Life sentence for Holly Springs man following conviction on multiple sexual abuse charges
A Holly Springs man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after being found guilty of multiple charges of sexual abuse.
Shepherd’s Men March weathers storm to help honor veterans, raise PTSD awareness
Dozens of active and veteran military personnel and civilian volunteers marched 12 miles through challenging weather Monday.
Memorial Day ceremonies & events in metro Atlanta | May 2024
Memorial Day is a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.
Man gets 10 years for DUI crash that killed Emerson mayor, wife
A Calhoun man will spend a decade in prison for a DUI crash that killed the mayor of Emerson, Georgia, and his wife just before Christmas in 2022.
Man arrested after holding girlfriend hostage in Woodstock apartment, police say
A man is facing multiple charges after police say he held his girlfriend hostage with a gun at a Woodstock apartment complex.
15-year-old killed driving pickup truck near Woodstock
A 15-year-old Woodstock boy was killed in a crash in Cherokee County around noon on Friday.
Canton man sentenced for child abuse crimes
A Canton man will spend the next 50 years in prison followed by life on parole for multiple child abuse offenses, including rape and incest.
PHOTOS: Cherokee County Mother's Day Powwow & Indian Festival
The annual Cherokee County Mother's Day Powwow & Indian Festival took place this weekend in Boling Park in Canton.
Cartersville man banned from Cherokee County after pleading guilty to drive-by shootings
Investigators say the Cartersville man was caught on camera during two seemingly random drive-by shootings in two days. He'll now spend the next two decades behind bars.
Stealthy thief targeting iPhone deliveries spotted in Cherokee, Bartow counties
Authorities say he is a very picky porch pirate who only steals packages with phones inside.
Cherokee County woman defrauded of $200K in gold by international scam ring
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says one of its residents was taken for hundreds of thousands of dollars by a scam the likes of which it has never encountered before.
Liens placed on more than 90K Georgia vehicles because of school zone speeding tickets
The FOX 5 I-Team has learned more than 90,000 Georgia vehicles are blocked from renewing their license plate registrations because of unpaid speeding tickets issued by automated school zone cameras. Some drivers told the I-Team they didn't know they had unpaid tickets, because they didn't arrive in the mail, or someone else was driving the car at the time. Critics say the system tramples due process rights.
Man charged in international scam that targeted Cherokee County woman, sheriff says
A single phone call about a fake iPhone purchase started a scam that stole more than $150,000 from an 80-year-old Cherokee County woman, investigators say.
Top public high schools in Georgia, according to U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of Best High Schools in the nation, including data on nearly 25,000 public high schools across 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Canton man sentenced to 25 years in prison for rape of young girl
A Canton man will spend decades in prison after he admitted in court to raping an underage girl multiple times in her bedroom.
Holly Springs man sentenced for sexual exploitation of children
Allen Joseph Peacock, 55, of Holly Springs, has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance.
Canton man convicted of raping child to be sentenced
A Canton man convicted of raping a child, among other sexual charges, is getting ready to be sentenced.
Massive Woodstock apartment fire displaces dozens
A weekend apartment fire in Woodstock has left more than a dozen people without a home and their belongings.
Ex-Woodstock officer charged with involuntary manslaughter asking judge for bond
The former Woodstock police officer is accused of shooting a man to death after a high-speed chase in Cobb County.
Dozens impacted by 3-alarm Woodstock apartment fire
Dozens of residents were left piecing things back together after a three-alarm structure fire broke out at Brooke Mill Apartments in Woodstock.