AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia man has been convicted of the rape of his girlfriend's daughter and sentenced to life in prison. Media reports 38-year-old Bobby Birks was convicted Wednesday afternoon. Birks swore to the jury that he was…
"we are expanding, not shrinking, our effort to find these individuals."
the driver is charged with vehicular homicide and failure to maintain lane
Police called when a man with a knife was intoxicated and suicidal at a home in Fayette County.
Investigators believe the boyfriend was drunk and possibly injured.
ATLANTA (AP) - A former U.S. Army officer has been chosen as the 2018 Georgia Teacher of the Year. Media reports State Superintendent Richard Woods announced John R. Tibbetts' selection on Monday. Tibbetts is an economics teacher at Worth County…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama authorities say a thief who couldn't figure out how to shift out of first gear led a slow-speed chase in a flatbed truck. Jefferson County Chief Deputy Randy Christian tells media the 16-mile (26 kilometer)…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Nashville International Airport (BNA) has been named the fastest growing airport of its size in the country following a surge in passenger traffic last year. Airport officials say that more than 12.9 million passengers traveled in…
"The Tennessee Democratic Party and the Tennessee Republican Party condemn this and any act of violence for any motivation. "
The church said in a statement Tuesday that there is no indication that the alleged victims were church members.
Escapees suspected of break-in and stolen truck overnight
DECATUR, Ga. (WDEF) –The Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Lab has identified counterfeit pills related to the reported overdoses in the Central Georgia area. Analysis has confirmed that the pills contain a mixture of two synthetic opioids ,cyclopropyl fentanyl and U-47700. …
TENNESSEE (WDEF) - In Tennessee, the state Department of Correction is aiming to cut down on contraband at prisons through a new initiative. A team of nine law enforcement officers are conducting surprise searches across the state. So far, almost 3-hundred…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in August in a case aimed at nullifying a vote on a Tennessee constitutional amendment that allows more abortion restrictions.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says his administration's legal team is very confident about the constitutionality of a new law that lets judges toughen sentences for defendants in the country illegally at the time of their crimes.
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) - A woman has been shot and killed outside a Waffle House in Georgia.
The lawsuit sites research showing that Tennessee has the second highest statewide opioid prescription rate in the country
EATONTON, Ga. (AP) - The Latest on the killing of two prison guards and escape of two inmates during a bus transport in Georgia (all times local): 4:20 p.m. A reward of $60,000 is being offered for information leading to…
A manhunt is underway for two suspects.
Officials conducted almost 300 vehicle searches and recovered cell phones and drug paraphernalia.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) - An eight-vehicle crash in Georgia has killed one person and injured 17 others.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is announcing the first wave of U.S. attorney candidates to replace the dozens forced out by President Donald Trump months ago.
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate panel has confirmed the nomination of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - A wildfire that has burned vast acreage near the Georgia-Florida state line since April is nearly extinguished following a week's worth of soaking rains over the Okefenokee Swamp.