GBI arrests Cleveland man in murder-for-hire plot
A Cleveland man is in jail accused of attempting to hire someone to kill his girlfriend.
GBI agents took Freddie Lee Warthen, Jr., into custody...
Habersham Medical Center to join Northeast Georgia Health System this year
Habersham County Medical Center is joining Northeast Georgia Health System sooner than expected. The Habersham County Hospital Authority and county commission have agreed to...
JQC recommends Judge Johnson be removed from office
The panel investigating ethical misconduct complaints against Habersham County Chief Magistrate Gerald Johnson recommends that he be removed from office.
In its report to the...
Rabun County mobile home fire under investigation
State and local authorities are working to determine what caused a fire that destroyed a mobile home in Rabun County.
Shortly before 9 p.m. on...
Mobile home goes up in flames in Hall County
The Hall County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a mobile home fire that broke out early Monday southeast of Gainesville.
Around 4:20 a.m. on January...
Georgia lawmakers hope to build on 2022’s mental health reforms
(GA Recorder) — Last legislative session, lawmakers stepped up state oversight for a 2008 federal law requiring insurers to provide behavioral health benefits that...
GBI investigates fatal officer-involved shooting in Athens
The GBI is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Athens late Friday night that left one man dead.
Preliminary information indicates that on Friday, January 6,...
Medical emergency may have led to crash that killed a Toccoa man
Authorities are investigating whether a medical emergency contributed to a single-vehicle wreck early Saturday that claimed the life of a Toccoa man.
69-year-old Rafael Emiliano...
Animal shelter staff treated for potential exposure after stray kitten turns rabid
Two staffers at the Habersham County Animal Shelter are undergoing treatment for possible exposure to rabies after a kitten at the shelter tested positive...
2 seriously injured in fiery wreck on Pea Ridge Road
A fiery wreck Friday morning in southwest Habersham County seriously injured two Cleveland residents.
Christopher Lee Frazier and Crystal Wendt, both 34, were traveling south...
Injured driver waits nearly 12 hours for help to arrive
Injured in a wreck on a gravel mountain road, a retired Georgia state trooper from Clayton waited nearly 12 hours for help to arrive.
Jonathan...
Yardley announces bid to become Georgia Republican Party Chair
Rebecca Yardley of Cleveland has announced she will be a candidate to become the chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.
Yardley, who currently serves as the...