May 25, 2013

State

Atlanta police say driver of vehicle shot
Atlanta police say an officer who noticed a car driving very slowly discovered the driver had been shot.

Ex-Ga. prison guard guilty in contraband scheme
A former east Georgia prison guard has been sentenced to more than two years of probation for trying to smuggle contraband into the Augusta State Medical Prison.

Sandy Springs man gets 35 years in wife's shooting
A man convicted of shooting his wife eight times outside their Sandy Springs apartment has been sentenced to serve 35 years in prison.

Boy with lighter starts fire in Cherokee Co. home
Fire department officials say a 5-year-old boy playing with a lighter started a fire in his grandmother's Cherokee County home.

18 hurt in shuttle bus crash near Atlanta airport
Eighteen people were taken to the hospital, including at least two in serious condition, after a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's airport.

Hall County authorities seek suspect in shooting
Authorities in Hall County are seeking a woman they say shot another woman during a robbery at a pottery store near Gainesville.

Police: Man who killed wife, self also raped teen
A felon who police say shot himself to death after fatally beating his pregnant wife also raped a 15-year-old girl the same day.

Arrest made in slaying of former NFL player
Police in suburban Atlanta say an arrest has been made in the death of former NFL player David McMillan III.

Ga. high school to graduate 5 sets of twins
A high school in Clayton County is set to graduate five sets of twins during its graduation ceremony on Friday.

Feds investigate after plane parts land on GA home
Federal authorities are investigating after a Boeing 747 on approach to Atlanta's airport lost parts from its right wing that landed on a woman's house in Clayton County.