Train derailment in Hiram closes downtown street, officials say

Officials say three locomotives and eight cars went off tracks around 10 p.m. on Saturday. Two crew members were hospitalized with minor injures and one locomotive turned over.

Missing 14-year-old Paulding County boy

Zachery Wingate was last seen in the area of the New Georgia Store around 3 p.m. Tuesday, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office said.

US reaches grim milestone for deadly drug overdoses

The US has reached a never before seen level of deadly drug overdoses. Data from the Centers for Disease Control estimates more than 100,000 people died from drug overdoses from April 2020-April 2021.

Sheriff: 11-year-old girl reported missing out of Paulding County

Deputies say 11-year-old Joselyn Campbell was barefoot and wearing only pajamas when she disappeared from Paulding County Tuesday night.

Pilot dies in single-engine plane crash in Paulding County

Officials said the plane crashed shortly around 12:30 p.m. on Monday in a wooded area near Georgian Parkway and Hanover Drive in Villa Rica.

'A game-changer': Paulding County has new way to track people who wander off

One local sheriff's office has a new tool to help locate an elderly person or young child who has wandered off. The Paulding County Sheriff's Office says it will help find them quicker, potentially saving their lives.

Man arrested in connection to early morning stabbing in Paulding County

Dylan “DJ” Hill, 29, was charged with aggravated assault and booked into the Paulding County jail. Hill is accused of stabbing 36-year-old Ryan Thompson.

Paulding County deputies searching for missing 17-year-old boy

David Francis Godfrey III left home Sunday night after writing a note telling his family he was running away. He hasn't been seen since.

'Dangerous felon' arrested by joint task force in Paulding County

Deputies said Robert Lewis Anderson was flagged as a violent offender and a danger to law enforcement. He's currently in Paulding County Jail on possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and destruction of evidence. 

Paulding County law enforcement, GBI investigate human remains

Investigators are examining a set of skeletal remains that Paulding County deputies said were found on a rural plot of land last week. 

Family wants answers after 12-year-old killed in car being chased by GSP troopers

A Douglasville family is planning a funeral for a 12-year-old because he died in a crash after troopers performed a PIT maneuver that they said was necessary to stop the car he was riding in from speeding.

DUI chase suspect charged with murder after boy dies in crash

Deputies say the intoxicated suspect led them on a chase when he fled a traffic stop. A boy inside the car who was not wearing a seatbelt was killed when troopers used a maneuver to stop his car.

9/11 volunteer from Paulding County says federal compensation fund is denying help

Joe Grimaldi said he spent eight months as a volunteer at Ground Zero, sifting through the rubble with his K-9 companion, Kilo, a trained cadaver dog. Two decades later, it’s clear that it wasn’t safe for anyone to be in Lower Manhattan without a respirator mask following the attack.

Deputies searching for victims in Georgia identity theft investigation

Deputies say they found dozens of fake checks and driver's licenses in the Paulding County woman's home. Now they're looking for victims all across the state who could be affected.

Deputies: 2 charged with stealing wire from Paulding County homes

The two suspects are accused of sneaking into homes under construction in Paulding County to steal a large amount of wire.

Man charged with murder of half-brother, girlfriend charged tampering with evidence, deputies say

Octavious Leonce Bates, 29, was arrested on Monday at a home along Ivy Drive in Dallas. He was charged in connection to the death of 31-year-old Lindsey Darnell Foster, who deputies said was his half-brother.

Suspect drives truck into Hiram bar, fires gunshots

Multiple people are injured after a man drove his truck in a Hiram restaurant and fired gunshots at people inside.