Villa Rica News

The 2006 Ford F-150 had only been stopped for minor traffic violations. It was following too closely and had made an improper lane change.

Villa Rica officials are moving ahead with both legs of the proposed Highway 61 bypass, but they are working with state officials to ensure heavy trucks are kept off the much-maligned eastern portion of the road that will travel through mainly residential areas.

A Georgia witness driving along Hickory Level Road near Villa Rica reports watching an object hovering over a nearby pasture "not much higher than the tree tops," according to February 6, 2012, testimony from the Mutual UFO Network witness reporting database.

The Polk County Crime Examiner brings you the arrest report for Polk County, including Cedartown, Rockmart and Aragon for Sunday, January 31, 2012.

Amazingly, there were only two Elvis tunes on the Jukebox, so he put a quarter in and began singing along with his recording of "An American Trilogy" as awed guests looked on .

Jeff Osenbaugh, who lives in Villa Rica, was named Thursday as the grand prize winner in the Atlanta Falcons ``In the House'' second-chance drawing.

The blast in Villa Rica killed a police commander and five civilians, Cauca province Police Cmdr.

A car bomb outside a police station in southwestern Colombia killed four people Thursday and left at least 15 injured, officials said, in the region's second such attack in less than 48 hours.

Villa Rica is taking another step next week to clean up the water it sells its customers.

Villa Rica police suspect a series of midday break-ins of local homes is the work of a burglary crew working the area.

George B. Gatewood, 82, of Douglasville, and Chattanooga, TN, passed away on Friday, Jan.

Local law enforcement officials had a chance to weigh in on several pieces of legislation working their way around the Gold Dome this session, many of which could potentially cause problems for the public safety sector.

Police in Villa Rica are investigating a string of residential burglaries involving the same getaway car in each case.

State lawmakers are facing a delicate balance over the next two months of the legislative session as they look for avenues to continue to contribute funds toward public education, while simultaneously bolstering other, economically weakened areas in the state's budget.

A Lithonia man is facing an animal cruelty charge after he allegedly left his pit bull inside a foreclosed home in Villa Rica where she starved to death.

Tanner Medical System officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on a new infusion center in Villa Rica for multiple sclerosis patients.

VILLA RICA, Ga. - A Villa Rica mom says it was like losing her son all over again when thieves stole items belonging to the 21-year-old soldier who was killed in Iraq.

There is one church in Paulding County that reportedly was started by a group of slaves.

The mother of a Georgia soldier who was killed in Iraq says burglars broke into her home and stole combat medals her son earned for his military service.

A severe thunderstorm warning for parts of Fulton and DeKalb counties was added to the tornado watch that was in effect for metro Atlanta through 1 p.m. Saturday.