Julie Hanson is managing editor of the Northeast region for CBSNews.com. She previously worked at CBS Boston for more than 20 years. Her prior experience includes WBBM in Chicago, WCAU in Philadelphia ...

NEWNAN, Ga. — A former payroll manager was sentenced for embezzling more than $500,000 from Troup County Board of Commissioners payroll accounts. Prosecutors said she used the money in part to ...

Thirteen people were shot in eight separate Macon incidents over one weekend. Four people died and nine were hospitalized with injuries. Bibb County deputies urged public tips and confirmed one arrest ...

A total of 14 Brooks County firefighters responded with Engine 10, Engine 20, Engine 1, Tanker 10, Tanker 12, BC-1, and BC-2. On August 22, 1864, four men were executed for conspiring to plot a slave ...

The young men, who ranged in age from 15 to 20, collided with another vehicle after failing to stop for a red light, according to the Georgia State Patrol. The families of the four young men who died ...