Agent: Missing wallet led to killings of 2 Georgia women

Georgia authorities believe they know why two sisters were killed, shoved into a car trunk and dumped off a bridge in a case that has led to charges against nine people: One of the suspects was missing his wallet and accused the women of taking it, an investigator said.

Georgia gives $1M in credits for affordable housing in Rome

The state of Georgia has awarded nearly $1 million in tax credits to help build 80 mixed-income apartments in Rome.

Rome City Schools go virtual as COVID-19 quarantines surge

A surge in coronavirus quarantines is causing Rome City Schools to go completely virtual for at least two weeks starting Wednesday. Officials said they will clean affected areas meanwhile.

Police officers help Georgia boy celebrate 7th birthday

A group of law enforcement came together to give one Rome, Georgia boy the seventh birthday he'll never forget.

3 in custody in connection to death of sisters whose bodies were found under a Rome bridge

Three people are now behind bars in connection with the double homicide of two sisters in Rome, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced. The GBI and Rome Police Department along with several other agencies held a press conference Thursday.

Police: Woman charged with sex trafficking teens in Alabama

A Georgia woman was arrested and accused of bringing two teenage girls to Alabama to sex traffic them, authorities said Tuesday. The teens were found and brought to an advocacy agency.

Rome debates future of Confederate monument honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest

The future of Rome’s confederate statue honoring the man who is believed to be the first grand wizard of the KKK is up in the air after thousands of people discussed what should come of it at a meeting Friday.

2 charged in connection to sisters found dead under bridge in Rome

Two suspects were arrested this week in connection with the double homicide of two sisters in Rome, Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Wednesday.  

Gov. Kemp visiting medical pod at Floyd Medical Center

Governor Biran Kemp is getting a first-hand look at the way one Georgia community is preparing for more COVID-19 cases. 

Rome mattress company makes masks for Floyd Medical Center

Heritage Sleep Concepts, a mattress production company in Rome, is now producing masks for staff at Floyd Medical Center.