LAWRENCEVILLE — Police have identified both the victim and the suspect in a fatal stabbing that occurred in Gwinnett County Saturday. Shortly before midnight, officers were dispatched to a “domestic” at a home on Planters Cove Circle in unincorporated Lawrenceville. When officers arrived, they found a man in his mid-30s suffering from what appeared to be […]
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9-year-old Georgia boy shot to death while sleeping in his bed
ALBANY — A 9-year-old child was shot in the head and killed Sunday night while sleeping in his bed. The child was the victim of an apparent drive-by shooting, according to police. Police responded to a call of shooting around 11 p.m. in the 1500 block of West Gordon Avenue. Officers arrived and discovered a […]
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Police search for suspect in Bartow County pistol whipping
CARTERSVILLE — The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help identifying a suspect who was involved in a robbery and assault case from June in the area of Fieldstone Court in Cartersville. The incident occurred June 19. The victim told officers he was hanging out with friends and while in the yard, he […]
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Kemp says he won’t mandate or prohibit masks in schools
Gov. Brian Kemp Friday defended his decision not to impose mask-wearing or vaccination mandates on Georgians to stem the latest surge in coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and deaths. “I don’t believe we need to have a dictatorship in government telling what local school systems need to do, what private businesses need to do, what nonprofits need […]
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Police investigate fatal stabbing in Gwinnett County
LAWRENCEVILLE — The Gwinnett County Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating a domestic-related homicide that resulted in the death of a man in his 30s. Shortly before midnight on Saturday, August 7, officers were dispatched to a “domestic” at a home on Planters Cove Circle in unincorporated Lawrenceville. When officers arrived, they found a man in his […]
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Duluth police officer in critical condition after crash
DULUTH — A Duluth police officer was injured in a crash Saturday morning on Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Gwinnett County. According to the Duluth Police Department, the officer was taken to the hospital and is in critical, but stable condition. Shortly after 4 a.m., a Duluth Police Officer was traveling northbound on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard […]
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Georgia lawmaker wants to ban vaccine mandates amid coronavirus surge
Alpharetta Republican Sen. Brandon Beach says he will file a bill for the upcoming legislative session that would prohibit any COVID-19 vaccine mandate or requirement that a so-called vaccine passport can be used as a condition to work, go to school or enter a business. “It should not be the place of any government or […]
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Dramatic spread of COVID-19 pushes Glascock County students virtual
A sharp uptick in coronavirus cases in Glascock County has forced the school system to return students to virtual learning. “With almost no COVID-19 spread in the county and minimal spread across the CSRA over summer break, GCCS students and staff began the school year with high hopes of a normal year; however, after nine […]
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Suspected arsonist arrested after returning to fire scene
LILBURN — A suspected arsonist was arrested by fire investigators after returning to the scene of a fire with gas cans in hand, fire officials say. It all started when a fire engine was at the intersection of Indian Trail Lilburn Road and Steve Reynolds Boulevard and the attentive crew noticed a column of smoke south […]
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Find out what Pete Buttigieg said in metro Atlanta today
The Biden administration Friday completed a weeklong push for a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure bill now before the U.S. Senate with the appearance of a third Cabinet official in metro Atlanta. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the Curiosity Lab, a testing space for innovative automotive technology in Peachtree Corners, then stopped by the MARTA rail […]