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…
Georgia House passes ‘campus carry’ bill
ATLANTA - The state House voted Monday to legalize carrying concealed guns on Georgia’s college campuses. HB 859 would allow anyone 21 or older with a weapons license to carry a gun anywhere on a…
Father and daughter killed in crash
THOMAS Co. - A man and his daughter died, and three others were critically injured Monday when a prison van struck a SUV in Thomas County. A Thomas County prison van "t-boned" a Chevrolet Suburban…
Morning News Briefs for 2-23-16
There has been another South Georgia fatal accident; this one in Thomas County involving a prison van with only the driver aboard and a Chevy Suburban carrying five people including a child. 40 year old…
Man dies in Cook County collision
COOK Co. - One man died, and a woman was injured in a two car collision in Cook County Saturday afternoon, according to reports from the Georgia State Patrol. At approximately 1 p.m., GSP troopers and…
Morning News Briefs 2-22-16
A residential fire in Valdosta caused approximately $10,000 in damages and officials say that the blaze was caused by unattended cooking. The Bell Haven Drive home fire was brought under control in about 10 minutes…
Pedestrian struck multiple times, killed in Tift County
TIFT CO. - A pedestrian was struck multiple times by vehicles and killed Friday evening when he attempted to cross Highway 82 in Tift County. At approximately 7:15 p.m., Georgia State Patrol troopers responded to the…
Georgia Senate Creates Hybrid Religious Exemptions Bill for…
ATLANTA - Two high profile bills meant to expand religious freedom in Georgia have been combined in the state legislature: the legally-redundant “Pastor Protection Act” meant to reassure clergy they won’t be required to marry…
Morning News Briefs for 2-19-16
Life plus five years in prison was the sentence given to Conardo Dennard for his part in the shooting death of Cordele resident Tellis Fort last May. The trial of his co-defendant Keontay Miller begins…