Of the 84 people given first offender status for sex crimes in the past 11 years in Richmond County, one-third committed new crimes before their probation expired, an Augusta Chronicle database shows.
By Kyle Martin
Georgia lawmakers opened a way in 2010 for some sex offenders to get their names off the registry with a judge's approval, but federal regulations still compel them to keep their names on the registry.
By Kyle Martin
A Martinez woman was arrested after she found her 63-year-old roommate dead in their apartment Saturday morning.
Warren County football coach David Daniel denies claims in a Georgia Bureau of Investigation report that he initiated the incident that directly led to his being injured during the Oct. 14 football brawl between his team and Hancock Central.
By Wayne Staats
The amount of school tribunals has steadily decreased since 2009, but school attorney Pete Fletcher said the types of cases have evolved, too. "Most cases now have to do with a total lack of respect for other students, themselves and teachers," he said.
By Tracey McManus
The casket of a young father was cradled in flowers while friends and family overflowed into the parking lot of Ascending Faith Ministries in Burnettown on Saturday afternoon during the memorial service for Moses "Fat Man" Williams.
By Summer Moore
On Sunday, deputies found the body of Truemaine Jones, 27, in the parking lot. It was the third homicide in the 192-unit complex since May.
By Bianca Cain Johnson
The sentencing of a man charged in a 2011 motel homicide became a tearful referendum Friday on the dangers of methamphetamine.
By Kyle Martin
Hugo Diaz is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday in federal court to one count of hiring an illegal, his attorney confirmed Friday.
By Kyle Martin
A DUI charge was dropped Friday against a man with a history of driving offenses because the arresting deputy previously admitted to falsifying traffic reports.
By Kyle Martin
