Gwinnett County, GA

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a call about a reported garage fire at a home in the 1700 block of Ridgemill Terrace in Dacula on Tuesday morning, May 17. Fire crews responded to the call at 9:54 a.m. and upon arrival found the garage fully engulfed in...

A week after a man was accused in a fatal Gwinnett County hit-and-run, his charges were upgraded Monday after the victim died in the hospital, police said. Davendra Gautam, 59, was arrested hours after the May 5 crash and originally charged with hit-and-run resulting in serious injury and serious injury by vehicle. He is now charged with vehicular homicide and hit-and-run.

A man accused of a Gwinnett County murder is now in custody after being on the run for over a year. On Monday the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of Deavian Jasiri-Teeir Netters. Netters is one of four people involved in a deadly shooting at a Lawrenceville hookah lounge last year.

COVINGTON — Two men who were killed when a private plane crashed near the General Mills plant on April 21 have been identified. According to the Covington Police Department, Edward Rodriguez, a 33-year-old Lawrenceville man, and Sergio Gill, 49, a private pilot and flight instructor from Snellville, died in the crash and ensuing explosion and fire shortly after taking off from Covington Municipal Airport on Ga. Highway 142. The CPD said it is not known who was actually flying the plane at the time of the crash.

Calboy is in police custody in Georgia after a warrant was issued for his arrest last week. On Tuesday (May 17), Calboy, born Calvin Lashon Woods, was taken into custody by the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office in Gwinnett County, Ga. The Chicago rapper was booked at 8:27 a.m. local time, according to police records obtained by XXL. As of press time, he has not been given a bond. He has officially been charged with aggravated battery.

ATLANTA - Rosie Axtman feels like she has finally made peace with her weight. The 47-year-old Lawrenceville, Georgia, hair stylist and mother of 3, who grew up in Brazil, has lost 50 pounds since January, after struggling with the scale for years. "I remember crying and feeling hopeless, because I...

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — In an unusual move, a law enforcement agency is having to tell people they are not looking for someone. The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office is debunking a claim that they're searching for someone accused of being a ballot mule. THE QUESTION. Is the Gwinnett County...

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - After a year on the run, a SWAT team has taken a man into custody for a homicide at a Gwinnett County hookah lounge, the sheriff’s office said. Deavian Jasiri-Teeir Netters was charged with felony murder, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Brookwood grad Nate Hamilton is the new head boys basketball coach at Seckinger, Gwinnett’s newest high school opening in August. Hamilton has spent eight of his nine years coaching in Gwinnett, beginning with two years as a community coach at Brookwood. He coached two seasons at Archer and four at Buford under Eddie Martin, a tenure that included a 2019 state championship. He joined Lambert as an assistant coach for the 2021-22 season. He played at Georgia College and was an all-county player at Brookwood, where he broke the school record for 3-pointers in a game.

The final suspect in a 2021 deadly shooting at a Lawrenceville hookah lounge was arrested last week, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday.

The end of the 2021-2022 school year is approaching, and area schools are set to hold graduation ceremonies for seniors completing their final year of high school. Seniors at high schools within Gwinnett County Public Schools will celebrate graduation with ceremonies at the end of May. Lanier High School seniors will graduate at 3 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, at Gas South Arena, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth. North Gwinnett High School’s graduation ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday, May 30, at Gas South Arena. For more information on graduation for Gwinnett County Public Schools, visit gcpsk12.org.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - "Hogar de" is Spanish for "household of," not the name of a person trying to claim an address that isn't theirs to illegally vote in the primaries. Many people who live in Gwinnett County found that out after calling in concerns to report the Spanish phrase listed on mailed election materials as voter fraud.

Two weeks after the tragic death of Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Tiffany Porter, the county tax office has begun the process of picking up the pieces after her loss. Upon Porter’s Death, Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Denise Mitchell was appointed Tax Commissioner. Today, Mitchell named a successor to the deputy position.

A weight-loss surgical procedure is what Lawrenceville stylist says helped her lose nearly fifty pounds. Rosie Axtman says she came across endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, or ESG, a non-surgical procedure that she coined as the spark she needed to turn her life around.

GAINESVILLE — Peachtree Ridge’s Richard Yang placed third in the Class AAAAAAA State Boys Golf Tournament, which concluded Tuesday at Chattahoochee Golf Club. Yang, an individual qualifier, shot 70 in Monday’s opening round, and followed with a 74 to finish at even par. Mill Creek placed highest...

HOMER — Peachtree Ridge’s girls team was Gwinnett’s top finisher in the Class AAAAAAA State Golf Tournament, and Mill Creek’s Grace Chung placed in the top 10 individually Tuesday at Chimney Oaks Golf Club. Lindsey Pak shot 77 in the second round after a first-round 83...