Teenage girl dies after being struck by lightning on Tybee Island
An unidentified teenaged girl died Saturday after being struck by lightning, according to police in Tybee Island, Georgia.
Customer shoots Georgia McDonald's employee during drive-thru argument, police say
Police are searching for a man who spit at an employee and shot another one during an argument at a Georgia McDonald's drive-thru.
Body of missing Georgia teacher found, man charged with concealing her death
The body of 46-year-old Tina Prince, a Georgia teacher who has been missing since last Friday, was found by officials along a rural road in Washington County on Friday and a man has been charged in connection to the case, investigators said.
Atlanta teens seen climbing on moving car, trying to sell driver a bottle of water
Bystander captures teenage boys climbing on a moving car while attempting to sell motorists water on the side of a busy Atlanta intersection.
Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna released from Fulton County jail
Atlanta Braves outfielder Marcell Ozuna was released from the Fulton County jail late Monday afternoon after being arrested over the weekend on domestic violence charges.
Georgia man who 'faked his own death' 6 years ago found in Oklahoma
The Georgia suspect was believed to be dead for the past six years, but new evidence suggested he was alive and living in Oklahoma.
Deputies searching for missing Georgia first-grade teacher
Tina Prince was last seen around 8 p.m. at a restaurant in Sandersville Friday.
Atlanta Braves star Marcell Ozuna arrested after police allegedly witness domestic assault
Braves' Marcell Ozuna arrested Saturday on domestic battery charges, according to jail records.
Georgia's youngest business owner hit by fraudulent unemployment claims
In April, the business started receiving letters from the Georgia Department of Labor indicating men and women were seeking unemployment benefits--people who have never worked for Mason Super Dogs.
Georgia deputy demoted after K-9 officer’s death in hot car
Officials say the former Georgia sergeant left the K-9 officer in the car when he went home. When he woke up the next day, he found the dog dead.
Georgia high school senior shot and killed days before graduation
Zechariah Guyton's family tells me he was leaving a house party on Lanvile Drive early Sunday morning when someone opened fire on the porch.
Suspect in bloody assault at Augusta Little Caesars arrested
After a week-long search, the Georgia woman caught on camera attacking another woman at a Little Caesars restaurant in Augusta has been found and arrested.
Teen saves toddler from drowning at pool party
Randy Brown, a Henry County 13-year-old, saved a 2-year-old boy whose body was spotted by the child's mother at the bottom of a pool.
CDC warns Americans not to hug, kiss chickens amid salmonella outbreak
Federal health officials are warning people not to touch backyard poultry after reporting more than 100 cases of salmonella across 43 states.
‘Broken to Blessed’: Uber driver graduates from college, writes book after passenger pays initial school debt
Latonya Evans had no clue she would eventually earn a college degree and publish a book after her Uber passenger, Kevin Esch, decided to pay her initial school debt.
US sees lowest levels of new COVID-19 cases since last June
New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen in more than 11 months, sparking optimism that vaccination campaigns are stemming both severe COVID-19 cases and the spread of the virus.
Sheriff: Video shows squirt gun fight turn into real gun battle at Fayette County park
Investigators have released a portion of the surveillance video showing a squirt gun fight that turned into actual gunfire, killing one and injuring another in Fayette County earlier this month.
Dr. Anthony Fauci: 'Undeniable effects of racism' have hurt people of color during pandemic
"Now, very few of these comorbidities have racial determinants," Fauci said. "Almost all relate to the social determinants of health dating back to disadvantageous conditions that some people of color find themselves in from birth regarding the availability of an adequate diet, access to health care and the undeniable effects of racism in our society."
Marjorie Taylor Greene's combative behavior could spark ethics review
A two-year-old Facebook Live video could make U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene the subject of an ethics investigation after a video surfaced of her baiting congressional colleague, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Accused gunman in spa shootings indicted on murder charges in second county
Grand juries in Fulton and Cherokee counties indicted Atlanta spa shootings suspect Robert Aaron Long on murder charges and he faces the death penalty in at least one county.