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01/06/2025

A pedestrian was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle Monday morning in Commerce in the Banks Crossing area.

Georgia State Patrol gave more details about the incident, saying 41-year-old Corey Roberson was turning on to U.S. 441 at around 6 a.m. when he hit a pedestrian in his Silverado.

57-year-old Hubert Williams is the person who was hit as he was crossing the highway.

Williams was transported to a local hospital for serious injuries.

State troopers did add that charges are pending.

The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) released more details on the pedestrian who was hit on U.S. 441 in the Banks Crossing area Monday morning

01/06/2025

No one was injured, but a car was hit by a train in Cornelia on Monday.

The Cornelia Police Department says the collision happened at the Main Street rail crossing.

No details on how the crash happened have been released, but local officials say the Georgia State Patrol and Norfolk Southern Railway are investigating.

The crash is expected to leave Main Street in Cornelia shut down for several hours.

Authorities say no one was injured when a train hit a car in Cornelia Monday afternoon.

01/06/2025

After a car chase reportedly led to an officer-involved shooting in Lula on Sunday, 26-year-old Austin Cole Abel is facing 19 criminal charges and is now in the Hall County Jail with no bond.

Abel faces four felony counts of aggravated assault on an officer and one felony count of fleeing.

He also faces a litany of misdemeanor traffic offenses.

Abel and the deputies were not injured during the incident.

The GBI is investigating the officer-involved shooting portion of the incident.

After a car chase reportedly led to an officer-involved shooting in Lula on Sunday, 26-year-old Austin Cole Abel is facing 19 criminal charges and is in the Hall County Jail with no bond

01/05/2025

UPDATE: A DeKalb County teenager has been identified as the suspect in Saturday night's shooting at the Mall of Georgia in Buford.

The victim, an unidentified 15-year-old boy, is being treated for injuries at a local hospital, according to police.

A shooting at the Mall of Georgia left one person injured Saturday night

01/05/2025

An investigation is underway after an officer-involved shooting Sunday morning.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) is reporting that at around 3 a.m. deputies tried to stop a vehicle that was “driving erratically” on I-985 northbound.

26-year-old Austin Cole Abel of Cleveland was identified as the driver of the vehicle.

Initial details indicate Abel allegedly opened fire on the patrol vehicle and the deputy returned fire, although neither got hurt.

Abel was taken into custody after a short standoff after reportedly flipping his vehicle.

The GBI will now investigate.

An investigation is underway after an officer-involved shooting Sunday morning

01/05/2025

A shooting at the Mall of Georgia left one person injured Saturday night.

That’s according to the Gwinnett County Police Department, who said that just after 9:30 p.m. an officer working security detail at the mall heard gunshots and ran towards them.

Officials said they quickly apprehended one subject who was attempting to flee.

The victim of the shooting was transported to a local hospital.

One person has been transported to police headquarters for questioning.

A shooting at the Mall of Georgia left one person injured Saturday night

01/05/2025

Northeast Georgia Health System will open its eleventh Urgent Care facility Monday.

The new facility will be located in Oakwood on Mundy Mill Road near the entrance to the University of North Georgia's Gainesville campus in a building already being used by some Northeast Georgia Physicians Group offices.

The Oakwood facility will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. with last appointments accepted at 7:45 p.m. each day.

Northeast Georgia Health System will open its eleventh Urgent Care facility Monday.

01/04/2025

UPDATE @ 7:30 p.m.:

The issue near Browns Bridge Road has been resolved.

There are now just three outages in Hall County affecting 96 customers as of 7:15 p.m. Friday.

The issue near Lake Lanier at Blue Ridge Drive is still affecting 82 customers, but it now has a restoration time for 9:30 p.m. Friday night.

Hall County Emergency Management's Bridget Iwankow said that roadway management was out to assist in cleanup, with the incidents under control.

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Georgia Power is reporting outages in Hall County.

There are currently four outages affecting 656 customers as of 6:40 p.m. Friday.

