Chattooga Local News
Erin Brockovich Returns to Northwest Georgia Announces New Water, Soil, and Dust Testing Campaign in Rome, Ga. and Surrounding Counties
Erin Brockovich Returns to Northwest Georgia Announces New Water, Soil, and Dust Testing Campaign in Rome, Ga. and Surrounding Counties. Famed...
Crime & Safety
GBI Arrests Former Police Department Sergeant for Misuse of a License Plate Reader System
The GBI has arrested and charged former Vidalia Police Department Sergeant Santonio Wilcher, age 37, of Lyons, GA, with two counts...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoHays State Prison: Officer Falsely Claiming Military Heroism Sentenced for Smuggling Methamphetamine and Taking Bribes
Grindle, 32, of Summerville, was sentenced to 87 months of confinement, followed by three years of supervised release
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Investigating Fatal Shooting of Roswell Police Officer
The early investigation indicates on February 7, 2025, at about 7:15 p.m., a Roswell Police officer responded to a report of...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoDistrict Attorney’s Office Secures Conviction in Important Fentanyl Case
January 28, 2025 – Ringgold, GA – On January 15, 2025, the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office secured...
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Chattooga Public Safety
/ 2 years agoHiram Man Indicted for Possessing Enough Fentanyl to Kill Up to 500,000 Individuals
“This indictment highlights the significant threat that fentanyl and methamphetamine pose to our communities,” said GBI Director Chris Hosey. “The seizure...
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Chattooga Local News
/ 2 years agoIndividual Arrested for Shooting at Family Sledding
Individual Arrested for Shooting at Family Sledding
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGBI Investigates Death in Macon County
UPDATE- January 3, 2025 An autopsy performed this morning by the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of the...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoGeorgia Power encourages customers to be vigilant of scams in 2025
Scams of various types often increase around the holidays and during the first of the year as post-holiday bills begin to...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoJustice Department Reaches Proposed Consent Decree with Fulton County, Georgia, and Fulton County Sheriff’s Office to Resolve Claims that Conditions Inside the Fulton County Jail Violate the Constitution and Other Federal Laws
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced today that the Department...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoHoliday Travel Alert: Georgia DOT Suspends Lane Closures, Shares Key Travel Windows
To accommodate the anticipated increase in holiday travel, the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) will temporarily halt lane closures on...
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Crime & Safety
/ 2 years agoAnother former Richmond County deputy pleads guilty to violating civil rights of jail detainee
A former Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputy has pled guilty to federal civil rights charges involving an assault on a jail...