From Winfield, Mo.: A guilty plea has been entered by a foster parent who faces charges related to a child's well-being. The individual was sentenced to prison, but this sentence may be suspended. Completion of probation terms is required to avoid prison time. Two charges were dropped as part of the plea agreement.
The case involves allegations of a child being traded for an animal. Further details about the circumstances are available from the source.
A license related to foster care was revoked as a result of the case. The terms of the sentence include state-supervised probation.
The City Schools of Decatur Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to terminate all contracts for a proposed early childhood learning center building at 346 West Trinity Place. The previously planned ECLC at West Trinity Place was controversial, with Decatur parents at odds...
Fright Fest returns to Six Flags Over Georgia. The annual Halloween event features 13 haunted experiences operating across 22 select nights from Sept. 12 through Nov. 1. The annual fall event combines new original attractions with returning haunted mazes themed after horror film ...
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The U.S. Marshals Service concluded what the agency called the largest missing-child operation in Ohio’s history, recovering 79 children during a monthlong operation across the state. Read more trending news In a news release on Tuesday, the U.S. Marshals said that Operation Meri...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A shooting was reported in a Henry County subdivision late Wednesday morning, according to the Henry County Police Department. Police said the shooting happened in the South River Manor subdivision in unincorporated McDonough. Police have not s...
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Measles infections in an Atlanta-area daycare have been confirmed among eight children who were unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. The outbreak, defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a series of three...
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A 20-year-old man is facing multiple charges after police say he fired shots in a neighborhood early Tuesday morning. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks ] Chatham County officers were called just after 2 a.m. to the 200 block of Larchmont Drive after receiv...
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A suspect in a series of Tucker sexual assaults and a kidnapping dating back more than 10 years is now facing charges after investigators used forensic genealogy and DNA testing to crack the cold cases, authorities announced Tuesday....