GBI crime lab reports on central Georgia overdose cases
"the drugs being consistent with a new fentanyl analogue"
Alabama to execute man for '94 killing of fast-food workers in Gadsden
Melson ordered the employees into the restaurant's freezer and opened fire, killing three and wounding another.
Grenade rounds found in luggage at Alabama airport
A TSA explosives specialist assessed images of the rounds and called police bomb technicians "to ensure everyone's safety."
12-year-old girl dies after getting stuck in pipe near dam
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. (AP) - A 12-year-old girl who was swimming and got sucked into a drainage pipe near a dam in Alabama has died.
Man jumps onto woman's vehicle, stomps out windshield
ATLANTA (CBS46) - Police are on the lookout for a man who charged a car in the Kroger parking lot on Moreland Avenue in Atlanta on Monday afternoon and then jumped on the car and kicked in the windshield.
Senate panel OKs Trump pick Hagerty as ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved Tennessee businessman William F. Hagerty as President Donald Trump's ambassador to Japan.
Jones appointed as Alabama House Rules Chairman
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Republican Rep. Mike Jones of Andalusia is taking over as chairman of the House Rules Committee.
Commission is formed to study children's mental health care
ATLANTA (AP) - A group of Georgia officials will study the state's approach to providing mental health care for children and recommend future changes.
Woman accused of leak made pro-environment, anti-Trump posts
Mom: "believes in always doing what's right."
Police: Toddler fatally shot 7-year-old cousin in Tennessee
The children were in the kitchen area when a shot was heard
Inmate, fiancee plead guilty to running inmate taxi service
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal inmate and his fiancee have pleaded guilty to running a taxi service, ferrying inmates to restaurants, hotels and homes, and returning them to the prison for a fee. U.S. Attorney John Horn said in a…
Accused leaker shared harsh opinions on Trump before arrest
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia woman charged with leaking U.S. government secrets to a reporter shared sometimes scathing opinions on President Donald Trump before her arrest. Reality Leigh Winner, a 25-year-old government contractor, remained locked up Tuesday on federal…
US health chief 'in a receiving mode' on health bill ideas
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - President Donald Trump's health chief has told health professionals in Nashville that the administration is "fully in a receiving mode" for suggestions to improve a push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. In his…
Federal, state agencies probe police gun thefts in Selma
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - State and federal law enforcement agencies are conducting a joint investigation into current and past employees of the Selma Police Department after guns and other items disappeared from the department's evidence vault. Alabama Attorney General Steve…
Man bitten on Delta flight by another passenger's dog
ATLANTA (AP) - An airline passenger was bitten repeatedly in the face by a dog that was allowed on the plane to provide emotional support to another passenger. According to an Atlanta police report, Marlin Jackson of Daphne, Alabama, was…
Street drug blamed for 2 deaths, many overdoses in Georgia
the agency does not yet know the identity of the drug, sold as yellow pills
Handel, Ossoff to meet in Georgia congressional debate
The election is another test for how President Donald Trump and the Republican-run Congress are playing with voters outside Washington.
Identities released of 2 men who died in Smoky Mountains
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - Officials says a Pennsylvania man and a hiker originally from the Czech Republic have been identified as victims who died recently in separate incidents at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The National Park Service say…
Girl Scout cookies are feeding the homeless in Tennessee
EAGLEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - More than 5,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies were transformed into food for homeless children through a partnership between a troop and a school district. After a banner year of cookie sales, troop leaders from the…
Alabama woman charged for drugs smoked near her baby
GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) - An Alabama woman has been arrested after police say they discovered marijuana and other drugs were being smoked in the same room where her baby was being kept in a playpen. Al.com reports police announced Monday…
Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let execution proceed
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama's attorney general says questions about a lethal injection drug have been settled, and he's asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let an execution proceed this week. Attorney General Steve Marshall's office said in a Monday…
Georgia high court upholds $35M award in 6 Flags lawsuit
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Supreme Court says a man who was severely beaten while leaving Six Flags Over Georgia a decade ago can collect $35 million in legal damages from the amusement park and his attackers. The ruling by…
Georgia racetrack worker killed at weekend motorcycle event
Harrell was hit by a motorcycle during the race, but the track is offering no further details.
Dangerous dam in northeast Alabama claims another victim
“I advise and beg people, don’t get in right here in this water right here."