Texas woman sentenced to 5 years for $49K scam targeting Buford couple

Audrey Michelle Townsend was sentenced to 20 years, with five years in prison, for scamming a Buford couple out of $49,000 through a banking scheme.

Gun fired into toilet at Gwinnett elementary; superintendent responds

Parents are concerned about the 24-hour delay in notification regarding a firearm incident at a Gwinnett County elementary school.

Road Rage on Highway 166: Two young girls injured in Atlanta shooting

A suspect is in custody after two girls were grazed by a bullet in what police say was a road rage shooting on Highway 166 on Friday morning.

DC police chief to remain in control of MPD after DC Attorney General files lawsuit

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith will remain in control of the Metropolitan Police Department after D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit Friday challenging what he called an unlawful attempt by the federal government to seize control of the city’s police force.

Here's why Soviet pilots are buried at a US base in Alaska

During his Alaska summit with President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to lay flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots at Fort Richardson — a WWII burial site for airmen who died while training in Alaska to ferry U.S.-built planes to the Eastern Front. Here’s why those Soviet pilots are buried in Alaska.

Canton man identified in fatal I-75 hit-and-run; arrest warrant issued

Police have now identified the driver accused of striking and killing tractor-trailer operator Terrell Lowdermilk during a hit-and-run crash on I-75 and have secured a warrant for his arrest.