CANTON, Ga. -- An 87-year-old woman is lucky to be alive on Christmas Eve after her car left the highway and ended up in a flooded Cherokee County creek. Cherokee County Battalion Chief Ricky Collett said the incident happened around 8:30 a.m. at Toonigh Creek on Holly Springs Parkway.  “The car left the highway and went into the flooded creek," he said. "A Cherokee County ..read more

Police say that Courtney and Craig Pitts pulled up to Canton Street in their Ford Mustang and started shooting at people. The bullets struck Gary Hart, 27, Chaz Hart, 25 and Jermain Gay, 39, who were all transported to local hospitals with apparent non life-threatening gunshot wounds to the face, knee and hip. Witnesses at the scene say the Pitts then drove away from the area in the same ..read more

CANTON, Ga. -- Movie filming is in full swing around metro Atlanta and now it appears Cherokee County is getting in on the action with a silver screen heavy-weight. Canton Police posted a press release from 20th Century Fox that announces filming for the movie "Hidden Figures." According to Internet Movie Database (IMDb), the Theodore Melfi-directed film stars Kevin Costner, Taraji P ..read more

CANTON, Ga. -- Police in Canton are asking for the public's help identifying two suspects in a restaurant burglary Wednesday afternoon. The incident happened at Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q in the 1600 block of Marietta Highway around 2 a.m. That's when, police said, the business's alarm was activated and two suspects were caught on video breaking in through the rear door. Canton detective's ..read more

CANTON, Ga. – Authorities seized 42 pounds of methamphetamine base powder and arrested several people accusing of dealing drugs in north Georgia. According to Lt. Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, the investigation began Jan. 26 Bartow County Sheriff’s Office agents arrested an Emerson woman who had a trafficking amount of methamphetamine. Authorities said they were able ..read more

WALESKA, Ga. -- Law enforcement in Cherokee County have found the owners of two tortured dogs but continue working to find the culprits involved in the animals' deaths. And now a group is offering $5,000 for information on the people who did it. Atlanta Humane Society partnered with the Atlanta security firm Norred and Associates to offer the reward in connection with what the groups call ..read more

CANTON, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say a former city manager of Waleska has been arrested on theft charges following a four-week investigation into missing city funds. Cherokee County Sheriff's Office Lt. Jay Baker said Friday that 43-year-old Aimee Abernathy has been charged with two counts of felony theft of taking. Baker says Abernathy was arrested Thursday. Baker says Abernathy is ..read more

CANTON, Ga. -- Cherokee County officials have confirmed that the suspect in one of three unrelated stabbings over the weekend has turned himself in to police. A spokesperson for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said that 28-year-old Brian Miller of Canton, Ga. turned himself into deputies on Wednesday afternoon. Miller faces charges of aggravated assault charges in connection with a ..read more

CANTON, Ga. -- For the second time in only a few hours, deputies in Cherokee County are searching for a stabbing suspect. Investigators learned of a stabbing victim receiving treatment at Northside Cherokee Hospital Saturday night. The 43-year-old victim had been stabbed in the back, head and abdomen. Investigators uncovered that the incident unfolded at Waleska Road near Mill Street in ..read more

CANTON, Ga. -- Cherokee Sheriff's deputies are searching for a man who they said stabbed his roommate multiple times. The crime happened Saturday morning in Canton. Deputies said 61-year-old Richard James Sheriff stabbed 45-year-old Claudia Santizo after an argument and then fled the scene. Santizon was wounded in her neck and arm. She was taken to Kennestone Hospital with non ..read more