Morning News Briefs for 3-7-17

The victim of a weekend shooting incident in Albany has died as the result of his injuries. Officials say that John Lewis Jr. was found inside his vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head.…

Moody AFB plane crashes in Clinch County, pilots…

HOMERVILLE - Two pilots from Moody Moody Air Force Base are being evaluated after ejecting from an aircraft prior to a crash. The crash happened approximately 4 to 5 miles north of Homerville, just off…

Moody AFB aircraft crashes near Homerville

HOMERVILLE, Ga. - Two pilots from the 81st Fighter Squadron ejected safely from an A-29A Super Tucano aircraft during a routine training flight near Homerville, Ga. at approximately 2:50 p.m. on Monday. Local emergency personnel…

Georgia House backs bill allowing guns on college…

ATLANTA (WCTV) - Licensed gun owners could carry concealed handguns on public college campuses under legislation approved by the Georgia House. Members voted Friday, 108-63, sending the proposal to the Senate. The bill is nearly…

Second arrest made in Grinstead murder

ALBANY - A second arrest has been made in connection with the 2005 murder of a Georgia teacher. Bo Dukes, 32, was arrested Friday morning and charged with concealing a death, hindering an arrest and tampering…

Morning News Briefs for 3-6-17

A neighbor witnessed 44 year old Cornelius Burnley shoot and kill another male and then drag the body into his home in Jonesboro, Georgia. Burnley has been arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault.…

Man arrested for allegedly threatening staff of U.S.…

ATLANTA - A man who reportedly spent more than a year demanding that Georgia Congressman John Lewis (D) seek financial reparations for his family was arrested Thursday for allegedly threatening to kill the congressman's staff.…

GBI searches pecan grove for teacher’s remains

BEN HILL Co. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been searching a Ben Hill County pecan grove for the remains of Tara Grinstead, an Irwin County teacher who went missing in 2005. The search…