Man arrested for kidnapping ex-girlfriend at gunpoint, deputies say
An Auburn man was arrested after a violent kidnapping at gunpoint on Wednesday, investigators said.
Flowery Branch man arrested for sexual battery, child molestation
A Hall County man has been arrested and charged with two counts of sexual battery and one count of child molestation after a two-month-long investigation.
Police searching for missing 16-year-old Hall County boy
If you have seen 16-year-old Kevin Michael Willis, please call the police immediately.
Georgia chaplain, Navy veteran dies after battle with COVID-19
The Gainesville Police Department is mourning the loss of its former volunteer chaplain from COVID-19.
Northeast Georgia Health Care System says they're filled to capacity
Healthcare workers at Northeast Georgia Health Systems say they're spread so thin, they're worried they won't have enough beds for patients and fear they will soon have to turn some away.
Georgia pastor and Trump adviser tests positive for COVID-19
Jentezen Franklin, the senior pastor of Free Chapel in Gainesville, has tested positive for COVID-19.
Georgia mother charged with murder in stabbing deaths of her 2 children
Investigators say the Hall County mother stabbed her 5-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter to death before turning the knife on herself.
2 young children dead, woman found injured at Hall County home
Deputies said they found a brother and sister inside a Hall County home on Friday afternoon after responding to a stabbing call.
Hall County deputies charge man accused of pointing gun at victims, ramming car
A Gainesville man who authorities said pulled out a gun on two victims before ramming their car Wednesday night has been charged with aggravated and property damage, the Hall County Sheriff's office announced.
Small earthquake rattles portion of north Georgia
Several FOX 5 viewers in north Georgia reported feeling an earthquake Wednesday evening.
Diesel fuel spill blocks I-985 southbound lanes in Hall County
All lanes are back open after a fuel spill and crash caused major delays in Hall County Wednesday evening.
Vice President Pence headlines rallies for Loeffler, Perdue
With just a little more than six weeks until their January runoffs, Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue got support from one of the biggest names in the GOP.
Deputies: Gainesville mom failed to provide 4-year-old with medical treatment for nearly a year
According to investigators, Zaira Zarate, 27, failed to provide the child with proper medical treatment on numerous occasions between January and October of 2019.
Vice President Pence to be in Georgia Friday to stump for Perdue, Loeffler
More details about Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Georgia were released on Monday. The vice president is looking to bolster Republican support as his party and Democrats battle for control of the U.S. Senate by virtue of a runoff.
Sketch of Gainesville robbery suspect released by police
Police have released a sketch of a man investigators said attacked a woman and stole her purse at a Gainesville apartment complex earlier this month.
2 charged in connection with fighting a man before his death
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man was found dead inside of a home in October.
Ransomware attack on local government puts voter information in hands of cybercriminals
A ransomware on a local government, now some voter information is in the hands of cybercriminals
Deputies: Hall County couple arrested after 5-year-old weighing only 7 pounds dies
A Buford area couple has been arrested in connection to the death of their 5-year-old daughter earlier this month, deputies announced Tuesday. Investigators said the child weighed just seven pounds at the time of her death.
Gainesville police search for suspect in fatal hit and run
It was dark and rainy the night Christy Ramsey was struck by two different vehicles as she walked on Athens Street near Athens Highway. Gainesville Police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook said the first driver who hit the 49-year-old on Saturday stopped immediately.
Teen pleads guilty in planned attack at Gainesville church
A Gainesville teen charged in connection to a planned attack on a north Georgia church that authorities say was racially motivated has pleaded guilty.