Recount gives Bo Hatchett GOP nod in Georgia Senate race

A Republican candidate for a northeast Georgia state Senate seat is still ahead after a recount, meaning he has won his party’s nomination.

Gainesville company finds creative way to help employee's children with remote learning

Parents have had to make tough decisions this school year about teaching children at home while still working full-time. A company in Gainesville said its employees were faced with the same decision, so their boss got creative.

Gainesville police issue Mattie's Call for missing 45-year-old

Gainesville police issued a Mattie's Call and are seeking the public's assistance as they continue to search for a developmentally impaired 45-year-old man. 

Gainesville teen drowns while swimming at Lake Lanier

According to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the body of Cristofer Acosta-farias,17, of Gainesville, was found just before 5 p.m. Friday.

Ninth district congressional candidate jailed for refusing to surrender guns

A Georgia congressional candidate in next month’s runoff will spend this weekend in the Gwinnett County jail, serving a four-day contempt of court order for not turning over her guns to authorities.

Sen. Loeffler holds campaign rally in Gainesville

Three months after her last in-person rally, U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler is officially back on the campaign trail.

5 Georgia men charged with torching police car after protest

Five Georgia men used a peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd as cover to set fire to a specific officer’s marked police car, using a flare gun, authorities said.

Peruvian family stranded in Georgia due to the coronavirus pandemic

A Peruvian couple has been stranded in Georgia for close to three months because of travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Police: 2-year-old pedestrian hit and killed

A 2-year-old child died Saturday after being hit in the driveway of a home Saturday, Gainesville police confirmed. 

Fire destroys Gainesville family's home and belongings

Mandy Dale, her mother, and five children lost all of their belongings when a fire broke out in one of the bedrooms. 

Police find guns, drugs in search of Gainesville home

Police say they found 30 firearms and over $80,000 worth of various drugs during their investigation at the Gainesville home.