News affecting Georgia, Florida and the Southeast
MAYSVILLE - Former Maysville court clerk Jessica Daniels arrested after GBI investigates missing municipal court funds. Release: Maysville, Ga (April 2, 2026) - The GBI has arrested and charged former Maysville Municipal Court Clerk Jessica Daniels,…
CUMMING - Authorities say a Gainesville man was arrested in the ongoing investigation into Diaja Benson’s death. Release: Cumming, GA (April 2, 2026) - The GBI has arrested and charged Loron Spaulding, age 35, of Gainesville,…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
Law enforcement officers with the Georgia State patrol are voicing their concerns over the high number of fatal vehicular crashes that occurred in Southwest Georgia. In the month of February 16 people lost their lives…
ALBANY - Assistance given to Georgia storm survivors is nearing $8 million as the FEMA aid deadline approaches, officials say. According to FEMA, $2.9 million was approved for individuals and households. That includes $1.97 million…