Lawrenceville GA

UPDATE published on April 2, 2026 @ 8:27 p.m. The Flowery Branch City Council voted 3-2 to deny the rezoning and variance requests of the proposed 75 single-family lot development on Hog Mountain Road at Thursday's meeting. They did vote 4-1 to approve the first reading to annex the land into the city from Hall County.

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Nearly 500 workers at Stone Mountain Park are facing an uncertain future after learning their employer is changing. According to a notice issued Wednesday, 497 employees have until June to reapply for their jobs or look for new work. The popular attraction, often described as...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Deputies have arrested a man accused of committing an armed robbery in DeKalb County last month, according to the sheriff’s office. Dakin Braddick was wanted for a March 3 armed robbery of a person “engaged in the sale of designer clothing and footwear” on Glenwood Road in...

CLARKSTON, Ga. — A woman arrested this week in Clarkston is accused of killing a random bystander when she shot at someone she thought had stolen drugs from her, according to arrest warrants. According to warrants, 42-year-old Denisha Everson believed she had been robbed earlier on March 30. She...

Nearly 500 employees at Stone Mountain Park are set to lose their jobs this summer, according to a state filing.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Body camera video shows a Georgia officer finding and rescuing a missing 8-year-old child. The incident happened in Gwinnett County when a child with autism ran away from home. An urgent search began because the child was known to be attracted to water, and there was a waterway near the home.

The Johns Creek Police Department announced Tuesday that it is ditching its traditional uniforms in favor of a bold new look — hot pink. The department posted the announcement on Facebook, citing “months of internal discussion” and claiming the “high visibility design” would help officers be seen during traffic...

CUMMING, Ga. — A Gainesville man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found last month in Forsyth County, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. The GBI said 35-year-old Loron Spaulding has been charged with malice murder in the death...

Global biopharmaceutical giant UCB, Inc. plans to invest $2 billion in Georgia to establish its first U.S. pharmaceutical biologics manufacturing facility. The investment will generate 330 new jobs over the next several years at the Rowen Foundation’s state-of-the-art, 2,000-acre science and learning campus in...

According to officials with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and DeKalb County Police Department (DKPD), major arrests and drug busts have occurred within the span of one week in March. On March 23, officials announced the capture of a suspect they labeled “the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office most wanted...