gun possession charges
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — A Cherokee County man was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine from a backwoods shed in which he also stored machine guns and explosives. Michael Ferrell Price, known as "Cheese," also operated an illegal moonshine still in a building...