5 Gwinnett Cities to Stop Using Red Light Cameras

Five cities in Gwinnett County are stopping the use of red light cameras at busy intersections, saying they are too costly even though they have reduced accidents.

Norcross and Suwanee have removed the cameras, Snellville and Lilburn have suspended their programs for study and Duluth says it won't renew its lease when it expires in May.

The cameras monitor and record red light violations.

By summer only one government in Gwinnett will still be using the cameras - the county government.

Officials say the cameras are working, with violations, accidents and injuries all down. But the program can cost cities $400,000 a year and the number of citations have dwindled since a state law mandates a one-second addition to the yellow phase at all camera intersections.

(AP)

Two Georgia soldiers die in Afghanistan

U.S. military officials report two Georgia soldiers were among nine killed in an insurgent raid over the weekend in Afghanistan. The dead include 24-year-old Corporal Johnathan Ayers of Snellville, and 27-year-old Corporal Matthew Phillips from Jasper. The nine killed represent the deadliest incident for U.S. troops in Afghanistan since June of 2005.

Gwinnett cities to vote on King holiday

Three cities in Gwinnett County will decide this month whether to recognize the Martin Luther King holiday in January. The city of Lawrenceville will vote tonight on the issue. Officials with Lilburn and Grayson will discuss the idea at meetings later this month. On November 12th, the city of Snellville in Gwinnett voted to recognize King Day as a holiday.