Chamian Cruz

2 weeks ago | wabe.org | Chamian Cruz

As nonprofits grapple with losing federal funding, two in Gwinnett County are teaming up to reopen a homeless shelter for women and children that had shut down for nearly three years. The revamped space at The Nett Church, located along Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross, offers wraparound services for young people and families who have aged out of foster care, left the justice system or are sleeping in cars.

3 weeks ago | wabe.org | Chamian Cruz

A new team in the Gwinnett County Solicitor General’s Office, which is the second largest in the state of Georgia, is working to better protect victims of so-called Romeo-and-Juliet relationships and other sensitive misdemeanor crimes. Gwinnett Solicitor General Lisamarie Bristol said during a virtual interview that after taking office in 2023, she noticed in her staff’s caseload that sex-related crimes between 13- and 18-year-olds needed more attention.

3 weeks ago | wabe.org | Chamian Cruz

This story was updated on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 8:12 p.m.Georgia prosecutors in the sweeping racketeering case against activists opposed to Atlanta’s public safety training center say they have collected an additional 57 gigabytes worth of evidence, nearly two years after the indictment was handed down.

1 month ago | wabe.org | Chamian Cruz

Both sides in the case against a Georgia father accused of buying the gun used by his son to kill four people at Apalachee High School last year agree his trial should be moved to another county, but where is yet to be determined. Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said on Thursday that there are several factors he has to think about when choosing a county to move the trial, like resources and staffing.

1 month ago | wabe.org | Chamian Cruz

Federal authorities arrested five individuals in Norcross early Tuesday morning for allegedly laundering over $1 million into Jalisco New Generation — a Mexican drug cartel that’s been designated as a foreign terrorist organization under the Trump administration. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was expected to visit Atlanta to announce the arrests and “major developments” in a separate federal investigation, but canceled the night before.