Man seriously injured in bridge collapse recalls terrifying moments

A man who nearly lost his life in a Newton County bridge collapse is on the road to recovering physically and emotionally.

Officials: South Carolina teen missing for a year could be in Covington area

It's been over a year since Semaj Goodwine left his aunt's home in South Carolina and never was seen or heard from again. Now officials say that the missing teen could be somewhere around Covington, Georgia.

Man shot at Newton County apartment, suspect arrested

The Newton County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was injured following a shooting at an apartment complex.

Covington police offices tout benefits of bike patrol

For some people, police cars with dark tinted windows and blue lights can be intimidating even if they haven't done anything wrong, sometimes the approach can just be unnerving.

Truck fire closes multiple lanes on I-20 in Newton County

Several lanes along a major interstate in Newton County were shut down Thursday afternoon due to a vehicle fire.

Newton County deputies locate pair of missing teens

The two teens, one from Butts County, the other from Newton County, who had been missing since Christmas Eve have been located, the Newton County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday.

Missing teens from Butts, Newton counties believed to together

Fifteen-year-old Alasia Vaughn and 16-year-old John Sharpe were last seen on Christmas Eve near a Butts County Dollar General, Alasia's mother says.

Officials warn of storm cleanup scams and how to avoid them

Authorities in Carroll and Newton counties want residents to be aware of bad-weather scams as people start to rebuild homes damaged from Friday's EF-1 tornado.

'I was screaming': Georgia woman trapped in car swept up by tornado

The Newton County woman and her brother were trapped in their car as a tornado lifted them up and smashed them into the ground multiple times.

Isolated tornadoes leave behind damage across north Georgia on NYE

Isolated storms moved across north Georgia prompting a series of Tornado Warnings during the early evening hours of New Year’s Eve.

Covington family loses everything in fire just before Christmas

Around the time when most people look forward to a fresh start, Carolyn Garmon and her family are forced to start from scratch

Newton County celebrates bicentennial with festival, fireworks

Newton County celebrated its bicentennial with a full day of events capped off with fireworks over the historic Covington Square.

14-year-old charged with making terroristic threats against Eastside High

The Newton County Sheriff's Office says a 14-year-old student made terroristic threats against students and staff at Eastside High School.

Two arrested walking on Newton High School campus, had BB gun, officials say

Damontay Marchico Hampton and Jamel Rayshan Weaver were both charged with criminal trespass and giving a false name to a law enforcement officer. Hampton was also charged with carrying a weapon on the school campus.

'Armed and dangerous' man wanted for murder of Sandy Springs Uber driver

Mark Antonio White, 20, of Covington, has outstanding warrants for felony murder, aggravated assault, armed robbery, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Deputies search for missing 32-year-old Newton County woman

Cassondra Abdi was last seen at her home along Kirkland Road in Covington on Oct. 22, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators said she may have taken a Lyft to an unknown location in the Conyers area.