Gwinnett County

Gwinnett County launches Project Reset 2.0 to help with rent, utility bills

April 27, 2021 10:33pm EDT

Applications are now open for Gwinnett County's emergency rental assistance program for residents who need help paying their rent and utility bills.

'She never met a stranger': Van crash victim remembered for giving spirit

April 27, 2021 9:25pm EDT

Tamika Gooden said she does not know what happened after the van carrying her sister, Normisha Monroe, and 15 others crashed Saturday evening, but she would not be surprised if "Mimi" jumped in to help others.

GDOT: Crash cleared on I-85 southbound in Gwinnett

April 27, 2021 10:44am EDT

UPDATE at 10:22 a.m.: Officials said the major crash on Interstate 85 southbound in Gwinnett County was cleared.

'She was the best we'd seen her in such a long time.' Family remembers loved one killed in fiery I-85 crash

April 26, 2021 11:31pm EDT

The family of Kristie Whitfield said she was one of the six people killed in a fiery crash on I-85 on Saturday.

Suspect caught on camera trying to break into cars in Snellville

April 26, 2021 6:50pm EDT

The search is on for a thief who was caught on home security video trying to break in to cars in Snellville.

Gwinnett police identify suspect in deadly Peachtree Corners shooting

April 26, 2021 4:08pm EDT

Police have identified a suspected accused of fatally shooting a man on Sunday outside of a Peachtree Corners convenience store.

Gwinnett County high school creates worldwide 'Read Woke' reading challenge

April 26, 2021 7:58am EDT

A reading project that started at a Gwinnett County high school has gone worldwide, and it's getting new attention with its own theme song.

Domestic dispute in Gwinnett turns deadly, police say

April 25, 2021 9:07am EDT

Police in Gwinnett County said an investigation is underway following a deadly domestic dispute on Saturday evening in Dacula.

Georgia to get federal boost to help end student homelessness

April 23, 2021 11:31pm EDT

The U.S. Education Department made a big announcement Friday as they work to end student homelessness.

Georgia mom blasts school board for making kids wear COVID face masks: ‘Take these masks off of my child’

April 23, 2021 11:31pm EDT

Georgia mom Courtney Ann Taylor's speech to the Gwinnett County Board of Education went viral

Gwinnett DA explains Facebook posts that angered some in law enforcement

April 21, 2021 11:51pm EDT

Gwinnett County’s district attorney is explaining some Facebook posts she made this week that surprised some in law enforcement.

Gas leak 'under control' in Gwinnett, road reopens

April 21, 2021 2:58pm EDT

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency services said a gas leak is under control after it closed Five Forks Trickum Road in Lawrenceville between Charter Court and Stone Mountain Street.

Police: Man fatally shot 11-year-old daughter before taking own life

April 20, 2021 10:43am EDT

Investigators with the Gwinnett County Police Department said Tuesday they believe a man found dead at a Lawrenceville park fatally shot his 11-year-old daughter before killing himself.

SWAT team apprehends suspect barricaded in Gwinnett home

April 20, 2021 9:38am EDT

Police in Gwinnett County arrested a Gwinnett County resident after spending hours barricaded inside his home, officials said.

Overturned tractor-trailer closes Sugarloaf Parkway northbound lanes

April 19, 2021 3:48pm EDT

The northbound lanes of Sugarloaf Parkway near Georgia Highway 316 were closed for a couple of hours on Monday morning after police say a tractor-trailer overturned, blocking the road.

Missing 13-year-old Gwinnett boy with special needs found safe, police say

April 18, 2021 11:42pm EDT

A 13-year-old boy with special needs who wandered away from home has been found safe and reunited with his family, according to Gwinnett County Police.