Carey Clark was convicted of forcing his children to do "extreme bootcamp style exercises" as a form of punishment.

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — Some Newton County neighbors are speaking out about a nearby landfill that they say is releasing a foul odor. “You ever been behind a cow truck or garbage truck? It stinks,” said ...

The county’s vending machine was made possible in partnership with GNR Public Health and was bought through support from the Georgia Department of Public Health’s opioid program.

At 10:49 p.m. on May 22, Newton County Sheriff's deputies attempted to serve a felony warrant in the 600 block of County Road 4101. Upon arrival, deputies located and arrested an individual who ...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — Officials in Newton County are looking to identify a driver who allegedly drove away after hitting and killing a teenager Monday night. Newton County deputies said they were ...

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A deputy with the Newton County Sheriff's Department is in critical condition after being shot in the line of duty Sunday evening, police said.

Newton County deputies say 16-year-old Jayden Daniel shot and killed his stepfather, David Gay, at their Covington home before fleeing the scene. Newton County has introduced the state's first ...

NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. — A teenager died in a hit-and-run accident in Newton County, and authorities are searching for a person driving a pearl white vehicle, the sheriff's office said. The incident ...

KENTLAND — Police have arrested a man on a murder charge and secured charges against three others in the homicide of a 30-year-old West Lafayette woman.

MONON ― Reaching 1,000 strikeouts was the last thing on the mind of North Newton senior pitcher Sydney Rainford while facing Tri-County for the second time and with an IHSAA Class 1A sectional ...

The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. on June 2, police said. Newton County deputies found the victim in the roadway of Highway 36, just south of Hummingbird Lane, and later identified him as a ...