John David Elrod was sentenced in Cherokee County to four life terms plus 120 years after a jury convicted him on 18 charges in a child sexual abuse case.

Hurricane Isaias made landfall in the Florida Panhandle near Destin as a Category 2 hurricane Friday at around 9:30 p.m.

Atlanta police are investigating after two people who sustained possible stab wounds near the Midtown MARTA station.

VIENNA, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has made an arrest in a mass shooting early Sunday morning that killed two ...

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Isaias was expected to strengthen into a major hurricane Friday as it headed toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, where final preparations were being made for potentially ...

A bat found in a Loganville backyard tested positive for rabies, and Gwinnett County officials are urging people to avoid animals acting oddly.

NEW YORK — New York prosecutors sought Friday to keep their murder case going against Luigi Mangione, arguing that his federal guilty plea shouldn't end a separate, state-court case over the killing ...

CEDARTOWN, Ga. — Body camera video released on Friday shows the moment a west Georgia officer shot and killed a family’s pet ...

When Christa Pike was sentenced to die in 1996 after being convicted of murdering a classmate, Tennessee was among 37 states ...

The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled ...

Journey drummer Deen Castronovo left the band’s concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Thursday night for a medical emergency. The concert paused after two songs, then eventually resumed after Castronovo was ...

Experts warn that the amount of rain and how quickly it falls could overwhelm drainage systems and flood roads and neighborhoods.