Gwinnett County

Christopher Brooks was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his brother Sunday afternoon, police said.

19-year-old charged with murder in shooting of brother in Duluth apartment

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Sugar Hill will soon break ground on a park that will pay homage to the city's history of gold mining. (Courtesy City of Sugar Hill)

New park will pay homage to Gwinnett city’s history of gold mining

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Residents in Suwanee will vote this fall to elect three council members. (Courtesy City of Suwanee)

Suwanee to elect three council members this November

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Gwinnett to perform operational review to compare the county to other local governments best practices. (Courtesy Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC)

Gwinnett to perform operational review of each department

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Blessed Trinity coach Tim McFarlin (center) celebrates with staff and players after their 23-9 win against Cartersville in the Class AAAA State Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, in Atlanta. (Jason Getz/For the AJC)

Coaching turnover among biggest stories of offseason12h ago

Atlanta should stay mainly dry Monday as thousands of students head back to school.

MONDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Dry and cooler for students going back to school

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Atlanta, Ga. -- Grayson head coach Jeff Herron (center) reacts to a point scored late in the second half by the Rams during their Class AAAAAAA state title game at the Georgia Dome Saturday, December 10, 2016. SPECIAL/Daniel Varnado

New coaches: Herron returns to Georgia at 7A Camden County

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Joshua Elam stands near packed boxes full of his belongings at his residence in Decatur. Elam is facing eviction from the house he has been renting for two years. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)

Federal rental aid trickles out as tens of thousands of Georgians face eviction

SUNDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Georgia heat wave continues, showers expected

Calvin Watts was confirmed as the new superintendent for Gwinnett County Public Schools by the board of education at July 30, 2021 at the J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Georgia. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Gwinnett school board confirms Calvin Watts as new superintendent

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr alleges that Borin Khoun stole more than $50,000 from a California man in late November 2020.

Lawrenceville man accused of stealing $50K through online romance scams

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Aaron Taylor was charged with murder and aggravated assault.

Deadly apartment shooting is 3rd Gwinnett homicide in 3 days

Suwanee approves height increase for hotel on Celebration Drive

Gwinnett approves parks and recreation master plan

School supplies, vaccines available at Saturday health fair in Lawrenceville

May 27, 2021 Sandy Springs - Aerial photo shows construction site of I-285 interchange at Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs on Tuesday, May 27, 2021. The view is looking south on Georgia 400, with I-285 passing left to right in the image and Atlanta skyline on the horizon. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Metro Atlanta: Get ready for a decade of road construction

FRIDAY’S WEATHER-TRAFFIC: Heat, air quality advisories issued for 2nd day

Wilbanks’ era ends after 25 years leading Gwinnett school district

Braves prospect Drew Waters has four hits in Gwinnett’s loss

Braves outfield prospect Drew Waters is hitting .262. (Karl L. Moore/Gwinnett Stripers)

Braves prospect Drew Waters has four hits in Gwinnett’s loss

Hundreds of jobs available at Gwinnett congresswoman’s fair

I-285 westbound ramp to Roswell Road closed this weekend

Police ID DeKalb teen found shot to death in Gwinnett park

A sketch of the sensory treehouse that Gwinnett County officials will spend $4.1 million to build for people with disabilities to experience what it's like being in a canopy of trees. (Courtesy Gwinnett County)

Gwinnett to build $4.1 million sensory treehouse for people with disabilities

Snellville approves same millage rate for 7th consecutive year

Berkeley Lake anticipates $800K in American Rescue Plan Act Funds

Berkeley Lake rolls back millage rate for slight property tax reduction

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Education

Georgia Tech cheerleaders mask up in mostly empty stands during the season opener against Georgia State in a NCAA college basketball game in Atlanta on Wednesday, Nov 25, 2020, in Atlanta. Georgia's public university system is encouraging, but not requiring staff and students to wear masks. (Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com)

Georgia colleges not requiring masks on campus as cities issue mandates

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Graduates and family fill the Century Campus at Morehouse College during the 137th commencement that celebrates the classes of 2020 and 2021 on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Morehouse will clear outstanding balances for students covering each semester since the start of the pandemic. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Morehouse, Savannah State clear student account balances

