A GA mother has been arrested after being accused of leaving her 6 kids alone for 12 hours, during which 1 of them died, media reports say.
"Teen takeovers" have hit other parts of metro Atlanta and is now expected to target Douglasville, local police say.
Jada West, 12, collapsed after a fight with another girl at a bus stop and later died. Shaquille O'Neal has offered to pay for her funeral.
A 12-year-old Georgia girl is dead after a fight with another middle-school student at a school bus stop, according to the family.
A jury reached a verdict in an obstruction case against Christina Peterson, an ex-Douglas Co. judge accused of hitting an Atlanta officer.
Authorities say they have arrested the man accused of fatally shooting a University of West Georgia student after a dispute in Douglas Co.
One of the suspects died in the shooting that injured three other people at an Austell bar, Douglas County authorities say.
Two of the three men arrested in connection with a suspected armed robbery are facing kidnapping charges, Douglas Co. authorities say.
A driver sideswiped a deputy's patrol car before rear-ending the trooper's vehicle during an investigation on I-20 west, authorities say.
A man was sentenced in connection with the shooting death of his wife at their Douglasville home.
A set of parents is facing charges after authorities say their 5-month-old infant suffered more than 30 broken bones in Douglas County.
Authorities say a Douglas County man was sexually explicit with a girl younger than 18 on Snapchat.
A Douglasville man was injured in a police shooting after authorities say he fatally shot his wife at their home.
The family of a man fatally shot in a car during a gun sale is speaking against the decision of prosecutors in the Douglas Co. case.
A correctional officer was employed with the sheriff's office for 37 days before being accused of sexually assaulting a Douglas Co. inmate.
Twenty videos and two images of suspected child pornography were uploaded to the social media app, Kik, Douglas County authorities say.
A semi-tractor trailer was carrying 20,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate when it overturned Friday in Douglas County.
A vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the man, who was laying in the center of I-20, and a fatal crash ensued in Douglas Co., prosecutors say.
Two people were found shot to death Friday in a car at a Douglasville shopping center.
GA jail records showed Kadarius Toney, formerly of the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns, was arrested and accused of strangulation.
Georgia authorities said a panicked man fled the scene in a car with Malachi Mitchell's body in the passenger seat after a gun sale.
A driver's family is being threatened after a male passenger was found dead in their car, Douglas County authorities said Monday.
The former 34-year-old Douglas County jailer is facing charges after being accused of having sexual relations with an inmate.
An iPhone with an automated alert system notified deputies of a crash, but Douglas Co. authorities say they did not find signs of a crash.
A $25,000 reward is being offered in connection with the conviction of the man accused in the 2009 killing of a 62-year-old grandmother.
A qualifications commission ruled GA Judge Christina Peterson has violated multiple Code of Judicial Conduct policies since taking office.
Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson claims she was helping a woman who was being attacked by men when she got arrested.
Douglas Co. Probate Judge Christina Peterson is accused of hitting an officer who was checking on a crying woman in a Buckhead club.
Douglas County fire officials said around 3 p.m. the department was responding to a commercial fire at Chicago Avenue.
Per a media report, a judge told a former Lithia Springs High teacher accused of sexual assault that he was a "risk to society."
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said a former teacher and coach is accused of assaulting a student on school grounds and out of state.
The 58-year-old Douglasville man pleaded guilty to a non-violent drug offense when he was age 40, White House officials say.
The deadly Sweet 16 house party shooting claimed the lives of two teenagers and injured 10 other people in March 2023.
Paulding County Sheriff Gary Gulledge called the fatality a "complex case" and said "no stone has been left unturned" in the probe.
Joshua Mitchell, 37, was "a hard worker and (a) family man" from Douglasville, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said.
The pair was accused of searching for rival gang members at a party when they drove away shooting and ultimately killing a teen.
The fire happened Thursday on the Interstate 20 west exit to Thornton Road.
Authorities say the middle-school teacher had inappropriate late-night conversations with multiple students unbeknownst to their parents.
“Servant leadership is important to me, so I am grateful for this opportunity," Commissioner Ricky Dobbs Jr. said.
Deputies were at the North Bear Drive home to investigate a shooting, when the suspect was accused of shooting a responding deputy.
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