A special council is recommending that Georgia's juvenile justice system use its out-of-home facilities for the most serious offenders and strengthen community programs to reduce recidivism.

A former Eufaula teacher convicted on sex charges will serve her entire sentence.

Police in California say a teen threatened to carry out attacks similar to the massacre in Connecticut.

A high school student in South Carolina was arrested Monday morning after police discovered a stockpile of weapons in the 17-year-old's car.

Four people were found dead Tuesday in Colorado after a woman called police to report a shooting and was apparently shot to death while she was on the phone.

The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage will be allowed to keep his beard during his military trial.

Federal authorities say a former Fort Benning soldier who was caught with child pornography on his computer during a tour of duty in Kuwait has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison.

Dothan Police Officers assist with a lock down at Jerry Lee Faine Elementary.

A federal judge has denied bond for a Mobile, Ala., native charged with plotting to join violent international jihad.

Authorities have identified where the bullet came from that prompted a modified lockdown of three schools in the Tampa area.

A Houston County man charged with capital murder in the shooting death of his stepfather has been ordered held without bond.

The Panama City Police Department is investigating a burglary of a vehicle and the use of the victim’s credit/debit card that was stolen during the burglary along with other items.

A Marianna man is in custody and facing multiple charges, after a Sunday incident.

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Three people were found dead in an North Alabama apartment.

Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for answers in the County's first murder of 2012.

A White House spokesman says this isn't the day for a discussion about gun control.

Cowarts shooting suspect Michael Tharp has been arrested in Baldwin County, Alabama.

The mother of the Connecticut shooting suspect, Nancy Lanza, was found dead inside her home.

A popular hot dog stand owner in downtown Lansing was caught up in one of the most dramatic events of Tuesday's protests.

The man police say shot and killed his stepfather is still on the run. Family members spoke with News 4 Thursday.

On December 11, 2012 the Dothan Police Department responded to a report of a theft in progress which was then upgraded to a possible robbery at Ulta Beauty Supply, 4401 Montgomery Highway.

Marianna Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a black Hyundia passenger vehicle with an equipment defect and the driver in violation of a safety restraint device. The driver was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license. After being arrested, the defendant tampered with physical evidence in an attempt to conceal approximately 8.7 grams of marijuana packaged for individual sale and some pills in the back seat of a patrol vehicle.

On December 11, 2012 the Dothan Police Department made a felony arrest following a recent investigation.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), with the assistance of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, is conducting a death investigation where foul play is suspected.