An interim sheriff has been named after Gov. Brian Kemp suspended a Georgia sheriff following his DUI arrest.
"This would be counter to Jasonās lifelong dedication of investing in the lives of these children," the Hughes family reportedly says.
An 18-year-old man, charged with vehicular homicide, is among five people arrested after a Georgia teacher died during a school prank.
Gov. Brian Kemp has ordered an investigation into a Georgia sheriff who was arrested on a DUI charge.
Prosecutors are reportedly seeking the death penalty for a woman accused in a 4-year-old's killing after she rejected a life in prison plea.
Georgia authorities have revealed how a second-grade student was able to retrieve a loaded gun and take it to school.
An 8-year-old Hall County boy was accused of bringing a loaded handgun to school and showing a classmate.
A man, whose dog engaged in a fight with another man's dog, is accused of fatally shooting the victim and his dog at a Hall County park.
In total, 719 kilos of methamphetamine were seized and 3 people were arrested in 2 drug busts in Hall and Fulton counties, authorities say.
An Amtrak train hit a person on the tracks, police said.
A Georgia woman is facing murder charges after authorities say a 4-year-old child's remains were found in her car trunk.
A woman was arrested after a young girl's remains were found in the trunk of her car in Hall County, media reports say.
Gainesville Police say a family member was moving a vehicle when the toddler was hit and killed.
A car heading east in the westbound lanes on a Georgia highway hit another car head-on, causing the fatal crash, authorities said.
āThe most serious criminal offenses in this case occurred in Ohio," a GA prosecutor in the Maria Gomez-Perez case said Friday.
Maria Gomez-Perez, 12, disappeared from her GA home after communicating with a 34-year-old man and others via Facebook, authorities say.
The friends of a 20-year-old man, who swam to an island, lost track of him while in Lake Lanier and notified authorities.
Authorities say Maria Gomez-Perez's general appearance could have changed since she disappeared three weeks ago from her Gainesville home.
āSomeone in the community has that single clue or piece of information that could lead to Maria (Gomez-Perez)," the Hall Co. sheriff said.
Maria Gomez-Perez, 12, has been missing from her Georgia home since May 29.
Maria Gomez-Perez, 12, disappeared Wednesday from her Westside Drive home, authorities say.
The Hall County Sheriff's Office is continuing to search for Maria Gomez-Perez, who has been missing from Gainesville for nearly a week.
Georgia authorities say the 19-year-old hiker went into the water and did not resurface. His body was recovered a few hours later.
Accused in the September 1988 killing of a woman, the 57-year-old Georgia resident was arrested on suspicion of murder in Gainesville.
Authorities said they found methamphetamine and cocaine while arresting the person, who led a police chase that ended in Lake Lanier.
The deputy ran up an embankment to escape the alligator, and was not injured in the incident, authorities said.
"The life of Jeremy Medinaā will forever impact the lives of our entire community," Gainesville High School officials said Wednesday.
Authorities say the two shootings in Gainesville were not random.
Authorities accused a driver of being impaired and failing to yield while turning onto State Road 369, where his car hit a motorcyclist.
The 22-year-old man swam in deep water and did not resurface in the Gainesville area of Lake Lanier.
The man was identified Thursday by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.