In Jan. 2024, Newton County rescue teams had to save some stranded in the RV park. “There were cars sunk in the water. There were motorcycles, trash all around. It was ugly,” Clemmie Crowe said. In ...

An Atlanta man has been sentenced to more than 12 years behind bars for two nationwide fraud schemes involving tax refund, business email compromise, and romance fraud scams, thanks in ...

Newton County Manager Harold Cooper was arrested for DUI and improper lane usage. His behavior prompted the arrest near an elementary school. He has been released on bond, with a court date set.

The manager of Newton County is scheduled to go to court after he was charged with driving under the influence near a middle ...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A small plane made a landing in a Newton County field on Wednesday morning, the sheriff's office said, ...

It’s currently unknown why the plane had to make an emergency landing. Officials have also not shared what model the plane is ...

Officials are continuing to investigate after a Newton County man released from jail was found dead days later.

Authorities are warning residents in several North Georgia counties to be on alert after reports of an individual ...

The Newton County Sheriff’s Office spent the past week hosting Scent Preservation Kit sessions at Palmer Stone Elementary.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Newton County Sheriff’s Office received a $150,000 federal grant to purchase two bloodhound dogs and hundreds of scent kits to help them better locate missing ...

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office will not go out of its way to seek people lacking U.S. citizenship documentation, but it will comply as needed with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sheriff ...

ATLANTA — Five Georgia sheriff’s offices have signed up for a controversial federal program, known as 287(g), which allows local law enforcement officers to perform some of the functions of ...