Bryan Pirkle

The Gainesville Police Department is moving ahead with two grants totaling $11,700 for the purchase of equipment as well as materials to start a new law enforcement education program.

Child sexual abuse is a sobering topic, but it's especially concerning when you realize that Hall County ranks 5th of all counties in Georgia in the number of confirmed child sexual abuse reports.

Amelia Ballard, a former cancer patient at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta who later returned to the hospital as a nurse, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to share her story.

Following the recent alligator attack in Orlando that claimed the life of a young child, as well as numerous alligators sightings that have popped up across the state in the past year, Georgia DNR Game Management Chief John Bowers joined the Afternoon News Wrap to discuss how much of a threat, if any, the creatures pose for North Georgians.

Health officials have put together a plan to combat Zika that includes a special team of experts that can be dispatched to states if the virus spreads in the U.S.

Real estate broker Whitney Nicely of Whitney Buys Houses, LLC joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to offer advice on how to invest in - and improve upon - real estate properties for maximum profit.

World-famous surfer Bethany Hamilton, who in 2003 lost an arm as a result of a shark attack, joined the Afternoon News Wrap this week to discuss how her faith allowed her to get back on the board and continue following her passion.

Authorities say a northwest Georgia police K-9 has died after being left in the rear of a patrol car for several hours.

Authorities have released more information in a two-vehicle crash that killed three people and injured four others early Saturday morning in southeast Hall County.

A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said. The attack left at least 50 people dead, making it the worst mass shooting in American history.