SOUTH FULTON – The GBI is investigating after Eric Bates allegedly shot his wife and fired at officers before being found dead. Release: SOUTH FULTON, Ga. – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the…
Americus police find body in creek
AMERICUS - The Americus Police Department is investigating after a body was found in a creek Sunday morning. The body was found at approximately 10:17 a.m. in Muckalee Creek, reports WALB. The body has not…
Third case of Travel-Related Zika Virus Confirmed In…
ATLANTA – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is confirming two additional travel-related cases of Zika virus in Georgia, bringing the total number of travel-related cases of Zika virus in the state to…
Former Tifton bank president sentenced for fraud
VALDOSTA - A former bank president was sentenced Thursday for his role in a bank fraud scheme in which he hid underperforming and at-risk loans from the bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and others, announced…
Nine sentenced in ‘vast’ Cook, Tift, Colquitt cocaine…
MACON - Nine individuals have been sentenced in connection with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Cook, Colquitt and Tift Counties. On Wednesday, Senior Judge Hugh Lawson of the Middle District of Georgia sentenced nine individuals for…
Friends raise recovery funds for injured family who…
THOMAS CO. - On Feb. 22, and a man and his daughter were killed, and three family members were injured in an accident in Thomas County; now friends and family are seeking to raise funds…
Police, citizen rescue trapped woman from burning car
ALBANY - A woman suffered injuries early Thursday morning after her car struck a tree and she became trapped in the vehicle as it caught on fire. At approximately 12:15 a.m., the Albany Police Department,…
Jurors hand down conviction in Cordele murder trial
CORDELE - Jurors deliberated for only a few hours Wednesday afternoon before coming back with a guilty verdict for the man charged with killing another man during a home burglary. Keontay Miller and Conardo…
Severe weather outbreak kills at least 3
At least three people have died, and five tornadoes were confirmed as a powerful storm system swept through the south. A likely tornado ripped through a Convent, Louisiana RV park, according to reports from the…