Gainesville, GA Local - News Break

15/01/2024

City of Sugar Hill progress over 2023

The City of Sugar Hill saw a lot of new developments initiated and completed in 2023, with some expanding into this calendar year and on into...

15/01/2024

15 GOP-Led States Opt Out Of Federal Food Aid Aimed At Children

The program is set to provide $120 per eligible child to help cover families' food costs through the summer.

14/01/2024

Georgia, Texas top ranking of states with "most racial progress"

Georgia and Texas, two states in the American South with a history of racial discrimination, top the list of WalletHub's 2024 ranking of "States with the...

14/01/2024

Licensed professionals say Georgia registration and renewal system causing delays, interrupting work

ATLANTA — It's been several months since the Georgia Secretary of State's Office launched a new online system for license registration and renewals, which is used...

14/01/2024

'Turn Heads': Chef to Bring Korean Roots to Marietta Plates

MARIETTA — Growing up in Kennesaw as a second-generation Korean American, Brian So didn’t have a lot of restaurants that represented his heritage. Every Sunday, he made the roughly 30-mile trek to the Buford Highway Farmers Market with his grandmother to get authentic Korean ingredients that cou...

14/01/2024

Professor says he was fired for refusing to inflate grades: 'Totally against what I was supposed to do'

A former professor at Spelman College, a historically Black institution for women, said he was fired after he refused to inflate the grades of...

14/01/2024

Todd and Julie Chrisley to receive $1M settlement from the State of Georgia, court documents show

Imprisoned Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley will receive a $1,000,000 settlement from the state of Georgia, marking the end of a civil lawsuit they filed against...

14/01/2024

Tears as Abandoned Dog Patiently Waits on Porch for Owners Who Moved Away

The story of a dog who had been abandoned by her owners in freezing conditions has shocked over a million...

14/01/2024

Netflix's Cobra Kai TV Show Wrapping Up Filming In Cave Spring

Netflix’s Cobra Kai filmed several scenes this week in Cave Spring and began wrapping up Friday, local officials confirmed. It’s unclear exactly what is being filmed in Cave Spring, and whether any of the main characters are on location. However, the filming took place inside Cave Spring’s cav...

14/01/2024

State agriculture commissioner working to keep hostile countries from buying GA farmland

“When you control the food supply, when you control that food sector, you can control the price of it.”

14/01/2024

Georgia Just Poached Top Coach From Alabama On Saturday

On Saturday morning, Georgia officially announced that it hired former Alabama cornerbacks coach Travaris Robinson. Robinson, 42, has been coaching college football since 2006. He has...

13/01/2024

Taco Mac owners acquire Atlanta bar and burger institution The Vortex

The team behind Taco Mac and Mary Mac’s Tea Room acquired The Vortex in Midtown and Little Five Points. The Midtown location is also home to the Laughing Skull Lounge comedy club. “The new owners, a local group of restaurateurs who also own Taco Mac and Mary Mac’s Tea Room, are committed to ac...

13/01/2024

2025 Wide Receiver Alexander Sanchez Will Visit Georgia Tech

Top Receiver in Georgia Will Attend Junior Day

13/01/2024

The Best 'Out-Of-Town' Restaurant In Georgia

LoveFood compiled a list of the best restaurants found outside of "buzzing urban hubs."

13/01/2024

Georgia shop helps crafters find affordable supplies while eliminating waste

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - You never know where the next great artist might be; maybe they will be from Georgia. Scraplanta is filled with,...

13/01/2024

Georgia, Florida pick up wins in day one of the Savannah Hockey Classic

SAVANNAH, Ga. — The 2024 Savannah Hockey Classic is underway. The annual two-day event has been bringing the most exciting college hockey programs in the south...

13/01/2024

Georgia Restaurant Has The Best 'All-You-Can-Eat Buffet' In The State

Here's where you can find it.

13/01/2024

T.I. and Tiny’s Son King Harris’ Lackluster Rap Performance at a High School Leaves Students In Tears

T.I. and Tiny’s son King Harris has gone viral again. This time, the 19-year-old was mocked and teased while “Standing on Business” at a local […]

13/01/2024

Hot Sauce Recalled In Georgia Could Pose 'Life-Threatening' Risk

The brand has recalled several of its hot sauces due to their risk of a "serious" reaction.

13/01/2024

Georgia Aquarium offering resident passes for price of single-day ticket, limited time only

This year, the Georgia Aquarium has expanded its resident pass offer to residents of Georgia’s neighboring states.

12/01/2024

Federal government backs Ga. prisoner’s bid for state-funded gender surgery

ATLANTA — Georgia should pay for a transgender prisoner’s gender-affirming surgery, the federal government told an Atlanta judge overseeing the inmate’s civil rights lawsuit against the...

12/01/2024

Judge officially sentences man convicted of killing Huntsville STAC agent to death

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Denying an appeal to change his sentence, a Madison County judge formally sentenced LaJeromeny Brown to death Friday morning. Brown was convicted in...

12/01/2024

Conditions at Asheville’s Mission Hospital pose ‘immediate jeopardy to patients’ health and safety,’ state investigators report

Mission Hospital risks losing Medicare and Medicaid funding because of deficiencies in care that were so severe, state inspectors concluded last month, that they “posed immediate...

12/01/2024

LIST: Several school districts close, plan early release ahead of possible severe weather

12/01/2024

Legendary Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson honored on 50th anniversary of election

The city that became known worldwide as “The Black Mecca” originated when a charismatic and brilliant lawyer named Maynard Jackson became the first Black mayor of...

01/02/2023

Mattie's call issued for missing Georgia teen, last seen in North Carolina

MORROW, Ga. — A Mattie's call was issued for a missing 16-year-old who was last seen in North Carolina. Clayton County police said Alejandro Carranza drove...

01/02/2023

$200K, two $50K Powerball winning tickets sold at Georgia Publix, on mobile app

As for the Powerball jackpot – it jumped to an estimated $653 million following Monday night's drawing.

01/02/2023

2 arrested after viral video of bus driver being slapped, kids climbing out of windows

Police have not confirmed how the two people arrested were involved in the incident.

01/02/2023

Barricaded suspect fired on SWAT officers in Gwinnett County standoff, police say

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga — Gwinnett County police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that officers are on the scene of an active SWAT situation in Sugar Hill. Police told Channel 2′s Matt Johnson that early Tuesday morning man is barricaded inside a home near Sycamore Road. It is unclear if anyone ha...

31/01/2023

MARTA officer shoots ex-boyfriend after he beat her up while she was on duty

ATLANTA — The MARTA police are investigating a domestic incident which led to a shooting involving a MARTA officer. MARTA Police Chief Scott Kreher said at 9 p.m. Monday, one of the MARTA sergeants called the Five Points MARTA station for help regarding an incident she was involved in on Wall Stre...