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…
Morning News Briefs for 2-5-16
Phillip Harris was accused of 11 counts of rape and aggravated child molestation and his Dougherty County trial lasted nearly two weeks. Following three hours of going over testimony and evidence a jury has found…
Florida Governor declares Zika virus a public health…
TALLAHASSEE – Wednesday, Governor Rick Scott signed Executive Order 16-29 which directs State Surgeon General Dr. John Armstrong to declare a public health emergency in the four counties which have the Zika virus. There are…
Man arrested, investigators looking to return $300,000 in…
[caption id="attachment_31268" align="alignnone" width="630"] source: Tift County Sheriff's Office[/caption] TIFT COUNTY - One man has been arrested, and almost $300,000 worth of stolen items have been recovered by the Tift County Sheriff's Office. Darin Pearce, 47, was…
Man killed, two injured in Moultrie wreck
MOULTRIE - A two car collision killed one and injured two in Moultrie Wednesday afternoon, according to reports from the Georgia State Patrol. At approximately 5:30 p.m., a Chevy Impala crossed the center line and crashed…
First Zika case confirmed in Georgia
ATLANTA - Georgia's Department of Public Health confirmed Wednesday that an individual who traveled to Coloumbia between December and January contracted the Zika virus and has made a full recovery. The Centers for Disease Control…
Woman dies in Thomasville house fire
THOMASVILLE - A house fire killed one person in Thomasville Wednesday night. The Thomasville Fire Department has released few details about the incident, but have said they arrived at the home in the 200 block…
Mercer basketball player fatally shot, gunman’s possible accomplice…
[caption id="attachment_31198" align="alignnone" width="630"] source: The Telegraph[/caption] MACON - A Mercer University basketball player was fatally shot Tuesday in the parking lot of a downtown Macon convenience store, and another man who was possibly with…
Georgia executes its oldest death row inmate
VALDOSTA (GNN) - A man convicted of the fatal shooting of a Cobb County store manager in in 1979 was executed early Wednesday morning. Brian Astor Jones, 72, was pronounced dead at 12:46 a.m. in Jackson.Because…