Bryan Pirkle

Gwinnett County authorities say a SWAT situation in Suwanee ended peacefully Thursday afternoon when a wanted fugitive was arrested without incident.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating a fatal accident in Hall County that saw a pedestrian struck by a trailer that had detached from its vehicle and overturned Thursday afternoon.

Brenau University will host the release of a special student-led publication, “The Brenau Facing Project: Facing Homelessness in Gainesville & Hall County,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is inviting residents to an open house Tuesday night at Otwell Middle School in Cumming to give input on the proposed improvement project along Ga. 20 between Cumming and Canton.

According to the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), fires related to poor chimney maintenance and other heating appliance related accidents account for over 125 million dollars a year in damages to residential property.

Hall County firefighters remained on the scene of a 3-alarm residential fire in the northern end of the county until late in the night Monday.

It's been a year and a half since Flowery Branch City Council gave its approval to the "See Click Fix" app, which lets residents submit reports to the city staff for issues such as code violations or road damage.

The Georgia Mountain Food Bank says that one out of five people in their service region face issues associated with food insecurity on a daily basis. As the holiday season grows closer, the GMFB hopes to feed the over 50,000 locals affected by food insecurity, but they need the public's help in order to do so.

Hall County Fire Services and the Georgia Forestry Commission remain on the scene of a 5-acre brush fire that broke out near U.S 129 in North Hall Monday afternoon.

Every holiday season, Gainesville's Lakewood Baptist Church organizes outreach programs to feed local families around Thanksgiving and provide Christmas gifts to underprivileged children around the world.