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'Blue Trees' project coming to Norcross

This weekend the trees of Thrasher Park are taking on a different hue. Artist Konstantin "Kon" Dimopoulos, along with local volunteers, will be using a special non-toxic pigment to turn the trees bright blue.. Dimopoulos, who has done the project in Melbourne, Vancouver, Seattle, and Sacramento, hopes that the

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Cops catch 2 would-be burglars in act

Gwinnett Police caught two men in the middle of a residential burglary in Norcross on Thursday afternoon.

Woman leaps from second story of burning home

Fire at Norcross home determined to be be accidental

Recycling event returns to Norcross

The city hosts its biannual event to recycle electronics, shred paper, toss out large trash and collect non-perishable goods.

Norcross, Girl Scouts open memorial butterfly garden

The garden is a memorial to 6-year-old Ainsley Paige Higgins, who passed away last May after battling mitochondrial disease, a rare and complex medical condition.

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Charges filed in fatal train-car crash

Severin Glushchak, 25, allegedly turned in front of victim, causing them to careen onto railroad tracks

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Norcross High student charged with selling pot

Student allegedly had marijuana, digital scale, ziplock bags and "15 assorted pills"

Norcross company to award 2 nonprofits tech makeovers

The winning organizations are Atlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption of Smyrna and Wellspring Living of Tyrone.

Local city helps residents with spring cleaning

Norcross's "Spring Clean-Up and Recycling Day" is planned for March 30.

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New spa to open on site of '12 homicides

Gangnam Sauna "coming soon" to building where four killed last February

Ex-employee lists suggestive Craigslist ad

A Norcross man tells police he suspects a former employee advertised on Craigslist that he has the "best bj in town." He found the ad after several "weird phone calls" from unknown individuals.

2 Norcross High buses involved in crash

Two buses at Norcross High School were involved in a minor wreck Thursday afternoon, school district officials and police said. No serious injuries were reported.

Fire, smoke damage Norcross condo

No one was home on Monday afternoon when a fire damaged a two-story condo in Norcross.

Bank account to be established for injured train wreck victim

A bank account is being setup for a man seriously injured last week in a train and two-vehicle crash in southwest Gwinnett County. The man supports three children in Orlando, and his sister and girlfriend said he's been in a medically-induced coma since the wreck.

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Wesleyan student wins state spelling bee

Two Gwinnett County students dominated Friday during the state spelling bee. One of them will go on to the national competition in Washington D.C.