Two Teens Arrested in Georgia Baby Shooting
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — Two teenage suspects, one as young as 14, have been arrested in the shooting death of a 1-year-old Georgia boy, who was killed as his mother pushed him in a stroller, police announced Friday. Chief Tobe Green o…
Two Teens Arrested in Georgia Baby Shooting
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — Two teenage suspects, one as young as 14, have been arrested in the shooting death of a 1-year-old Georgia boy, who was killed as his mother pushed him in a stroller, police announced Friday. Chief Tobe Green o…
Georgia Mom Shoots Home Invader While Hiding with Her Children
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(ATLANTA) — A mother of two has been hailed a hero by her husband after she shot an intruder in their Loganville, Ga., home last Friday afternoon.”She protected the kids. She did what she was supposed to do as a responsible, pr…
Georgia Official’s Mysterious Death Rattles St. Simons Island
GlynnCounty.org(NEW YORK) — A tight-knit, one-road Georgia island has been rocked by the mysterious death of a town official who was known as a family man and church leader.The body of Tom Sublett, 52, was found floating in a marina less than a mile f…
Georgia Tops Nebraska 45-31 in the Capital One Bowl
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(ORLANDO, FL) – Aaron Murray threw five touchdown passes to lead No. 7 Georgia (12-2) to a 45-31 thrashing of Nebraska in the Capital One Bowl.
Murray’s 427 passing yards and five touchdows broke school records for m…
Missing Georgia Boys Found Safe in Texas, Dad in Custody
Courtesy of Theresa Nash(AUSTIN, Texas) — Two missing Georgia boys have been found safe in Texas and their father has been taken into police custody. Moments after pleading for her boys’ return on television, the boys’ mother Theresa Nash received a p…
Besse Cooper, World’s Oldest Person, Dies at 116
Jessica McGowan/Guinness World Records(NEW YORK) — Besse Cooper, the Monroe, Ga., woman listed as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records, died on Tuesday. She was 116.Sidney Cooper said his mother had recently complained abou…
Alabama Holds Off Georgia, 32-28, Wins SEC Title
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images(ATLANTA) — Alabama (12-1) will have a date with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the BCS title game come January. The Crimson Tide held off Georgia (11-2), 32-28 on Saturday to win the SEC title and advance to back-to-b…
WATCH: Pregnant Georgia Woman Rescued from Mangled Car
Morrow Police Department(MORROW, Ga.) — A pregnant woman is recovering after quick-thinking firefighters and police worked together to pull her out of her mangled car.The accident happened Wednesday in Morrow, Ga., 15 miles south of Atlanta, when the …
Suspected Shoplifter Dies After Confrontation with Walmart Employees
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(LITHONIA, Ga.) — A man suspected of shoplifting two DVD players from a Lithonia, Ga., Walmart on Sunday died after an altercation with two store employees and a contract security guard, prompting a police investigation.The…
No. 2 Alabama Crushes Auburn 49-0
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) –In an all-around dominating fashion, No. 2 Alabama crushed Auburn 49-0 in the Iron Bowl to improve to 10-1.
AJ McCarron threw for 216 yards and four touchdowns on 21 attempts.
Running back Eddie Lacy …
Alabama, Kansas State Lead Latest BCS Standings
Andy Lyons/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In the latest edition of the BCS standings, the defending National Champions continue to have a strangle hold on the number one spot.
One night after putting on a tremendous comeback victory on the road against LSU,…
Georgia Family Tries to Buy Back Foreclosed Home from Bank
The Gearing Family(HELEN, Ga.) — Of the nearly 1.9 million homes that went into foreclosure last year, few owners had any thoughts about sticking around. They packed up their bags and left.But not the Gearings of Helen, Ga., a small town about 25 mile…
Ga. Man Sentenced in Flight Attendant’s Murder, Stabbing of Her Child
Hemera/Thinkstock(MARRIETA, Ga.) — Waseem Daker, the man convicted last week of murdering a Georgia woman and repeatedly stabbing her 5-year-old son, was sentenced Monday to life in prison, plus 47 years.Karmen Smith was killed in her home in 1995. He…
Ga. Woman Seeks Apology After Being Slammed for Using Food Stamps
Courtesy Cindy Nerger(NEW YORK) — Is a $15 gift card enough to compensate for public humiliation at your local grocery store? According to one Georgia woman, the answer is absolutely not.Cindy Nerger, 28, who relies on food stamps to feed her family, …
Accused Murderer Had ‘How-to’ Murder Books, Say Prosecutors
ABC News(MARIETTA, Ga.) — Prosecutors in the Waseem Daker murder trial showed jurors that when he was arrested in 2009, they found rope, handcuffs and how-to manuals about getting away with murder in his possession.In court Monday, jurors were present…
Parents Allegedly Held Son Captive 4 Years, Sent Him on Bus to LA
Paulding County Sheriff’s Office(DALLAS, Ga.) — Emaciated and alone, Mitch Comer didn’t even know his home address or what Georgia town he was from when last week, at the age of 18, he was discovered by a security guard at a Los Angeles bus station.Jo…
Stabbing Survivor Grilled by Man Accused of Stabbing Him, Strangling Mom
Comstock/Thinkstock(MARIETTA, Ga.) — It was clearly going to be a grueling day of testimony for Nick Smith as he was about to be cross-examined by the man accused of murdering his mother and stabbing him 18 times when he was only 5 years old.Smith beg…
Georgia Woman Testifies Against Stalker, Now Accused of Killing Her Roommate
Comstock/Thinkstock(MARIETTA, Ga.) — A 17-year-old murder case has brought a convicted stalker face-to-face in a Georgia courtroom with the woman he harassed. He is now on trial, accused of killing her roommate as an act of revenge for reporting him t…
Hannah Truelove Murder: Police Interviewing Murdered Teen’s Friends
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(GAINESVILLE, Ga.) — Police in Georgia said they are interviewing the friends of a slain teen who tweeted days before her death that she had a “stalker,” trying to find a lead regarding who might have killed the girl.Hannah Truel…