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Principal Joey Moss greets students in the hallway on the first day of school at Clark Creek Elementary School in Acworth, Georgia, on August 2, 2021. (Rebecca Wright for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

First day in Atlanta area schools: Masks, no masks and quarantines

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Fulton County Schools will require masks in schools located in areas with high rates of COVID-19. VANESSA McCRAY/AJC FILE PHOTO

Fulton County Schools to require masks in some schools

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Politics

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock has made voting rights his top issue. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

As Warnock builds Senate record, Republicans plan their attack8h ago

Gov. Brian Kemp is telling most state agencies to hold spending at current levels in the upcoming year, even though the state saw a record surplus during the fiscal year that just ended.

Even with record surplus, Kemp tells state agencies to hold the line

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Students wear masks as they make their way through the University of Georgia campus in Athens in September. Athens-Clarke County is likely to revive a partial mask mandate to stem the spread of the coronavirus before students return to classes at UGA on Aug. 18. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Athens poised to revive mask mandate as UGA students prepare to return

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Fears of a crisis have mounted with the end of the eviction moratorium Saturday. Surveys show about 20% of Georgia's renters are behind on rent, but no one knows for sure how many will actually be forced out of their homes in coming weeks. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

The Jolt: Georgia Democrats push to extend ban on evictions13h ago

A screenshot from Gary Black's U.S. Senate ad.

Gary Black gets tough on Herschel Walker in 2022 Senate bid

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Robert Aaron Long enters Superior Court of Cherokee County in Canton, Ga. on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Long, accused of killing eight people, most of them women of Asian descent at an Atlanta-area massage businesses pleaded guilty to four of the murders and was handed four sentences of life without parole. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)

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Gov. Brian Kemp is the first to take advantage of a new law Republicans pushed through the General Assembly that allows him and some legislative leaders to set up "leadership committees," funds that can collect unlimited contributions from donors and also take donations while the Legislature is in session. (Clay Teague/The Macon Telegraph via AP)

Kemp the first to set up newly legal unlimited donation committee

Georgia House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) makes remarks during a Special Committee on Election Integrity committee meeting at the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta on March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

Georgia GOP takeover bid of Fulton County’s election system advances

Cardboard cut outs of Mike Lindell are seen throughout the MyPillow manufacturing facility in Shakopee, Minnesota. One of Fox News’ most visible advertisers, Mike Lindell and his MyPillow line of products, has pulled his commercials from the network because it would not air his ad promoting discredited claims of election fraud. (Glen Stubbe/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

MyPillow pulls ads from Fox over commercial linked to election-fraud claim

Crime

Cobb County officers have had Brownsville Road at C.H. James Parkway shut down since around 4:30 p.m.

UPDATE: Armed robbery suspect captured in Cobb linked to Brinks truck shooting

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Christopher Brooks was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his brother Sunday afternoon, police said.

19-year-old charged with murder in shooting of brother in Duluth apartment

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The bodies were found at a home in the 1000 block of Barrington Landing Court, a residential street just off Old Alabama Road.

2 found dead in home when Roswell police respond to medical call

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Three men were killed and one was seriously injured in three crashes in Marietta and Smyrna on Sunday and Monday.

3 dead, 1 injured in 3 Cobb crashes

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210801-Atlanta-Chip Powell hugs Andrew Hoekstra before a vigil for Midtown stabbing victim Katie Janness on Sunday evening, August 1, 2021 at Piedmont Park. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Neighbors eager for answers on Piedmont Park homicide ahead of National Night Out event

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As the SWAT team members were trying to make contact with the man, he appeared with a gun.

GBI: Armed man shot by SWAT team attempting to arrest him in Clayton

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A Brinks security guard was shot outside Wellstar Cherokee Health Park in Holly Springs.

Brinks security guard shot during armed robbery near medical center

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Three fatal shootings sent officers to locations along Lakewood Avenue in southwest Atlanta and to Whitaker Street in northwest Atlanta.

3 killed in weekend fatal shootings in Atlanta

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