Kelvin Williams convicted in Woodstock kitchen shooting

A Cherokee County jury found 48-year-old Kelvin Demond Williams guilty of murdering his wife and attempting to murder her teenage son.

Good News Friday: Positive news from around metro Atlanta

Here’s a look at some of the positive stories making headlines across metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

Teen charged in Macedonia Kroger assault case

A teenager has been charged with attempted rape following an investigation into a March 10 attack at a Macedonia Kroger.

Woman fends off attacker at Macedonia Kroger; deputies seek leads

Cherokee County deputies are asking for the public’s help to identify a man accused of following a woman into the bathroom at a Kroger store on Cumming Highway and trying to assault her.

Cherokee deputies searching for man last seen near Hightower Road

Cherokee County deputies are searching for Francisco Serrano Varela who was last seen near Hightower Road and Creighton Road on Sunday morning.

Man in custody after SWAT standoff in Woodstock

A man is in custody after a SWAT standoff at a Woodstock auto repair shop on Highway 92. The incident began as a domestic dispute in Holly Springs.

Driver sentenced in fatal I-575 Cherokee County tow truck crash

David Beaver has been sentenced for vehicular homicide in the death of tow truck driver Frank Ingram along I-575 in Cherokee County in 2023.

'I trusted the pastors': Mother of victim speaks out after church leader sentenced

A former church leader has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole for child sex crimes, marking the end of a legal battle in Cherokee County that the victim's mother says has left her family changed forever.

Former Cobb County church leader pleads guilty to child sex crimes

Marcus Kendall Turner, a former leader at Worship With Wonders Church, was sentenced to 25 years without parole for the sexual abuse of a middle school student.

Arrest made in Woodstock apartment shooting death

An 18-year-old man was arrested for the murder of Matthew Milner, who was found shot in a Woodstock apartment last month.

27-year-old motorcyclist from Jasper killed in crash Tuesday

A 27-year-old Jasper man was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash involving a motorcycle and a passenger vehicle on East Cherokee Drive, authorities said.