Funeral home owner gets 40 years in prison for abusing corpses: 'Monster'

Jon Hallford, owner of a Colorado funeral home, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for stashing decomposing bodies and giving families fake ashes.

Troup deputies capture accused child molester who escaped jail

Authorities have captured Christian Joel Marcos Cortez, an accused child molester who escaped from the Troup County Jail on Sunday morning.

Family witnesses teen die after being shot by stray bullet

Parkview High student Sheldon Lewis was killed after a bullet traveled through a motel wall. Neighbor Shemarcus Cockran is charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Gwinnett County Officer Tamang remembered by community, family

The Gwinnett County Police Foundation has established the official and only authorized fund to support the families of both Officer Tamang and Officer Reed.

Man seriously injured in shooting on Snapfinger Woods Drive

DeKalb County police are investigating a shooting on Snapfinger Woods Drive that left one man seriously injured Saturday morning.

2 Atlanta police officers injured during shooting off Cheshire Bridge Road

A man was arrested Saturday afternoon following an hours-long standoff at an apartment complex where two Atlanta police officers were injured.

Man charged with impersonating Gwinnett County deputy

Gwinnett County deputies arrested Samuel Baxter, a suspect accused of impersonating law enforcement during a string of armed robberies and home invasions.

Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Day 6 latest updates

Authorities say Guthrie was taken from her home against her will and is without her necessary medication. She's described as being 5 feet 5 inches tall and 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

Colorado authorities decline gun charges against parents of Evergreen High School shooter

Colorado authorities said Wednesday they will not pursue gun-related charges against the parents of a teenager who wounded two students — both of whom sustained life-threatening injuries — during a shooting at a high school last fall, citing insufficient evidence.

Hair follicles main focus in day 5 of Tara Baker murder trial

The Edrick Faust trial concluded its first week with testimony on hair analysis and DNA evidence in the 2001 cold case murder of Tara Baker.

13 arrested in Coweta County human trafficking sting

UPDATE: The Coweta County Sheriff's Office now says that defendant Raymond Armstrong, who authorities originally said was on federal parole at the time of his arrest, was in fact not on federal parole at the time of his November 2025 arrest in Coweta County.