"Because it is windy, more dead trees are getting ready to fall or are falling," Georgia Power Spokesperson Matthew Kent said. "That is what actually took down the line ... on Greencrest Drive off of Browns Bridge Road."

The National Weather Service (NWS) reported gusts as high as 43-mph as of 5:53 p.m. Friday in the Gainesville area.

Kent said crews are at the site near Browns Bridge Road working to get power restored, and it should be back by 7:15 p.m. for that area.

There is also a more recent outage near Lake Lanier off of Blue Ridge Drive due to a downed tree as well.

That outage is currently affecting 82 customers. Crews are arriving according to Kent, but no restoration time is available as of the last report.

Georgia Power is reporting outages in Hall County

01/04/2025

A Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Friday.

That’s according to Banks County, who said the deputy got in the crash at around 11 a.m. on U.S. 441 at Steve Reynolds Industrial Parkway.

A preliminary investigation suggests that a woman failed to stop at a stop sign, resulting in the collision with the deputy according to officials.

A Banks County Sheriff’s Office deputy was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Friday

01/04/2025

A Commerce church and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office are both mourning the loss of the woman killed in Thursday's fatal crash.

Adam Boldin, Operations Pastor for New Grace Church, said Jenifer Nicole "Nikki" Vickery, age 45 of Commerce, had been a long-time staff member with the church.

A Commerce church and the Jackson County Sheriff's Office are both mourning the loss of the woman killed in Thursday's fatal crash.

01/04/2025

A Flowery Branch man died Thursday evening in a motorcycle crash along the 5200 block of Ponderosa Farm Road in southeastern Hall County.

A press release from the Hall County Sheriff's Office says patrol deputies and an investigator with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Accident Investigation Unit (AIU) arrived at the scene just after 8 p.m. to find the victim, identified as 41-year old Daniel Mark Brumbalow, dead at the scene along the east side of the roadway.

Hall County Sheriff's Office identifies the Ponderosa Farm Road crash victim as Daniel Mark Brumbalow.

01/02/2025

The Barrow County Animal Shelter is going to be closed from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10 as renovations are completed on an expansion to the kennel area.

During that time, adoptions and intakes will be available on an appointment-only basis.

Adopters, those looking for lost pets, or general inquiries can be emailed to [email protected] or called in to (770) 307-3012.

The shelter should be back up on running by Saturday, Jan. 11.

The Barrow County Animal Shelter is going to be closed from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10 as renovations are completed on an expansion to the kennel area

01/02/2025

A Mt. Airy man is facing additional charges after an inmate overdose on Sunday.

23-year-old Cameron Joseph Myers was wanted for a probation violation and was taken into the Habersham County Detention Center on Saturday.

He was put through the body scanner, but no contraband was found.

Then, at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday another inmate reportedly overdosed. He was treated and released back into custody after a trip to a local hospital.

After an investigation, Myers allegedly admitted to smoking fentanyl and bringing contraband into the detention center and he now faces additional charges.

A Mt. Airy man who was already in jail got additional charges after an inmate overdose on Sunday

01/02/2025

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an absconded s*x offender.

Dion Mario Davis is reported as weighing approximately 220-lbs. and is 6-feet, 3-inches tall.

Davis was registered as a s*x offender in 2007 after being convicted of a r**e charge in 1998.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator John Bole. That contact information is at AccessWDUN.

The Barrow County Sheriff’s Office is reporting an absconded s*x offender

01/02/2025

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp started the new year by appointing 16 new senior judges to the state's Superior Courts.

The list includes five judges from Northeast Georgia, including Judge Kathlene Gosselin from Hall County (top right).

Also, judges Ronnie Batchelor (top left) and Karen Beyers (top center) were appointed from Gwinnett County, along with Currie Mingledorff (bottom right) from Barrow County and Jeffery Malcom (bottom left) from Hart County.

You can find a link to the full list of new senior judges at AccessWDUN.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has appointed 16 new senior judges to the Superior Courts of Georgia, with five of them being from Northeast Georgia.

