Man charged with deadly shooting of Georgia police officer on first shift of new job
The man wanted in connection to the deadly shooting of a Georgia police officer has been taken into custody, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Sunday.
Georgia officer fatally shot on first day with Alamo Police Department, GBI says
The GBI said agents are investigating the death of an Alamo Police Department officer who was shot and killed in Wheeler County.
Former NASCAR driver killed, ex-wife injured in Athens shooting
Former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was killed and his ex-wife was injured in a shooting in an Athens neighborhood Saturday night.
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrating 97th birthday
Former president Jimmy Carter will celebrate his 97th birthday quietly at his home in Plains, Georgia. Carter is the oldest-living former U.S. president ever.
‘Can I hug you?’ COVID-19 survivor returns to personally thank ICU staff
A Georgia woman who spent three months in the ICU returns to thanks her critical care team for saving her life.
Army officer who lost both legs in Afghanistan reflects on enlisting after Sept. 11th
Dan Berschinski was just 17 on the morning that the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists. Now at 37, the retired Army infantry officer is reflecting on that tragic day and the role he and other young soldiers played in Afghanistan.
'Unlawful overreach': Georgia governor vows to fight Biden vaccine mandate
During President Joe Biden's announcement of a vaccine mandate that will affect as many as 100 million Americans, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp vowed to fight the federal plan.
Teen severely beaten in 'unprovoked' attack, other kids record brutal assault
Allyssa Brooke-Cox said her son suffered a broken jaw, whiplash, and severe concussion after he was attacked during a basketball game. It happened in July at a rec center in Sugar Hill. She's now petitioning the Department of Education to discipline students for off-campus incidents.
Six boys orphaned after losing both parents in three years
Two tragedies in three years have left six boys without their parents.
Warrant: Georgia teacher used zip ties to restrain child
Elizabeth Louise Board, a teacher at Godley Station K-8 School in the Savannah-Chatham School District, used the ties Aug. 6 to secure a student to his chair and table, officials alleged.
Delta Air Lines to charge unvaccinated employees monthly fee, CEO says
Delta says it is requiring all unvaccinated employees to get tested weekly for COVID-19 and will charge those on the company's healthcare plan $200 a month starting in November.
Sergeant, officer 'relieved from duty' after video surfaces showing woman being kicked
The Atlanta Police Department has placed a sergeant and another officer on unpaid leave after a video surfaced on social media showing what police describe as the “sergeant kicking a woman in her head.”
Atlanta-area spa shooting suspect pleads guilty to murder in Cherokee County
The man accused of the deadly Atlanta-area spa shootings will serve life without parole after pleading guilty to multiple murders in Cherokee County. He still faces the death penalty in Fulton County.
Georgia man arrested in Florida found with 15-year-old girl, deputies say
A metro Atlanta man was arrested in Southwest Florida after deputies found a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Texas staying at his vacation rental home.
Atlanta Public Schools mandating masks for all students, staff
Atlanta Public School officials say the lack of vaccination of younger students and the rise of the Delta variant have led them to require masks in classrooms.
Homeless man stabs woman who let him stay with her, police say
Police say the Georgia woman was helping the homeless man by allowing him to stay with her, but when she tried to get him to leave he stabbed her in the neck.
Grandmother begs for answers after 19-year-old gunned down at convenience store
The last thing the DeKalb County grandmother told her grandson was to make sure he got enough sleep so he wouldn't be late for his new job. Just hours later, she found the boy she raised since he was a baby dead in the store's parking lot.
Delta crew, passengers detain unruly man, prompting emergency landing
Video shows Delta flight attendants and passengers detaining an unruly man causing a disturbance in the middle of a flight
Department of Justice files lawsuit over Georgia's new election law
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Georgia over its new voting law.
Multi-state shooting spree was racially motived, suspect was targeting White men: report
The gunman allegedly said, 'I had to have him,' about one of the shooting victims