Cumming GA

A Georgia community is earning national attention after World Atlas named it one of the most comfortable towns in the South for seniors in 2025. The ranking highlights the town’s blend of affordability, accessibility, and small-town charm, making it an appealing place for older adults seeking both comfort and...

MARIETTA — Matthew Lanz of Acworth was convicted Thursday of murdering his neighbors, a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife. Cobb Superior Judge Sonja Brown found Lanz, 26, guilty of fatally shooting Cherokee firefighter Justin Hicks and his wife Amber, both 31, in their home on the night of Nov. 17, 2021. The...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (WTVY) - John R. Powell was named deputy chief of the Flowery Branch Police Department, marking another chapter in a career that included a four-year tenure as chief of the Dothan Police Department. Powell’s career has spanned more than 40 years, during which he was arrested multiple...

Mark Anthony Rosas is accused of calling the widow and demanding a $1,200 payment to cover liability insurance. The woman sent him the cash via Zelle.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Cherokee County man has been found guilty of placing a woman in a headlock during a fight last year. Sergio Esquivel was convicted of aggravated assault in the family violence category and false imprisonment on Wednesday, according to the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit District...

New K-9 indications and expanded ground teams are giving search crews fresh direction in the effort to find missing hiker and SMU law professor Charles Hosch. Search operations on Blood Mountain now include drones, specialized K-9 units, and renewed calls for photos and sightings from hikers in the area. Hosch’s...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Gainesville man says he got an unexpected gift on his wife’s birthday this year: a $10,000 lottery win. Preston Fuqua, who has lived in Gainesville since 1999 with his wife and three children, won the prize playing the Georgia Millionaire scratch-off ticket from the Georgia Lottery. He bought the...

A Royston man was arrested Wednesday on charges of child molestation in Hall County. The Hall County Sheriff's Office said Jessie Wayne Shackelford, age 38, was arrested after a traffic stop on Wednesday, Nov. 19. He is accused of molesting a girl under the age of 14 at a home in Flowery Branch between January of...

The woman who was hit and killed by a train Tuesday morning in Gainesville has now been identified. Gainesville Police officials on Thursday morning identified the victim as Stephanie Leigh Cleveland, age 43, of Gainesville. Cleveland was hit by an Amtrak commuter train at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18,...

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.