Bryan Pirkle

Gainesville authorities are investigating a string of purse thefts that have occured in the area over the past month.

S.W.A.T. personnel have been dispatched to the scene of a man barricaded inside his residence in Gwinnett County.

Gwinnett County authorities responded Tuesday evening to an accident involving a G.C.F.D. fire truck.

A parade and reception are planned this week for the state champion Gainesville High School football team.

The Center for Family Prosperity under the Gainesville-Hall County Community Service Center will open the 2013 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Site Wednesday, January 30.

The U.S. Forest Service is again set to enact a requirement to cut down on conflicts between black bears and hikers in a portion of the Chattahoochee National Forest in our area.

First-time claims for unemployment insurance in Georgia were down in December compared to a year ago by 20.2 percent, according to the state Department of Labor. Meanwhile, with Gainesville again leading the way, the number of new jobs created in the state was up 1.8 percent.

Officials at Lakeview Academy have hired a security officer to patrol the grounds during school hours and other school-related events.

An eleven hour standoff in Barrow County came to an end on Monday when the suspect took his own life.

A Cumming man is in critical condition after being shot several times in a Forsyth County mobile home park.