Rome bus driver honored for helping football team during crash

A bus driver for Rome High School has been honored for his quick thinking and dedication to his students during a late-night crash after a footage scrimmage.

Rome High School football team to miss season opener after bus crash

Rome High School's football team will not play in this Friday's season opener after last Friday's late-night bus crash that sent a dozen students to a hospital.

Rome police rescue baby fawn trapped in storm drain

Police officers in Rome got a little wild surprise when they were called to check out a storm drain over the weekend.

Rome man kills step-mom in house fire because mom wouldn't sell, police say

Rome police arrested a man who reportedly admitted to burning his parents' house down with his step-mother inside. Police say the man did it because she refused to sell.

Woman tries smuggling meth into jail using 'private' hiding spot, police say

A Floyd County woman arrested for allegedly committing one set of crimes may be facing even more jail time after police say she was caught trying to smuggle meth into the facility using a pretty peculiar hiding place.

Rock The Country announces Rome schedule, giveaway to hang with Kid Rock

The Rock The Country Tour, featuring Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Koe Wetzel, Travis Tritt, Big & Rich, Lee Brice and many more, is making its third stop May 10 and 11 at Kingston Downs in Rome.

Peachtree City man arrested for sending obscene material, threatening to shoot up school

A Peachtree City man was recently arrested in Floyd County for sending obscene material to a person he believed to be under the age of 16 and making terroristic threats.

Plummeting temps, possible freezing rain, black ice: Rome church offers shelter

Brutal cold is barreling into the metro area. The thermometer will plunge to dangerous temperatures Tuesday in the northern parts of our viewing area. Floyd County is keeping an eye out for possible freezing rain and black ice.