Police: 'Soldiers of Christ' took videos of themselves torturing woman
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A Gwinnett County Police Department homicide detective revealed Thursday that a cell phone video showed religious group members torturing a woman so severely, for weeks, that she died.
Read full story‘Case dismissed’ | Man, wrongly convicted of murder in 2001, wins appeals
ATLANTA — A Rome man, wrongly-convicted of murder more than 20 years ago, found out Thursday that he is officially exonerated. Joey Watkins had been convicted in 2001 of shooting and killing another man in Rome in 2000.
Read full story'My instincts just kicked in' | Chick-fil-A worker jumps into action to save choking girl
An 18-year-old Chick-fil-A member is being hailed a hero after she jumped into action to save a little girl who was choking. Mia Isabella Velez dropped everything on Monday to save three-year-old Theia, who was choking on a coin. Her mother, Liliana Leahy, thanked her with flowers and balloons on Wednesday at the Newnan location where it all unfolded. Their reunion came after Leahy put out a call on Facebook for the community to help find Velez so she can thank her again.
Read full storyFormer Atlanta Falcons player missing following discovery of mother's body near Chicago creek
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Authorities searched Monday for a former NFL player after his 73-year-old mother's body was found near a creek behind her suburban Chicago home. Relatives told officers Saturday in Maywood that they could not find Sergio Brown, 35, or Myrtle Brown, police said.
Read full storyFormer assistant principal at KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools shot and killed in Chicago
ATLANTA — A former assistant principal in Atlanta was tragically shot and killed late Thursday night inside of a Chicago high-rise building, according to police who told NBC Chicago.
Read full storyStetson Bennett placed on non-football injury list with issue coach says is 'bigger than' football
LOS ANGELES — Former University of Georgia two-time national champion quarterback and Rams backup Stetson Bennett was placed on the team's non-football injury list on Wednesday, head coach Sean McVay told reporters.
Read full story'House of Horrors' | New details in case where woman was starved, beaten and put in trunk
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Police have added more charges against the six people already accused of beating, starving and killing a woman in the basement of a Gwinnett County home.
Read full storyFamily of former MARTA head who died by suicide shares their story
ATLANTA — September is Suicide Awareness Month, and after experiencing such a loss in a very public way, the Parker family is sharing their story in hopes of changing the stigma around suicide and mental health.
Read full storyParents of baby decapitated during birth: doctor who performed autopsy shared exam on social media
ATLANTA — Content warning: Some of the allegations mentioned in this report from the lawsuit are graphic. Heartbreak, devastation and now humiliation fills the hearts of metro Atlanta parents whose moment of welcoming their little bundle of joy turned into horror. The parents are having to re-live the nightmare after trusting a doctor they said exploited them.
Read full storyVideo inside Athens nightclub raises questions about lawsuits surrounding deadly UGA crash
ATHENS, Ga. — An Athens nightclub is fighting back against allegations it played a role in the car crash that killed a UGA football player and staff member. Surveillance video from Toppers International Showbar captures some of Devin Willock and Chandler LeCroy’s final moments.
Read full story22 years after 9/11 terrorist attacks, legacy of ‘the man in the red bandana’ stronger than ever
ATLANTA — Monday marks 22 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the U.S. that changed the course of history. One of the many heroes of that day, who gave his life saving others, was Welles Crowther. Crowther was in his office in the World Trade Center in New York City when the planes struck.
Read full storyDog who got lost at Atlanta airport found 3 weeks later
ATLANTA — Three weeks after a woman's dog was lost at the Atlanta airport following a Delta layover flight, her pup was finally found safely. Paula Rodriguez couldn't fathom the nightmare she would be put through after she was forced to be separated from her 7-year-old dog Maia due to an issue with her visa when she flew from the Dominican Republic into Atlanta for a layover on her way to California.
Read full storyGeorgia Tech to pay $500K penalty for posting job opportunities that excluded non-US citizen student
ATLANTA — The United States Justice Department reached an agreement with Georgia Tech last Thursday to settle claims that they unlawfully excluded students who weren't United States citizens from career opportunities on school-run job boards. Georgia Tech will now be forced to pay a $500,000 fine to the U.S. Department of Justice as part of the penalties.
Read full storyRead the full Georgia Trump special purpose grand jury report | Today's headlines
A judge released the full report compiled by a special grand jury that helped an investigation by the Georgia prosecutor who ultimately indicted former President Donald Trump and 18 others.
Read full storyMom sues after daughter shot and killed in spray of gunfire by allegedly drunk college professor
CARROLLTON, Ga. — The mother of a University of West Georgia rising freshman, who was shot to death back in July of 2022, is filing a lawsuit against the gunman along with several bars in Carrollton.
Read full storyThe most-talked-about air travel nightmare in America
ATLANTA — In one of the most-talked-about - and hard to believe - air travel episodes in recent memory, new details are emerging after a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona was forced to turn around Friday night.
Read full story5 teens killed in Gwinnett County crash; 3 attended the same high school
GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — All five victims in the early-morning Labor Day crash in Gwinnett County along I-85 and GA-316 were teenagers, police said Tuesday, and three of them attended Lakeside High School in DeKalb County.
Read full storyWhat to know about that big yellow spider outside your house
ATLANTA — If you happened to spend some time outside on this beautiful Labor Day weekend in Georgia, there's probably a good chance you spotted one of these creepy crawlers hovering above you in their webs.
Read full storyK-9 officer had just been donated bulletproof vest before being shot and killed in Clayton County
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A K-9 officer in Clayton County was sadly shot and killed Saturday after a teenager was accused of opening fire on the dog and running from police before being killed in gunfire by officers.
Read full storyPolice shoot, kill teen accused of killing K9 officer
JONESBORO, Ga. — A teenager was shot and killed by police after running from officers and shooting a K9 officer on Saturday morning, Clayton County Police Department said in a press conference.
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