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Woman assaults sister with knife
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A woman involved in an argument, pulled a knife on her sister early Tuesday morning, shortly after 2 a.m.

According to reports, Terra and Ka’shayla Haynes were arguing about a dog tearing up the carpet in her apartment. Terra told Covington Police she swung at her sister, before Ka’shayla grabbed a knife.

Ka’shayla told CPD Terra began to beat her when Ka’shayla’s boyfriend separated them. According to reports, Ka’shayla said “after several years of abuse she couldn’t take it anymore.” She then grabbed a knife off a table in her room. Ka’shayla told officers she accidently cut Terra on her wrist.

According to reports officers observed scratches on the top of Terra’s left forearm and cuts on her right hand.

Terra was charged with simple battery family violence and Ka’shayla aggravated assault family violence.

April 3 crash kills two young adults, injures third
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NEWTON COUNTY — Around 10 a.m. on Thursday, a head-on collision on Highway 212 left two young adults dead and a third hospitalized.

Joe Navarro, 21, was driving the vehicle and Breanna Smith, 18, was in the passenger seat. Katie New, 20, sat between them.

According to the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, the vehicle lost control while going around a curve and crossed the centerline, where it collided head-on with a box truck. The crash report shows that their vehicle traveled another hundred feet after impact before coming to a stop. It spun, ended up facing the opposite direction on the shoulder of the opposite lane.

Navarro and Smith were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. New was airlifted to Grady Hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Navarro, Smith and New were not believed to be wearing seatbelts when the collision occurred.

The driver of the box truck was not reported to have suffered any injuries.

This is an ongoing story. The News will post updates as they are made available.