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 shootings suspect to appear in court Tuesday for plea hearing
The man accused of murdering eight people including six Asian women at massage parlors in metro Atlanta is expected to appear in Cherokee County court Tuesday morning.
Atlanta restaurant gets death threats over requiring COVID-19 vaccine
The Argosy gastropub in East Atlanta put up a sign in their window warning customers they have to be vaccinated if they want to eat and drink there.
Savannah police K-9 dies in officer-involved vehicle crash
K-9 Jas died Saturday after his assigned officer was involved in a crash while responding to a call.
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.
Atlanta man contracts COVID-19 breakthrough infection months after being vaccinated
Breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people are rare, but they can happen. Jim Issa, a 50-year-old commercial director in Atlanta got vaccinated in April with the Pfizer two-dose vaccine. He was stunned when he and several vaccinated friends tested positive for the virus after a July Fourth getaway weekend at a lake house.
Photo of 'embarrassed' raccoon rescued by firefighters goes viral
"It's really nothing to be ashamed of," the City of Dalton Fire Department wrote on Facebook.
Firefighter saves flag as flames creep toward it
A fire destroyed a Bartow County business over the weekend. Everything was burned, except the American flag that was flying out front. That's because a firefighter took it down as flames moved in.
Georgia couple finds 18 snakes under their bed
The Georgia couple was just about to go to bed when the woman noticed what she thought was fuzz on the floor. Then it moved.
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.
Warrant: Suspect in Cobb country club murders bound victims before killings
The suspect in the deadly shooting at a Cobb County golf course kidnapped two of his victims, tied their legs and covered their mouths with tape, and forced them into the bed of a truck before killing them, a new warrant alleges.
Dog rescues kitten trapped in hose in Georgia back yard
A dog became an unlikely hero after sniffing out a trapped kitten in his back yard. His owner caught the rescue on camera.
Elsa kills 1 in Florida, spawns tornado hurting 10 at Georgia naval base
A suspected tornado hurt 10 people at a Navy base in Georgia as Tropical Storm Elsa moved northeast. The storm killed at least one person in Florida.
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.
Golf pro’s co-workers who witnessed his murder speak out amid new developments in the case
Gene Siller’s co-workers at Pinetree Country Club said he was the kind of guy who would give you the shirt off his back.
Police: 6-year-old Atlanta boy drowns in Gulf of Mexico during vacation
Authorities have recovered the body of a 6-year-old boy believed to have drowned during a family vacation in Florida.
Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter to celebrate 75th wedding anniversary
Nearly eight decades later, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are still together in the same tiny town where they were born, grew up and had that first outing.
Sheriff: KSU quarterback killed after more than '50 rounds' fired at his car in Florida Panhandle
A Kennesaw State University quarterback was found dead in the Florida Panhandle after deputies say more than 50 rounds were fired at his car.
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.
Waitress praised after pulling driver from burning car
A waitress is being hailed a hero after pulling a woman from a burning car on the side of a highway in the middle of the night.