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…
Guilty Plea in Human Trafficking Case
ATLANTA -- Attorney General Sam Olens' office announce a guilty plea in another human trafficking case, a problem that seems to becoming more frequent. On Wednesday, Khiry Price pled guilty in Cobb County Superior Court…
Trustees consider Terminating FAMU President
TALLAHASSEE -- In an emergency Florida A&M University Board of Trustees meeting Thursday morning, Trustee Kelvin Lawson made a motion to terminate FAMU President Elmira Mangum. The main issue revolves around Mangum's spending on renovations…
Caring for Little People is Big Business in…
ATLANTA -- The early child care and education industry in Georgia generates $4.7 billion in economic activity annually while creating more than 67,000 jobs statewide, according to a recently released study. State officials plan to…
Mother Convicted in Death of 6-week old Daughter
TAMPA -- A Tampa Bay area woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for the death of her 6-week-old daughter. As part of a deal with Hernando County prosecutors, 27-year-old April Weber was sentenced…
Developer Warren gets Jail Time for Housing Code…
[caption id="attachment_28388" align="alignnone" width="630"] AJC Photo[/caption] ATLANTA -- With Mayor Kasim Reed looking on, Buckhead speculator Rick Warren was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail for blighted conditions in one of Atlanta’s poorest neighborhoods.…
Teachers Group Warns Georgia of Changes Coming
ATLANTA -- Georgia’s public school system is about to undergo its biggest changes in a generation, but all the changes won’t necessarily be good ones, state education leaders told a committee of the Clarke County…
Police still search for Answers in Toddler Disappearance
JACKSONVILLE -- Authorities searched a pond near the apartment complex where 21-month-old Lonzie Barton disappeared nearly three months ago. Jacksonville Sheriff's spokesman Christian Hancock says the search of a pond on Monday followed a tip…
Isakson pushes South Africa on Chicken Deal
WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan trio of senators on Monday called on the Obama administration to hold South Africa accountable for missing a deadline aimed at opening up that market for U.S. poultry. Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson…