When they arrived, both Woodstock and Cherokee firefighters saw flames spreading from the chimney to the attic.
The residents of a burning townhouse in Woodstock were able to escape, fire officials say.
Guns, cocaine, meth and 500 pounds of marijuana were seized during the probe of a suspected cartel with Georgia connections, the GBI says.
Speed contributed to the single-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old man in Woodstock, police say.
One of the two people killed in a crash that injured two others died on his 18th birthday in Cherokee County.
A nail salon in Cherokee County sustained heavy damage after a man set fire to it, prosecutors say.
Cherokee County authorities say a man tried to shoot his 16-year-old stepson before fatally shooting his wife.
Woodstock Police identified the officer who was fired after they say he violated the department's use of force policy during a traffic stop.
The Cherokee County teenage boy's body was recovered a day after his boat was found circling in Lake Allatoona, authorities said.
The Cherokee man pled in a case where he was accused of being armed with a hammer and a machete while holding a woman against her will.
Cherokee County School officials say they are taking matters seriously after a student brought a handgun to school Friday.
An armed Woodstock man kept his girlfriend from leaving their home during a domestic-related incident, prosecutors say.
A 22-year-old man is facing gang and murder charges after a 14-year-old boy was fatally shot during a Cherokee house party, authorities say.
Woodstock firefighter David Gray "fought the good fight" and "will never be forgotten," the Woodstock Fire Department said.
While responding to a Cherokee Co. townhouse fire, crews tried resuscitating two cats found in the home but were unsuccessful.
The Georgia mother was attending her daughter's college graduation when she fell from Ohio Stadium, per media reports.
Several animals were saved during the Brooke Mill apartment complex fire, officials said.
Several family pets were safely removed from the house aside from the three cats, Cherokee County fire officials said Monday.
Two teenagers were killed in the Towne Lake Parkway crash that injured three other teenagers.
The 17-year-old died Tuesday night in the Earney Road single-vehicle crash, authorities said.
A Mazda 6 left the roadway and hit a tree in the center median, killing two people, authorities say. It was one of the victim's birthday.
Woodstock Police told Patch officers at the scene found the two people inside of the burning car Wednesday.
Cobb County School Police chased the suspect into Woodstock Monday, prompting the brief closure of Main Street.
The former Woodstock officer illegally obtained the personal information of two people, state authorities said.
The man was hit by a passing car while hooking up a dump truck, a media report says.
Police say the man is in critical condition after the Thursday night police shooting.
The extensive police chase began on Interstate 575 south, near Towne Lake Parkway.
A medical patient told authorities she was getting an echo sonogram, when the accused sonographer sexually assaulted her.
The DA said the man told the woman he was giving her and her friend Percocet, but fentanyl and tramadol were found in the woman's body.
The 54-year-old man was swimming near the falls at Little River on Thursday when he went under, according to reports citing authorities.
No injuries were reported in the Cherokee County fire.
The D.A. accused one of the men of initiating the second man into a well-known gang during the alleged crime.
There were no injuries in the Wednesday night fire.
The crash had Arnold Mill Road at Berry Patch Farm Road shut down Tuesday.
The man tried to flee from Woodstock but was arrested in Mississippi, according to the acting district attorney.
The man told deputies "he was only working to help them catch a child predator when he engaged in the explicit messaging."
Anyone who needs to retrieve their belongings can do so by 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, and school will resume Wednesday as normal.
The district attorney's office accused the man of hurting a 12-year-old girl when she was as young as 8-years-old.
Mike Kinsey wanted to be remembered as someone whose mission and calling in life was to introduce young people to Jesus Christ.
Holly Maxwell remembers her best friend, the late Iris Dail Edwards who was fatally shot in Rome on Saturday.
President Joe Biden delivers national proclamation on Flags ahead of Atlanta visit to now visit Asian-American leaders after spa tragedy.