Lake Lanier boat fire leaves 2 individuals injured, officials say

A boat fire at the Holiday Marina on Lake Lanier leaves two out of three people injured, Hall County Fire officials say.

Massive multi-agency drug bust started with a traffic stop, sheriff says

A traffic stop turned into a multi-agency drug investigation. It involved local, state and federal agencies searching locations in three separate counties.

Gainesville City Schools will have armed security guards

Gainesville City Schools currently have school resource officers. Now, there will be armed security guards on each of the campuses to add an extra layer of security.

Deputies: Torch-wielding man soaked himself, hostage with gasoline during SWAT standoff

The suspect was allegedly armed with an ax and holding a woman hostage inside a home. Negotiators said he lit a torch and poured gasoline on the house, himself and the woman he was holding captive.

Georgia man drowns at home on Lake Lanier over Fourth of July weekend

Bystanders rushed to rescue the 48-year-old Gainesville man, but he did not survive. Frantz Joseph Scutt is the fifth reported death in Lake Lanier since Memorial Day.

Deputies ask for help identifying woman found dead in Hall County woods

Do you recognize this woman? Her body was found hidden in the woods off a Flowery Branch Road and deputies need your help finding out who she is.

Law enforcement warn of Lake Lanier's dangers after multiple drownings

Since Memorial Day weekend, four people have drowned after disappearing in Lake Lanier. Law enforcement want to make sure no one else suffers the tragic fate this Fourth of July weekend.

Nonverbal girl found alone in Hall County reunited with parents

Do you recognize this girl? She was found wandering alone around Polar Springs Road in Hall County and is not able to tell law enforcement where she lives.

Cook at Hall County Jail charged with assaulting female inmates

A contract employee working as a cook at the Hall County Jail is in custody charged with the sexual battery of three female inmates who he supervised.

Woman accused of killing fiancé, 82, and living with body

Tabitha Zeldia Wood, 45, of Gainesville, was arrested Thursday and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and concealing the death of Leroy Franklin Kramer Jr.

Inmate who removed ankle monitor, left work release program arrested

Officials said Jerry Lamar Thomas left the Hall County Jail's custody on June 6. More information about his arrest is forthcoming, the sherif's office said.

Man wanted for cutting off ankle monitor, walking away from work-release program

Jerry Lamar Thomas, a work-release inmate at the Hall County jail, was supposed to show up to a job interview on Monday, instead deputies said he took off his ankle monitor and fled.

Missing 65-year-old Gainesville man found safe

Thomas Martin Barfield was last seen walking away from Northeast Georgia Medical Center, police say.

DNR reports at least 9 Memorial Day Weekend waterway deaths

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources reported there were at least nine waterway deaths during Memorial Day weekend, plus a 10-year-old girl was seriously injured by a boat propeller in Butts County.