'Hit list' naming Cobb County high school students lands author in jail

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation helped the Cobb County police arrest a suspect accused of posting a “hit list" on social media that named specific students from Walton and Pope high schools.

Woman jumped into Niagara Falls with 2 kids, police say

A 33-year-old mother and her two children went over Niagara Falls in an apparent intentional incident, according to New York state police, sparking an ongoing investigation.

Meriwether County sheriff apprehends final suspect in home invasion murder case

The Meriwether County sheriff said the last known member of a gang responsible for the death of a 46-year-old woman shot and killed in her own bed is finally in custody.

SWAT officer injured in Midtown hotel shooting identified

Atlanta police have identified the SWAT officer injured during the standoff with an armed man barricaded inside Midtown's Four Season hotel.

Machete-wielding teen threatened sign-wavers outside Florida early voting site: Police

A Florida teen accused of trying to ‘antagonize the opposing political side’ has been arrested after police say he threatened people outside a Neptune Beach polling precinct. 

DeKalb investigators searching for man caught on camera dragging dogs behind car

Investigators in DeKalb County want to find a man they say was caught on camera tying two dogs to the back of his car, dragging them down a road, and then leaving them for dead.

Bahamas judge revokes bail for American beauty queen charged in ex-NFL husband's murder plot

A Georgia mother accused of plotting to kill her husband with help from a hitman and her alleged Bahamian lover is back in prison in the Caribbean after she did an interview with "Good Morning America."

Midtown Four Seasons Hotel standoff suspect apprehended

Atlanta police and SWAT have apprehended a barricaded suspect at the Four Seasons Hotel in Midtown where multiple shots were fired Tuesday afternoon.

Cherokee County man gets 37-year sentence for abusing deaf toddler

A Cherokee County man was sentenced to 37 years, with 17 to serve in prison for abusing a 3-year-old deaf and nonverbal child.

Dying Florida man tried to kill wife twice because he did not want her to be alone: affidavit

A 93-year-old Florida man reportedly admitted to deputies that he tried to kill his wife twice in the last two weeks because he did not want her to be alone after he died, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.

Woman found murdered inside luxury Long Island resort

A woman was found murdered inside a guest room of a Hamptons high-end resort and spa on Long Island, Southampton Town Police said.

Dave DePape, serving 30 years for attacking Nancy Pelosi's husband, gets a life term on state charges

The man who was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for attacking the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer in their California home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole following a separate state trial.

Young Thug, YSL Rico Trial: Co-defendant takes plea deal, receives sentence

Open court was delayed once more on Tuesday morning in the trial of Young Thug and his co-defendants in Fulton County, as their attorneys reportedly continued to negotiate plea deals.