01/01/2025

Two area medical centers have announced the first New Year’s babies for 2025.

Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Gainesville announced that Stetson Michael Lingerfelt was born on Jan. 1 at 12:32 a.m. to Kayla Hamrick and Shawn Lingerfelt of Cu***ng.

NGMC Braselton announced that Westley Greenewald was born at 2 a.m. to Kayla and Stephen Greenewald of Sugar Hill.

NGMC Habersham has confirmed the birth of their New Year’s baby, but are still awaiting details.

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Two area medical centers have announced the first New Year’s babies for 2025

01/01/2025

Following a deadly incident in New Orleans that saw an individual drive through a crowd of people on Bourbon Street at around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning, the suspect has been identified according to the FBI.

42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas was reportedly behind the attack that killed at least 10 and injured dozens of others.

After running into the crowd, Jabbar reportedly got out and opened fire on local law enforcement, who returned fire and killed him according to officials.

Also, UGA president Jere Morehead made a statement on X that a UGA student was one of the injured.

The Sugar Bowl between UGA and Notre Dame originally scheduled for 8:45 p.m. Wednesday night has also been postponed until Thursday, with no further details currently as to what time the game will be.

According to a statement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the person behind the deadly incident in New Orleans Wednesday morning has reportedly been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas

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WATCH: Retiring Jackson County Sheriff Janis Mangum was honored on the U.S. House floor on Friday. Representative for Georgia’s 10th congressional district Mike Collins honored Mangum for her commitment to the people of Jackson County. Video credit: C-SPAN #jacksoncountyga #northgeorgia #houseofrepresentatives https://accesswdun.com/article/2024/12/1275622/retiring-jackson-co-sheriff-janis-mangum-honored-on-us-house-floor

Watch: A South Carolina man suspected of shooting and attempting to murder three people is arrested in Gwinnett County. Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) officers arrested a suspect wanted for three counts of attempted murder out of Seneca, South Carolina. On Nov. 27, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the GCPD was contacted by the Seneca Police Department in reference to 20-year old Emmanuel Williams. Williams was wanted for three counts of attempted murder out of their jurisdiction for allegedly shooting at three people, one of them a 1-year-old child. Seneca authorities were under suspicion he was heading to Gwinnett County. Video credit: Gwinnett County Police Department #crime #gwinnettcounty #northgeorgia

Awesome to have carolers from Lakeview Academy live on the Drive at 5 this afternoon! Check out their Home for the Holidays event this weekend at the Brenau Downtown Center!

A devastating fire late Thanksgiving night in Buford destroyed the First Pentecostal Church of Buford along East Moreno Street, leaving Gwinnett County fire officials to clean up the damage overnight. AccessWDUN spoke to a member of the church and a member of Gwinnett Fire Department to see what the cause is, next steps, and what this means for the community. The church was built in 1932. #bufordga #northgeorgia #fire #structurefire https://accesswdun.com/article/2024/11/1274409/devastating-overnight-fire-in-gwinnett-county-thanksgiving-night-destroys-church

Everyone have a happy and safe Thanksgiving from access. Wdun! @gainesvillenow @exploregainesvillega

Watch: After a Duluth resident's dog went missing in September, Lucy was returned to her. AccessWDUN initially reported the story last month when Gwinnett officials came out and said that two women had stolen the dog and drove off in an SUV. Now, it is being reported that they identified a suspect — Kristian Dunning. On Nov. 21, GCPD spoke with her and had animal control come to the residence to scan the chip, reportedly confirming it as the victim's dog. Detectives also found out the dog had allegedly been bred, and the four puppies were given to the victim. The two women who reportedly stole the dog are Dunning's children. Video credit: Gwinnett County Police Department #crime #gwinnettcounty #duluth #police https://accesswdun.com/article/2024/11/1265894/gwinnett-authorities-working-to-identify-suspects-in-dog-theft-case

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