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Man who lost wife, kids, dog in Gwinnett fire: ‘My whole life is over’

Hours after losing his wife, his two young daughters, his dog and his house in a fire, Brent Patterson returned to his Gwinnett County neighborhood

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Coweta County woman Jennifer Kee charged with stealing from school

Coweta County deputies say they have arrested the wife of a city councilman and is facing theft charges after stealing money from a parent teacher

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4 dozen prison guards in Georgia arrested on bribery, drug charges

Arrests were being made across the state Thursday morning as about four dozen current and former state prison guards were told they face drug smuggling

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Remembering fallen Riverdale Police Major Greg Barney

A veteran officer with the Riverdale Police Department died Thursday, after being shot by a suspect as police tried to serve a warrant at an

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16-year-old girl Lesley Salinas charged in shooting death of Lawrenceville teen

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested following the shooting death of a Lawrenceville teen.  According to investigators, a short police pursuit began early Thursday morning, shortly

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Georgia's Trooper Dan set Facebook on fire with his weather warning

If you haven't yet heard of Trooper Dan, chances are you're about to. The highway patrol cop in Georgia quickly became this week's viral star after

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NC State professor Charles Whisnant accused of embezzling from student groups

North Carolina State University Police have charged a former associate professor with embezzling $65,000 from three student organizations. Charles Scott Whisnant, 43, was arrested Wednesday when

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Grady High School freshman Alexia Hyneman hit by car dies

Atlanta police are investigating the death of a Grady High School freshman who was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of 10th and Monroe

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College student Sara Tillman goes blind after tonsil surgery

A 21-year-old college student went blind hours after getting surgery on her tonsils. The parents of Sara Tillman say they found her barely breathing and unresponsive and

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North Cobb H.S. student Tomari Jackson dies in Belize

Cobb County parents and students are learning more about a high school student who died on a field trip in Central America. A district official confirmed

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Missing Onondaga Community College Student Alex Hendry Found Dead, Officials Say

Onondaga County Sheriff's deputies are investigating death of a 19-year-old Onondaga Community College student who was also a member of the school's baseball team.  Alex P.

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Adairsville teen Chelsey Chapman killed in crash at dangerous intersection

A beloved member of The Color Guard at a local high school died in a car crash Monday morning. The victim was a recent graduate

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Officials Seize About 325 Pounds of Processed Marijuana, George Harper arrested

One of the largest marijuana busts in recent memory was made near the small town of Ambrose, in Coffee County. Sheriff Doyle Wooten said the Douglas-Coffee Drug Unit

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Convicted murder Shane Woods skips out on trial

A convicted murderer is on the run after skipping out on his murder trial. Fulton County officials said Shane Woods was last seen last week during

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3 people hit by vehicle waiting at MARTA stop

Three pedestrians were struck and injured after an accident at a MARTA bus stop Tuesday. Atlanta Police said two vehicles wrecked in front of the Pizza

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Statesboro police charge Bryan Bassfield with wife's murder

The Bulloch County Sheriff's Office has charged a Statesboro man with the murder of his wife. Bryan Bassfield was arrested and charged with one count of

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Bulloch County man Robert Groover arrested for sexual exploitation of a child

On Saturday, Jan. 30, the mother of a 16-year-old girl filed a report at the Bulloch County Sheriff's Office about inappropriate Facebook messages and images that were sent to

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Florida mom Maria Sanchez and daughter Destiny Banuelos found shot dead

A 36-year-old woman and her teenage daughter found dead inside their Florida home on Monday were murdered, police say. Detectives say Maria Sanchez and her 16-year-old

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13-year-old Savannah girl Damiria Phillips facing charges after shooting...

A 13-year-old girl is behind bars for allegedly robbing and shooting a pizza delivery guy over the weekend. She's being charged as an adult for aggravated assault

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Sentenced to life at age 14, Barry Massey released from prison after 28 years

Barry Massey, who fatally stabbed a Steilacoom, Washington, store owner in the neck as a 13-year-old, has been released from prison  though he was sentenced to

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