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Gwinnett Firefighters Greet New Year By Dousing 3 Blazes
On New Year's Day, firefighters extinguish house blazes in Loganville, Lilburn and vehicle fire in Snellville: Gwinnett fire department.

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On New Year's Day, firefighters extinguish house blazes in Loganville, Lilburn and vehicle fire in Snellville: Gwinnett fire department.

A Smyrna couple became first-time parents with the arrival of a baby boy on New Year's Day at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming.
Gwinnett County residents can recycle their Christmas trees at "Bring One for the Chipper" events at fire stations and a Suwanee park.
Forsyth County residents can recycle their Christmas trees at "Bring One for the Chipper" events at these area locations.
Douglas County residents can recycle their Christmas trees at "Bring One for the Chipper" events on Saturday, Jan. 5, at two Home Depots.
Paulding County residents can recycle their Christmas trees this weekend at "Bring One for the Chipper" at the Home Depot in Hiram.
A Lawrenceville man was injured when he tried to rescue his dog from a New Year's Day blaze that destroyed his house: Gwinnett fire dept.
In a New Year's Eve tragedy, one boy was accidentally shot, then another took his own life, say Gwinnett County police and media reports.
The Gwinnett County police have released surveillance images of a pair of young men who stole an iPhone last week from a Norcross store.
The Gwinnett County police are asking the public for tips in identifying a man accused of stealing packages from porches in Snellville.
A Duluth teen, 18, died Sunday night when he crashed his car into a pond following a robbery at a Lilburn pizza restaurant: Gwinnett police.
Here's the New Year's schedule for Gwinnett County government offices and trash and recycling collection for county residents.
A Cumming man was shot to death on Christmas Eve when he attacked his father with a sword in a domestic incident, says media report.
Here's how you can make dinner reservations during Charlotte Restaurant Week, from Jan. 18 through Jan. 27 at 133 local eateries.
Pew and Crooked creeks in Gwinnett, Big Creek in Forsyth County, and portions of the Chattahoochee crested their banks Friday morning.
Big Creek in Forsyth County, Pew and Crooked creeks in Gwinnett, and portions of the Chattahoochee crested their banks Friday morning.
A Paulding County couple celebrated Christmas this week with the adoption of seven boys from foster care, says Atlanta TV station.
A blaze that damaged a Douglasville house on Tuesday also ruined Christmas for its 12 occupants, says media report.
A collision Monday on Johnson Road in Lawrenceville left two people dead, another motorist critically injured, say media reports.
An unidentified man was shot and killed early Monday in a domestic incident in a Forsyth County home, say media reports.