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Law enforcement officials yesterday were in an eight-hour standoff with a 26-year-old Newton man, which ultimately ended in a ...

Newton County Sheriff Shannon Cothran is warning the public about recent scams. “The scams keep rolling so we do, too,” he said in the scam alert video March 21. The tollbooth scam is still popular ...

Arrief McKenzie will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being sentenced to life without parole plus 20 years for ...

It happened on Wednesday, March 19, around 5 p.m. Justin Etienne, who was a student in the area, was a bystander when a fight ...

A second teenage suspect has been arrested and charged with murder related to the shooting death of a Salem High School student at a popular park in Newton County last week.

A second high school student has been arrested in the deadly shooting of another high schooler at a Newton County park during a “senior skip day” event last week, according to the sheriff’s office.

The shooting occurred when a large group of students from Newton and Rockdale County schools to celebrate Senior Skip Day.

At a balloon release Saturday, his family, friends and teammates express how much this loss will impact their lives.

Deputies say 16-year-old Jarvis Hinton Jr. has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Justin Etienne ...

The bill proposes that if sheriffs don’t comply, counties could lose 15% in state aid paid through shared revenue, a funding stream the state sends to local governments. In Milwaukee County ...