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MACON, Ga. - A former Georgia Department of Corrections cadet has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison after being caught attempting to smuggle pure methamphetamine into Dooly State Prison. A federal judge sentenced 29-year-old Julius Deshawn Williams Jr., of Bonaire, Georgia, on Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Williams had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute…
SENOIA, Ga. - Senoia police arrested a man Wednesday morning following an attempted sexual assault of a woman walking near downtown. Senoia police make arrest Authorities took 30-year-old Isaiah Phillips into custody Wednesday morning at a relative's home in Fayetteville. Officers charged him with battery, sexual battery and false imprisonment after a woman reported a man stalked and attacked her…
JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - Population growth along the Interstate 85 corridor northeast of Gwinnett County is surging as major industrial projects draw new workers to Jackson County. Rapid growth hits Jackson County Former Hall County resident Valencia Snapp moved to Jefferson six years ago, noting that the area has become just as crowded as Gainesville in that time. Between 2024 and 2025, Jackson…
ATLANTA - Atlanta leaders are considering strict new regulations and the elimination of tax incentives for data centers following widespread community complaints over environmental impacts. Atlanta data center regulations Atlanta City Council members Antonio Lewis and Wayne Martin are leading a new effort at City Hall to regulate data centers across the city. Lewis introduced two bills, supported…
Westbound lanes of Interstate 20 are shut down near Riverside Parkway and Thornton Road in Cobb County as police divert traffic following a serious injury crash on August 20, 2026 (GDOT). COBB COUNTY, Ga. - A serious injury crash has shut down westbound Interstate 20 in Cobb County, forcing police to divert all traffic off the highway. Interstate 20 westbound closure Westbound lanes of I-20 are…
Police are looking to identify a man accused of a car break-in on Westford Circle in South Fulton on Aug. 10. (Credit: South Fulton Police Department) SOUTH FULTON, Ga. - Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect accused of breaking into a vehicle and attempting to enter several others in a South Fulton neighborhood. The car break-in happened along Westford Circle last week on…
A stabbing was reported at a Chick-fil-A in Acworth. (Credit: FOX 5 Atlanta) (FOX 5 Atlanta) ACWORTH, Ga. - An investigation is underway following a stabbing at an Acworth fast-food restaurant Thursday afternoon. Cherokee sheriff's deputies respond Cherokee Sheriff's deputies rushed to a reported stabbing at a Chick-Fil-A on Highway 92 near Interstate 75 at 2:30 p.m. Thursday after an argument…
A car became wedged under a Clarke County School District bus following a crash on the Athens Perimeter near Jefferson Road on Thursday morning. No students on board were injured. (Credit: Athens-Clarke County Fire Department) ATHENS, Ga. - No students were injured Thursday morning after a car collided with a Clarke County School District bus and became trapped underneath it on the Athens…
Harvey Wilcox was reported missing from his home on Bear Creek Trail in Hampton. (Credit: Clayton County Police Department) HAMPTON, Ga. - A Mattie's Call has been canceled after a 75-year-old man with dementia was found safe. Harvey Wilcox was reported missing from his home on Bear Creek Trail in Hampton. His daughter told officers that Wilcox suffers from dementia and should not be driving a car…
Gwinnett County Police officers investigate a fatal shooting after a visitor was found dead inside a townhome at the Woodland Grove Apartments off Lawrenceville Highway in Tucker on August 17, 2026. (FOX 5) GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. - A 28-year-old man faces a felony murder charge after a fatal shooting inside a Tucker home left a 29-year-old man dead Monday afternoon. Officers responding to a 4:30…
