Suspect in Florida cop shooting was heavily armed when arrested, police say

When multiple law enforcement agencies — local, state and federal — converged on a wooded area off of Smith James Road in eastern DeKalb County, they allegedly found a heavily-armed Othal Wallace in a secluded treehouse.

Waitress praised after pulling driver from burning car

A waitress is being hailed a hero after pulling a woman from a burning car on the side of a highway in the middle of the night.

Georgia family of 10 searching for new home after mother's death

After losing their mother seven months ago when she died in her sleep, Talisha Flaningan moved all of her nine younger brothers and sisters into her Clayton County home.

Mother of 6 arrested after leaving children unattended

A mother of six has been arrested for leaving her children in a car outside of a South Fulton Walmart over the weekend.

Cashier dead, deputy injured after dispute with man over a mask, GBI says

The GBI has released the name of the suspect who investigators said killed a cashier and injured a deputy in a shooting stemming from a dispute over wearing a mask.

Teenage girl dies after being struck by lightning on Tybee Island

An unidentified teenaged girl died Saturday after being struck by lightning, according to police in Tybee Island, Georgia.

1 injured, 7 arrested after shootout at Southlake Mall, police say

A large group fighting outside of a metro Atlanta area mall led to gunfire on Thursday afternoon, police said. One man was injured in the shootout.

Family of Secoriea Turner sues city of Atlanta, Wendy's for her death

The parents of Secoriea Turner, the 8-year-old girl shot and killed in Atlanta at the Wendy's where Rayshard Brooks was killed weeks earlier, have filed a lawsuit against the city of Atlanta over her death.

Body of missing Georgia teacher found, man charged with concealing her death

The body of 46-year-old Tina Prince, a Georgia teacher who has been missing since last Friday, was found by officials along a rural road in Washington County on Friday and a man has been charged in connection to the case, investigators said.

Dinosaurs ‘definitely’ still exist, survey says 46% in US think

Nearly half of Americans believe dinosaurs still exist in remote corners of the world. But more than half believe there was a creature called the “doyouthinktheysarus.”