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Fire official concerned with fire increase

Hall County Fire Services has had a busy couple of weeks with an increase in residential fires as colder temperatures crept in.

January 09, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Area road deaths up by small margin in 2012

In a year that saw a number of serious wrecks in the area involving children, authorities say 2011 was an average year overall for fatalities on local roadways.

January 07, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Lawmakers hope to rewrite juvenile code

Georgia lawmakers are poised to introduce a bill that would revamp the state's juvenile code, one that has not been updated in about 40 years.

January 07, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Hall County real estate developer Dunlap dies

A prominent Hall County real estate developer was remembered Friday as being "a good friend" and leader in the community.

January 06, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Drug bust nets $83,000, 7 suspects

Hall County authorities netted more than $83,000 in seized cash when they, along with the FBI, arrested seven people through an undercover cocaine trafficking investigation.

January 06, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Ex-Hall jailer faces credit card fraud charges

For the second time in as many months, a Hall County Sheriff's Office jailer has been arrested.

January 06, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Longtime local grocer dies at 73

The co-founder of J&J Foods in Gainesville was described Thursday as a "visionary," an "inspiration" and "a man of wisdom and integrity."

January 05, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Gainesville family displaced by house fire

A family was left homeless Wednesday morning after a fire broke out and destroyed their Gainesville home.

January 04, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Gainesville police investigating hotel robbery

Gainesville police are still investigating a report of an armed robbery at Gainesville's Holiday Inn on the first morning of the New Year.

January 04, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


2 people wounded in attempted murder-suicide

Habersham County authorities say before turning the gun on himself, a father shot his stepdaughter Tuesday in Mount Airy during an argument over dinner, wounding them both.

January 04, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Local law enforcement escape national fatality statistics

In a year that saw a 13 percent increase in police fatalities across the nation, Hall County authorities escaped death and even serious injury in the line of duty.

January 01, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Fire agencies seek to recover training costs for lost workers

Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians must undergo extensive training, leaving a significant bill for fire services to pay.

January 01, 2012 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Capital punishment cases on the decline

In 2011, 78 people convicted of murder were sentenced to die. It's the first time in 35 years there have been fewer than 100 new death sentences, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. Since executions resumed in the 1970s, new death sentences have declined 75 percent, according to the center. "Any case on which the death penalty is sought has to have a statutory aggravating circumstance that would be connected with murder in order ...

December 31, 2011 | Patrick Stoker | Local


1 person hurt in 4-vehicle wreck

One person was injured in a four-vehicle wreck Saturday afternoon on Green Street in Gainesville.

December 31, 2011 | Patrick Stoker | Local


Greeting 2012 with a blast? Do it safely

Many people are looking to begin the new year with a bang. And to accomplish that, many plan to celebrate New Year's Eve by lighting the night sky with fireworks. With fireworks, though, comes the increased risk of injuries and fires. Last year, fireworks sparked 102 fires across the state, 12 of them structure fires causing $201,000 in damages, according to figures from the Insurance Department's State Fire Marshal's Office. Last July 4, Hall County ...

December 30, 2011 | Patrick Stoker | Local


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