Helen, GA

(Cleveland)- Authorities are pursuing leads on three suspects who they say were involved in a burglary at Straight Shooters, a gun and ammo store in Cleveland. Just before five AM Friday morning, Cleveland Police Officers responded to an alarm call at the business located on South Main Street. Cleveland Police...

Gainesville Police say they have pulled a man’s body out of Lake Lanier. The man’s name has not yet been released. Gainesville Police responded to Lake Lanier off Pearl Nix Parkway for an accidental drowning. An adult male was recovered from the lake. The identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. This is not related to the ongoing search at Lake Knickerboker.

Local police are working with state and federal agents to find who stole an untold number of firearms from a Cleveland gun and sporting goods store. The theft occurred early Friday, June 24, at Straight Shooters on South Main Street. Officers responded to an alarm call just before 5 a.m.,...

A motorcyclist was critically injured when he crashed into the back of an SUV while fleeing from Habersham County deputies. 45-year-old Robert Brown of Madison County was driving around 100 mph at the time of impact, officials say. The crash occurred around 1:35 Wednesday afternoon, June 22. It ended a...

A Madison County man was seriously injured after crashing the motorcycle he was riding into the back of a sport utility vehicle at 80 mph Wednesday afternoon while fleeing from Habersham County deputies. Robert Brown, 45, was being pulled over for speeding at Level Grove Road in Cornelia when he...

A Toccoa couple was seriously injured when a pickup truck sideswiped their motorcycle, causing it to overturn, the state patrol says. Todd and Amy McCollum, both 41, were ejected from the bike. The crash happened around 12:14 p.m. on June 22 on GA 365 South near Cody Road in Mt. Airy.

The Gainesville Police Department said Thursday afternoon that they had recovered a man's body from Lake Lanier. The agency said in a social media post that they recovered the man near Pearl Nix Parkway. They believe the man died in an accidental drowning. Lt. Judd Smith the Georgia Department of...

If you are looking for family fun in Helen, Georgia, look no further than tubing on the Chattahoochee River. We have been to a couple of spots in Georgia and South Carolina. Helen is the best so far! The humidity isn’t too bad in the summer and my wife enjoys the shopping.

The future of healthcare in Lumpkin County and the anchor of the Gateway Corridor is now officially under construction. Hundreds of people, community leaders, healthcare workers and project members gathered Thursday to break and bless the ground at the future campus of Northeast Georgia Medical Center (NGMC) Lumpkin. “This hospital...

Malcolm Ogletree was sober for 16 months before he overdosed from fentanyl in February. “He fought that demon every day,” his mother, Angie Ogletree said. The man police say provided that fentanyl is charged with murder in the case, which went before Magistrate Court this week. Whether Joshua Chad...

A body of a man was recovered Thursday afternoon from Lake Lanier in what Gainesville Police said was an accidental drowning. Police responded to Lake Lanier off Pearl Nix Parkway near Longwood Park, according to a social media post by police. The man's identity is being withheld pending notification of...

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Above video: Your Thursday headlines. Police say one man is dead after drowning in a Georgia lake. On Thursday, the Gainesville Police Department responded to Lake Lanier, off Pearl Nix Parkway. Authorities say an adult male died following an accidental drowning. His identity is being withheld...

A new addition to this year’s 2022 Georgia Police and Fire Games in Gainesville is the Medic Challenge, held Thursday morning at Lanier Technical College. Three teams, one from Hall County and two from Gainesville Fire Department, competed in three skills scenarios where they put their everyday treatment knowledge into practice.

There is a signing ceremony set for 10 o’clock this morning in Gainesville: officials from Athens Technical College and Brenau University will put pen to paper on an agreement that will allow Athens Tech students to transfer credits from their associates degrees in interior design toward bachelor’s degrees in the same program at Brenau.

ATLANTA — Georgia penalized water systems this week in Gainesville and in Coweta County for dumping raw sewage into creeks and waterways. The state says two million gallons of raw sewage ended up in Lake Lanier in a spill that happened in 2020. State records show that two million...

On a good night, you might see one first time winner on at a Saturday night dirt track race. On Saturday, Georgia’s Toccoa Raceway hosted three drivers who scored their maiden victories on the historic 3/8-mile speedway. Sammy Calhoun won in the Toccoa Pro Trucks feature, while Kyle McAlister...

The Hall County Commission on Wednesday voted to approve a special use for a dog day-care venue near Clermont. Bark Camp Farm will be built on a 30-acre property on Hunter Road near the intersection of U.S. 129 and Jim Hood Road. Applicant Megan Patrick said the business will run...

Area residents may soon have a new place to grab chicken for the family and gas for your car. As neighbors on Thompson Bridge Road in Gainesville, Zaxby’s restaurant and Clipper convenience store are aiming to open around the same time — late July. The two will even...

The public can give online feedback until July 11 on a bridge proposed for Thompson Bridge Road over the Chattahoochee River. Visit dot.ga.gov and click on “About GDOT” and then “Public Outreach Meetings.”. A new bridge on Thompson Bridge Road/Ga. 60 over the Chattahoochee River is inching...

First responders from across Georgia competed Wednesday afternoon in a sniper competition during the 2022 Georgia Police and Fire Games in Gainesville. About 20 competitors were tasked with using their bolt or semi-automatic long-range rifles to hit targets at various distances down range. Investigator Robert Talley with the Hall County Sheriff's Office said competitors could only use 20 rounds and were given a deduction for each miss.