Tifton Drug Dealer Held Accountable For Heroin Overdose…

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Middle District of Georgia: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that on February 22, 2018, United States District Court Judge Leslie J.…

Georgians sentenced to prison for scheme to purchase…

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of Georgia: ATLANTA – Nadir Anwar Jabbar and Scarlett Capri King have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to defraud various car dealerships and car loan…

Rapper NBA YoungBoy arrested in Tallahassee before show

By: Associated Press  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- A 19-year-old rapper was arrested in Tallahassee on a fugitive warrant from Georgia. Leon County Sheriff's Office records show Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, known by his fans as YoungBoy…

Police investigating robbery on FSU campus

By: WCTV Eyewitness News TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Florida State University Police Department is investigating an overnight robbery on campus. FSUPD says the incident happened around 1:50 a.m. on Friday near Landis Hall. The…

Georgia Senate advances controversial adoption proposal

By: Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) -- The Georgia Senate has passed a bill that would allow adoption agencies receiving taxpayer funding to refuse to work with same-sex couples. Sponsored by Sen. William Ligon, a Brunswick…

Student accused of making threat to Cairo High…

By: WCTV Eyewitness News CAIRO, Ga. (WCTV) -- Cairo High School Principal Chris Lokey says a student has been disciplined after making a verbal threat to other students at the school on Tuesday afternoon. Principal…

Deal: HOPE passes $10 billion mark

Office of Gov. Nathan Deal:  Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the HOPE (Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally) Scholarship Program has surpassed $10 billion in total financial aid assistance awarded to Georgia students. The HOPE Program awards…

Two fishermen found dead in Brooks County pond

By: Fletcher Keel | WCTV Eyewitness News BROOKS COUNTY, Ga. (WCTV) -- The Brooks County Sheriff's Office has confirmed the bodies of two fishermen have been found in the pond off of Reedy Creek Road.…