ATLANTA (CBS News) -- A photo of an Atlanta police officer apparently sleeping on the job went viral over the weekend, reports CBS affiliate WGCL. Posted on local Twitter account @GAFollowers late Sunday morning, the photo shows the unnamed officer…
ATLANTA (AP) - A metro Atlanta man has been found guilty of murdering his live-in girlfriend and the couple's 6-year-old daughter helped police identify her mother's killer. Officials say Deunta Grier was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to life in prison…
ATLANTA (AP) -Authorities have arrested an Atlanta man they say held his wife captive in their home and beat her for days in front of their newborn baby. Local news organizations report that authorities arrested Aaron Uchitel on charges of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Tennessee law that went into effect July 1, 2016 deals specifically with businesses that prohibit firearms on the premises. Under the law, these businesses will be responsible for the safety of customers with handgun carry…
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's highest court has let stand a ruling that the free speech rights of a Ku Klux Klan group were violated when the state denied the organization's request to participate in a highway cleanup program. In a…
No evidence that a second vehicle was involved
Tennessee one of first states to require licenses for national fantasy sports companies
2 students were in restaurant that was attacked on Saturday
Told drive thru operator that he would shoot her
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A woman is in critical condition after police said she was stabbed for spilling Rotel cheese dip. The victim crashed her car near Winchester Road and Milbranch Road while trying to drive to the hospital. Investigators said the…
EVANS, Ga. (CBS News) -- A Georgia mom who police say hosted a party for teenagers that included alcohol, drugs, sex and "naked Twister" has been sentenced to probation,reports CBS affiliate WRDW. Rachel Lehnardt, 35, allegedly confessed to her Alcoholics…
Governor's thoughts on Independence Day
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Sheriff's officials in Tennessee say deputies found a large butcher knife with what appeared to be blood on it in an apartment where a mother killed her four children by cutting their throats. Court documents say…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Mosquitoes that can carry the Zika virus are found in all corners of Georgia. Yet many of the state's counties employ no one to fight them. Georgia has reported 25 cases of Zika, a mosquito-borne disease…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say the mother of four children found fatally stabbed has been charged with first-degree murder. Shanynthia Gardner of Memphis faces four counts of first degree murder while committing aggravated child neglect; four counts of first degree murder…
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred during the apprehension and arrest of a fugitive wanted for aggravated assault and parole violation.
Pat Summitt T-shirt unveiled for Turn The World Orange day.
He admits he is not impartial on the singer's musical contribution
Show your colors on Friday to support Pat Summitt's legacy
The Act provides $1.5 million to improve the security of National Guard facilities throughout the state.
Tennessee getting $24 million to expand opioid drug treatment
He will get life in prison instead because prosecution avoided black jurors
Authorities recover stolen Sweetwater beer but no arrests yet
MACON, Ga. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a Georgia sheriff has admitted using excessive force against two arrestees who weren't resisting. A plea agreement signed Wednesday says Berrien County Sheriff Anthony Heath pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the…