GEORGIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is urging residents across Georgia to limit time outdoors after air quality monitors detected “Unhealthy” levels of fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, in several counties. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI), concentrations of particle pollution have climbed high enough to pose health risks to the […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) arrested Michael Steffman, the now-former police chief of Braselton, on multiple charges stemming from an alleged misuse of the city’s automated license plate recognition (LPR) system to stalk and harass individuals. Steffman, 49, was taken into custody without incident on Nov. 19 and booked into […]

PRESS RELEASE – The GBI has arrested and charged Jackson County Emergency Management Agency Director Philip Bryan Bullock, age 50, of Hoschton, GA, with two counts of Aggravated Assault, two counts of Cruelty to Children in the first degree, and two counts of Cruelty to Children in the second degree. The GBI also arrested and […]

GEORGIA – It’s, November, 4 2025 – Election Day! Check Fetch Your News for your local election results as they come in starting this evening! Don’t forget to get out and vote today!

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FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. – Forsyth County deputies are investigating a deadly domestic incident that claimed the life of an off-duty law enforcement officer and left a teenager injured Saturday night in the Villages at Shakerag subdivision. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office said the incident began around 7:49 p.m. on September 27, when a juvenile appeared […]

EAST JACKSON, Ga. — A routine traffic stop in the East Jackson community on Tuesday morning led to the arrest of a 17-year-old on multiple drug and firearm charges, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies identified the suspect as Crystopher Issak Perez, who now faces several felony and misdemeanor counts. Authorities said Perez […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — East Jackson High School was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after a written bomb threat was discovered, prompting a large law enforcement response and the cancellation of all after-school activities. Principal Matt Stratemeyer said students and staff were safely evacuated to the school’s stadium as a precaution while the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office […]

GEORGIA – August to October marks the height of natural disaster season in the United States, and with it comes a warning from consumer protection groups: be on the lookout for scammers posing as contractors offering too-good-to-be-true repair services. According to recent advisories, fraudulent contractors often descend on communities impacted by hurricanes, floods, and other […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s (GBI) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, executed a search warrant leading to the arrest of Raul Alberto Flores, 23, of Pendergrass, GA. Flores has been charged under Georgia’s Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act, […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Jefferson Police Department Sergeant Reginald Lee New, age 58, of Jefferson, GA, with disclosing information from the Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) system to a person unauthorized to receive it. The Jefferson Police Department requested the GBI to investigate the alleged disclosure of information to […]

PRESS RELEASE – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest following the investigation into a school related threat at East Jackson Middle School. The juvenile suspect has been taken into custody and charged with one felony count of Terroristic Threats and Acts. The Sheriff’s Office and the Jackson County School System have been […]

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. – The GBI has arrested and charged Amber Nicole Ferguson, age 33, of Commerce, GA, with two counts of Sexual Exploitation of Children. She turned herself in to the Jackson County Jail on January 15, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. Ferguson, formerly an officer with the Athens-Clarke County Police Department, is accused of […]

GEORGIA – FYN became aware of an arrest made this morning at the Georgia State Capitol thanks to a new program called The Georgia Hour with BKP on VoiceofRuralAmerica.com. Georgia State Senator Colton Moore was seen being shoved to the ground and arrested as he tried to defy a ban that would keep him from […]

The race in Georgia has been called! Georgia has turned red! News outlets have called the race in Georgia as a tight race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris. Trump was able to flip the state after Biden previously won the state in 2020. Final numbers are still too early to know, but […]

ATLANTA – As Hurricane Helene approaches Georgia, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King is urging Georgians to take several precautions before the storm. “Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast as a major hurricane and continue into Georgia with devastating wind speeds,” said Commissioner King. “Because these damaging winds […]