One child is dead and two other people were being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in east Athens. According to a release, Athens-Clarke County police responded to a shooting at 5:37 p.m. on Friday at the Hallmark Mobile Home Park where three people had been shot. The ages of the victims were not […]
A child has died after a shooting at a mobile home park in Athens on Friday evening, according to police. Athens-Clarke County police say they were called to the Hallmark Mobile Home Park on Spring Valley Road just after 5:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news […]
A Greek novelist and his partner became the first same-sex couple to be married in Athens’ city hall, three weeks after the legalisation of same-sex marriage in Orthodox Christian Greece. The Greek capital’s mayor officiated at the civil wedding of Petros Hadjopoulos, who writes under the pen name Auguste Corteau, and lawyer Anastasios Samouilidis. Mr […]
The national debate over immigration intensified last week after Donald Trump excoriated President Joe Biden, saying his border policies are to blame for the death of a 22-year-old nursing student who authorities allege was killed by an undocumented immigrant in Athens. Republicans up and down Georgia are also blaming Democratic policies and pushing for tough […]
A man from North Carolina was nabbed recently in Athens after authorities reported he fraudulently used stolen personal information to purchase power tools from five Lowe’s stores in Georgia. Investigators had developed information that the suspect was using stolen information to make the transactions, according to an Athens-Clarke police report that was released Tuesday. Shortly […]
ATHENS, Texas (KETK) – On Saturday, future brides and grooms attended the Forever and Always Bridal Expo in Athens and got the opportunity to meet wedding vendors from all across East Texas to help them on their special day. Our Promise event in Tyler celebrates Black History Month The free expo was presented by First […]
Six people were arrested after law enforcement officials wrapped up their investigation into a methamphetamine trafficking operation in Athens. The investigation involved the Northeast Georgia Regional Drug Task Force, the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office, South Carolina, the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Oglethorpe County Sheriff’s […]
A Georgia man was sentenced to 19 years in prison for his role in an inmate-directed armed drug conspiracy operating in Athens. Brandan R. Gates, 37, of Commerce, was sentenced to serve 19 years in prison and five years of supervised release. Gates was found guilty by a federal jury on Sept. 21, 2022, of […]
Athens-Clarke police announced this week that the city’s overall crime rate was down in 2023 when compared to 2022. The crime rate took a 2 percent drop, a decrease that Police Chief Jerry Saulters lauded as a result of the dedication of officers and employees in the department. “The dedication and high productivity of our […]
Jan. 10—The Athens City Council held a special called meeting Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, regarding 2023-2024 municipal appropriations. At its regular meeting held Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, the two resolutions related to the appropriations were introduced, but Councilman Harold Wales asked that the vote be delayed to allow for more time to research the local […]
A recent case of road rage in the downtown Athens area resulted in a gun threat and a felony arrest, according to Athens-Clarke police. The potentially dangerous encounter between two motorists occurred about 10 a.m. Dec. 27 after a Madison County man said he was “cut off” by another motorist in the area of North […]
A month after an investigation into a middle school teacher’s actions in his Athens-Clarke County classroom, he has been formally charged. Earlier this month, Channel 2′s Candace McCowan spoke with a family who said a video shows their 13-year-old being put in a chokehold by his teacher, 30-year-old Brockton Tatum. The incident happened Nov. 30 […]