December 19, 2023 Georgia worker rescued from rock quarry after hours of partial burial A worker at a Paulding County, Georgia, rock quarry was rescued Tuesday after spending several hours partially buried in a gravel-filled hopper.
December 19, 2023 Alabama couple get life in prison for abusing 18-month-old foster child John and April McDowell, both 32, of Fort Mitchell, Alabama, have each been sentenced to life in prison for inflicting skull trauma-inducing injuries on their former foster daughter.
December 19, 2023 North Carolina voting rights lawsuit targets GOP's alleged dilution through redistricting North Carolina voting-rights advocates, including the NAACP and Common Cause, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Republicans' 2024 redistricting plans.
December 19, 2023 Black voters in Georgia 'disappointed' by Biden: 'It makes me wonder why I vote' Black voters in Georgia say they've been disappointed by the Democratic Party and that life has gotten harder under President Biden, making them question if they should vote.
December 19, 2023 Kentucky remains identified as FBI fugitive who vanished nearly 25 years ago A set of human remains found in Lake Barkley in Kentucky by two fishermen in 1999 have been identified as belonging to Roger Parham, an FBI fugitive.
December 19, 2023 Beloved Florida mailman killed in hit-and-run, police search for suspect Tampa, Florida, police continue to investigate what caused a Mercedes sedan to crash into a USPS truck, causing it to roll on its side. The suspect is still on the loose.
December 19, 2023 Ex-Miami Young Republicans director, Rubio intern and DeSantis campaign organizer arrested on Jan. 6 charges Barbara Balmaseda, a 23-year-old connected to the Florida Republican Party and GOP officials, is facing charges stemming from Jan. 6 Capitol protest.
December 19, 2023 Georgia Gov. Kemp announces $1K year-end bonus for teachers, state employees: 'Wholly appropriate' More than 300,000 Georgia state employees, teachers and school support staff will receive a $1,000 year-end retention bonus, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday.
December 19, 2023 Army veteran who walked 30 miles to find a job now has a place to call home A once-homeless Army veteran who walked over 30 miles across south Georgia to find a job now has a place to call home, thanks to the people of the Goodwill Community Center.
December 19, 2023 Florida man pleads guilty to threatening to kill a US Supreme Court justice; faces 5 years in federal prison A Florida man pleaded guilty to threatening to kill an unnamed Supreme Court Justice in a profanity-laced voicemail left in July 2023.