Woodstock daycare teacher charged with child cruelty

A former Woodstock daycare teacher has been charged with first degree child cruelty and aggravated assault.

Laken Hope Riley: Run-walk planned for murdered nursing student

River Ridge High School community is set to honor the memory of Laken Riley, a former graduate, who was murdered while jogging on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens.

SWAT team pulls man from fire engulfed home after standoff

A tense standoff in Cherokee County led to shots being fired, a fire, and eventually the arrest of a 36-year-old man. 

Metro Atlanta auto repair shop surprises single father with car

The metro Atlanta single father of two was shocked when the SUV rolled out of the auto repair shop and he was handed the keys.

Man arrested for fatal hit-and-run involving Woodstock bicyclist earlier this month

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office has arrested 24-year-old Joseph Michael Tillman of Woodstock for the death of a 78-year-old bicyclist earlier this month.

Remembering 3/16: Gathering planned to remember Atlanta spa shootings

Advocates for the metro Atlanta Asian community are planning a remembrance ceremony for the 8 people killed in the so-called spa murders 3 years ago.

Beloved family pet pig perishes in Splendor Oaks farm fire

A Canton family is grateful no one was hurt during a random fire at their barn that set them back hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Barn fire closes portion of Bells Ferry Road in Cherokee County

Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services says firefighters are on the scene of a barn fire on Bells Ferry Road near Faye Drive.

New mom desperate for new kidney so she can live to watch daughter grow up

Veronika Montgomery had never even heard of dialysis before the summer of 2022. Now, she undergoes it every 12 hours, seven days a week.

Father finds 4-year-old twins deceased in NC, mother arrested

A woman has been arrested after her four-year-old twin sons were found dead on March 2 at a home on Gooseberry Road in Murphy, North Carolina.

Laken Riley: Funeral services for murdered nursing student

Family, friends and classmates gathered at a church today to say their goodbyes to Laken Hope Riley, the nursing student who was murdered while out for a morning jog on UGA's campus.

3 cats die in Woodstock house fire

Three cats died in a house fire in Woodstock Sunday evening.