Georgia schools face threats, student arrests after Apalachee shooting

At least 11 students across Georgia have been arrested for making threats on social media toward schools or bringing weapons to class in the days after the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School.

Ex-Jackson County jailer charged with aggravated assault

A former Jackson County jailer is now in custody at the same place he used to work after the GBI charged him with aggravated assault and battery.

Commerce cop repeatedly charged innocent drivers with DUI

For nearly a year, the Commerce Police Department charged innocent people with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol who insisted all along there was no evidence to make an arrest.

Commerce cop on paid leave after wrongly trusting roadside drug test

The Commerce Police Department placed one of its officers on paid administrative leave after he made a drug arrest using a roadside test the police chief said was inaccurate.

Crews battle Jackson County house fire

West Jackson fire officials battled a house fire on Boone Road Monday afternoon.

Commerce councilwoman arrested for sale of marijuana by GBI

The GBI recently arrested 43-year-old Roshuanda Merritt of Commerce following a drug investigation in Jackson County.

1 dead, 2 injured after weekend house fire in Jackson County

One person is dead after a fire on Saturday at a home on Nowhere Road in Nicholson, according to the Nicholson Area Fire Rescue.

Trashing lithium-ion batteries causing fires across Georgia

There's a good chance that somewhere in your home right now is a kind of battery that's quickly become the bane of firefighters everywhere.

Student with gun arrested Wednesday at East Jackson Comprehensive High School

A student was arrested at East Jackson Comprehensive High School in Commerce after bringing a gun on campus on Wednesday, according to a letter sent to East Jackson families.

Recycling center blames SK Battery for fire that destroyed business

According to a lawsuit against SK Battery, workers discovered two lithium-ion batteries near the start of the fire that left the Banks County recycling center a total loss.