Central Georgia's top news stories for 12/5/22

ATLANTA — Shockwaves over the murder of nightclub owner Michael Gidewon continue to ripple across metro Atlanta. Kellen Marcus worked for Gidewon for 7 years at three of his different establishments, including where he was the co-owner of Republic Lounge in West Midtown. He said he's still in shock over the death of a man who always tried to help him.

Ahead of the pinkest party on earth, the cherry blossom festival selected their little Mr. and Miss. Cherry Blossom.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A clean-up is on the way to the Warner Robins area across from Robins Air Force Base. Back in July, a Norfolk Southern train derailed along Watson Boulevard and Highway 247. At Monday night's city council meeting, leaders signed a resolution for the city to...

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Two more arrests have been made after a teen was shot and killed in his home in Baldwin County last week, according to the GBI. 18-year-old Malik Smith was arrested and charged with felony murder in the shooting death of 18-year-old Syee Devon Havior. 19-year-old...

ATLANTA — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead and a woman injured in Atlanta's Princeton Lakes neighborhood Monday afternoon. The suspect police said is the teenage son of the female victim. The Atlanta Police Department said the two were shot around 4:30 p.m. at the...

ATLANTA — A bill in the legislature would deregulate much of the hair and beauty industry in Georgia, with fewer state-required licenses for workers. This bill would not only impact workers in the hair and beauty industry but also, potentially, its customers. At "Oh! My Nappy Hair," a longtime...

LOS ANGELES — Georgia showed up big at the 2023 Grammy Awards Sunday night and some of those trophies are coming home to Atlanta!. Nearly four years after Atlanta native Future won his first Grammy, the hip-hop artist now has a second one. The rapper and producer won the...

ATLANTA — Tens of millions of federal dollars are headed to Atlanta with the goal of making streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. Voters had already approved $10 million for this project, so when you add in $30 million in federal funds, that's a total of $40 million for safer streets.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A deputy recruit at the Cobb County Sheriff's Office has been fired, arrested and now is facing charges after what Sheriff Craig Owens described as an attack on a detainee he was handling. Sheriff Owens said an "exchange of words" led to the incident involving...

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — Three suspected cases of revenge arson have left homes in three corners of Milledgeville charred. Three suspects are now under arrest, but the victims are left to pick up the pieces. 13WMAZ’s Jessica Cha spoke to one of them to find out what happened. Olajuwon...

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — A 2021 case involving an Alpharetta officer whose K-9 attacked a man outside his home will be presented to a grand jury. A city official on Monday confirmed to 11Alive that the Fulton County District Attorney's Office had verbally notified the city in January about plans to present the case to a grand jury in March.

Last week of regular season basketball for high school in the Peach State before region tournament time. Perry hosting Griffin in a make-up game from two weeks ago.