19-year-old dies after fight at Dawson County restaurant

A Dahlonega man died after a fight at a Dawson County restaurant over the weekend. 19 year old Kaleb Duckworth passed away Tuesday night from his injuries.

Georgia teen dies after lightning strike while vacationing in Florida

The 17-year-old was walking with his family while vacationing in Marco Island when he was struck by lightning on July 17. Almost two weeks later, the Georgia teen succumbed to his injuries, his school announced.

Woman, dog stabbed to death in Piedmont Park, $10K reward offered

Atlanta police are searching for a killer after discovering a woman stabbed to death in Piedmont Park overnight Wednesday. A veteran Atlanta police officer said the brutal stabbing was unlike anything he had ever seen before.

Sergeant, officer 'relieved from duty' after video surfaces showing woman being kicked

The Atlanta Police Department has placed a sergeant and another officer on unpaid leave after a video surfaced on social media showing what police describe as the “sergeant kicking a woman in her head.”

Atlanta-area spa shooting suspect pleads guilty to murder in Cherokee County

The man accused of the deadly Atlanta-area spa shootings will serve life without parole after pleading guilty to multiple murders in Cherokee County. He still faces the death penalty in Fulton County.

Atlanta-area spa shootings suspect to appear in court Tuesday for plea hearing

The man accused of murdering eight people including six Asian women at massage parlors in metro Atlanta is expected to appear in Cherokee County court Tuesday morning.

Georgia man arrested in Florida found with 15-year-old girl, deputies say

A metro Atlanta man was arrested in Southwest Florida after deputies found a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Texas staying at his vacation rental home.

Atlanta restaurant gets death threats over requiring COVID-19 vaccine

The Argosy gastropub in East Atlanta put up a sign in their window warning customers they have to be vaccinated if they want to eat and drink there.

Monkeypox: CDC monitoring more than 200 people in 25 US states

As cases of the coronavirus and its contagious delta variant continue to rise, U.S. health officials are monitoring another virus: monkeypox.

Atlanta man contracts COVID-19 breakthrough infection months after being vaccinated

Breakthrough infections in fully vaccinated people are rare, but they can happen. Jim Issa, a 50-year-old commercial director in Atlanta got vaccinated in April with the Pfizer two-dose vaccine. He was stunned when he and several vaccinated friends tested positive for the virus after a July Fourth getaway weekend at a lake house.

Firefighter saves flag as flames creep toward it

A fire destroyed a Bartow County business over the weekend. Everything was burned, except the American flag that was flying out front. That's because a firefighter took it down as flames moved in.

Georgia couple finds 18 snakes under their bed

The Georgia couple was just about to go to bed when the woman noticed what she thought was fuzz on the floor. Then it moved.

Homeless man stabs woman who let him stay with her, police say

Police say the Georgia woman was helping the homeless man by allowing him to stay with her, but when she tried to get him to leave he stabbed her in the neck.

GBI: Missing 13-year-old Georgia girl found in Illinois

Officials say 13-year-old Natasha Brown told her family she was going for a walk and disappeared.She's now been found safe in Illinois.

Dog rescues kitten trapped in hose in Georgia back yard

A dog became an unlikely hero after sniffing out a trapped kitten in his back yard. His owner caught the rescue on camera.

Grandmother begs for answers after 19-year-old gunned down at convenience store

The last thing the DeKalb County grandmother told her grandson was to make sure he got enough sleep so he wouldn't be late for his new job. Just hours later, she found the boy she raised since he was a baby dead in the store's parking lot.

Jimmy, Rosalynn Carter to celebrate 75th wedding anniversary

Nearly eight decades later, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are still together in the same tiny town where they were born, grew up and had that first outing.