Hoschton woman defies odds, survives stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis
HOSCHTON, Ga. - Four years ago, Joanne Cure, a retired flight attendant from Hoschton, was given two years to live after doctors diagnosed her with stage 4 lung cancer — despite never smoking a day in her life. Today, at 78 years old, she’s in remission and standing strong with her family, defying all odds.
Braselton police chief arrested by GBI after resigning
On Wednesday evening, Braselton Police Chief Michael Steffman announced he was retiring and resigned from the department for personal reasons.
All Georgia SNAP recipients should have full benefits restored ‘by early next week,’ officials...
LILBURN, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On Tuesday, the state continued to restore the accounts of Georgia SNAP recipients with funds that had been halted during the government shutdown. “I got my benefits back in a trickle,” said Suzie Moore, a SNAP recipient in Lawrenceville. Moore, 74, said...
2 dead after wrong-way crash on I-285
Police and fire crews are on the scene of a major accident on Interstate 285 eastbound.
‘Forever Grateful’: Man saved from ravine heart attack praises rescuers
“We all got there as a team and did what we were supposed to do,” says rescue team member. A raccoon hunter who found himself stranded deep in the woods near Talking Rock Creek while suffering a heart attack last month came to the county commissioners’ meeting Monday night to thank the people who saved his life.
Metro Atlanta county cuts back on 2026 budget proposal
Commissioners won’t vote on the proposal until January.
Person hit, killed by train in Gainesville, police say
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A person is dead after being hit by a train in Gainesville, according to police. Police said an Amtrak train hit a pedestrian near the intersection of Athens Street and Purina Drive. The person killed has not been identified. This is a developing...
The Haunted Gold Mine Restaurant in Georgia With a Shaft Beneath the Floor
Curiosity tends to grow louder when a dining room has a hole to history in its floor. In Dahlonega, Georgia, The Smith House reveals exactly that, a stabilized gold mine shaft visible beneath protective grating. Travelers come for the story, then stay to listen for soft clinks rising from the...
Gainesville brothers arrested for alleged armed robbery
Two Gainesville brothers were arrested on Tuesday, suspected in an armed robbery case from earlier this month. The Hall County Sheriff's Office issued a statement Wednesday morning, Nov. 19, saying that Fredik Morales Villalobos and Santiago Morales Villalobos, both age 27, were wanted for an incident that happened...
This homecoming king and queen with Down Syndrome will melt your heart
Two students with Down Syndrome were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at North Hall High School in Hall County during the school’s recent celebrations.

















