Destroyed recycling center settles with SK Battery for $31M, then blasts the company
A Banks County recycling center destroyed by fire last year has settled its lawsuit against SK Battery for $31 million, but is now blasting the Korean-owned company over its fire-prone scrap lithium-ion batteries. Metro Site accused the EV battery maker of withholding evidence during the lawsuit, and producing excess scrap batteries that caused dozens of internal fires at the sprawling plant off I-85 in Commerce.
Sheriff: No evidence schools were notified about Colt Gray
An investigation uncovered no evidence local schools were notified about Colt Gray, the suspected Apalachee High School shooter, after an FBI tip.
Mason Schermerhorn laid to rest after Apalachee High School shooting: 'Sweetest, kindest soul'
Mason Schermerhorn, a 14-year-old boy tragically killed during the Apalachee High School mass shooting on September 4, has been laid to rest.
Commerce man arrested for killing 19-year-old woman, GBI says
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has arrested a 23-year-old Commerce man in connection with the death of a local woman earlier this month.
Video: Accused Apalachee High School shooter, father questioned by Jackson County deputies
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage of an interview from last year with accused shooter Colt Gray and his father, Colin Gray.
Second Jackson County 12-year-old arrested for making threat at school: Sheriff
Yet another Georgia student has been arrested for allegedly making a threat at school in the days after the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School.
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.
Man shot during fight near Jackson County shopping center, sheriff says
Deputies in Jackson County are searching for a gunman after a shooting in Braselton on Monday night.
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.
Tractor trailer crash involving explosives shuts down all lanes on I-85 NB in Jackson County
A crashed tractor trailer on Interstate 85 NB reportedly shut down traffic in one direction Monday afternoon. Officials told FOX 5 the crash involved explosive materials.
Man accused of offering to take underage girl’s virginity
A 31-year-old man was arrested after communicating online with someone he believed was underage.
Sheriff issues warning about prop money used around metro Atlanta
The money may look real, but the Georgia sheriff says it's only meant for movie sets and TV productions.
All lanes reopen after overturned tanker along Highway 53 in Braselton
An overturned gasoline tanker in Braselton shut down a section of Highway 53 for several hours Friday.
GA cop reinstated after appealing termination for arresting innocent drivers
A Commerce cop fired for repeatedly charging innocent people with DUI is now fighting to regain his job.
Georgia cop fired after repeatedly arresting innocent drivers for DUI
Commerce has fired a police officer after he repeatedly accused people of drunk driving who turned out to be innocent.
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.