Family vacation to Georgia lake turns tragic when 5-year-old dies from drowning

Tragedy struck when a 5-year-old boy from Cumming, Georgia drowned in Lake Chatuge after going missing for about 10 minutes from his family's rental home.

'16 & Pregnant' star charged with involuntary manslaughter in Georgia

Former "16 & Pregnant" star Whitney Purvis is accused of supplying a drug combination that led to a Georgia man's fatal overdose.

"This is not our fight" -- Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Georgia House Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene seemingly disagreed with the President Trump decision to bomb Iran on Saturday night, saying "This is not our fight" in an X post.

Georgia man accused of threatening sexual violence on Sen. Ted Cruz

Robert Davis Forney, a 25-year-old, was arraigned in federal court on charges of threatening U.S. senators, including Sen. Ted Cruz, with sexual violence.

Kool & the Gang's Michael Sumler dies in Georgia car crash at 71

Michael Sumler, known as "Chicago Mike," died in a car crash in Georgia's Cobb County; he was a longtime member of Kool & the Gang.

Florida to introduce anti-"SWATTING" legislation
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In a long press conference with big names like Governor Ron DeSantis and Sheriff Grady Judd, Florida announced harsher punishment and legislation to counter "swatting" which is when someone calls in police to a fraudulent issue.

Traffic charges dropped against Georgia college student now facing deportation

All charges against 19-year-old Ximena Arias-Cristobal were dropped after video evidence showed she was not the driver who committed the traffic violation during a May 5 stop in Dalton.

Lost stuffed otter at Atlanta airport sparks nationwide search for owner

Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are hoping someone knows the owner of this plush otter found over the weekend.

UPDATE in Walmart coworker mass shooting
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Deputies say a Walmart employee killed two of his coworkers and left another critically injured at two different scenes about 20 miles outside of Atlanta.

Georgia doctor sentenced in largest-ever rare bird trafficking case

A Georgia orthopedic surgeon and a farm worker have been sentenced in what federal authorities are calling one of the largest bird trafficking cases in U.S. history.

Man convicted of strangling girlfriend to death mistakenly released from jail

A convicted killer sentenced to life in prison for strangling his girlfriend to death was mistakenly released from the Clayton County Jail nearly two weeks ago.