There was laughter, there were tears, and there was a plea for good government.

The man fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy last weekend when he allegedly threatened the deputy and citizens with a hammer was no stranger to police.

Gwinnett County police are investigating a double homicide near Loganville.

A tip to law enforcement led to the arrest of a man wanted for felony arson in a fire last fall.

A Loganville man accused of killing his mother now faces charges of the assault of an officer in the county jail.

Emmaline McKinnon, who founded Covenant Christian Academy, will be remembered with a celebration of life service this weekend.

The GBI said a man killed his 73-year-old mother at a home near Loganville.

A man died hours after a Walnut Grove crash that ended his pursuit by sheriff’s deputies.

A memorial service will be Wednesday for former Walnut Grove Mayor Lamar Lee.

A student at Loganville High School was charged with making terroristic threats Tuesday morning.

A man died Wednesday when a vehicle fell on him at a repair shop in Loganville.

A house fire has been ruled an arson and investigators want to talk to a man seen buying a gas can and other items at a nearby convenience store.

No one was hurt in a house fire Tuesday afternoon near Loganville.

A Loganville woman who had a heart attack when she was involved in a collision involving at least four vehicles and a horse this summer has died.

One local school canceled class for the Braves' championship parade while fans rushed to pick out the perfect souvenir to commemorate the World Series title.

Retired educator Harold William “Bill” George won a major ruling in the state Supreme Court when the justices ruled there were problems with the search of his home that led to his arrest and later conviction on child molestation charges.

A funeral Mass will be Tuesday morning for a Gwinnett man who died when he was hit by a truck last week in the Youth community.

A former Walton County resident doing a life sentence for drug charges got another life sentence, this time for the murder of a Loganville man.

One person was hurt in a house fire overnight in Loganville.

A Gwinnett County employee died from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash while he was on the job.

A Grayson man was arrested in a north Alabama city and held on murder charges after a shooting at a Taco Bell on Thurday night.

A Walton County child died in a golf cart accident Wednesday.

A Conyers man was to face trial this week for another man’s death in a road rage incident in Walton County five years ago.

Loganville police were investigating Tuesday night after a vehicle struck a man walking along Athens Highway.

A Loganville man was charged this week with the 2020 shooting death of an 8-year-old girl in Atlanta.

One person was injured in what police are describing as a road rage incident on Atlanta Highway in Loganville

State Route 81 is shut down near Meridian Park after a car hit a horse, injuring the rider and killing the horse.

The Loganville High School community is mourning one of its leaders this week after an assistant principal died unexpectedly this month.

The budget is up but taxes are not in the Walton County School District as the early budget numbers shot up for the coming school year.

Walton County sheriff’s deputies helped Snellville police end a chase and make two arrests last week.

Police arrested a woman after a fight at a basketball game at a local church this weekend.

The Loganville City Council has canceled a planning retreat it had planned for this weekend.

A Covington man sustained serious injuries in a crash Wednesday morning in Walton County.

A controversial plan to bring a small concert hall and outdoor event center to unincorporated Monroe will get its official public hearing Tuesday.

The state's insurance commissioner said a Loganville man is accused of double filing a claim on a lost piece of jewelry.

A Monroe man pleaded guilty to the robberies of two Athens convenience stores.

Brad Bolemon has been tapped to lead Loganville High School as its next principal.

Former City Councilman Lee “Skip” Baliles announced Thursday he will run for mayor of Loganville in 2021.

A Walton County camp will face the Planning Commission this week in hopes of keeping its business afloat.

Loganville residents had the floor at Thursday’s town hall meeting in the Rock Gym regarding the revitalization of the downtown area.

The state board that oversees Stone Mountain Park voted Monday to tone down its Confederate imagery but stay in keeping with a state law prohibiting the removal of historic monuments from public property.

Two Loganville women have been charged with murder in the shooting death of a woman on Valentine’s Day.

State Rep. Tom Kirby, R-Loganville, won’t seek reelection in 2022.

Georgia’s attorney general will consider what to do about the votes that originally went uncounted in Walton County last fall.

Firefighters responded early Monday afternoon to a report of a house near Loganville being struck by lightning.

A Loganville man pleaded not guilty to federal charges that came from an alleged academic fraud scheme in New Jersey.