Cal Callaway

A multi-state operation targeting people involved in child pornography and those who sexually exploit children netted 31 arrests in Georgia, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Friday.Called Operation Southern Impact III, law enforcement agencies in eight states arrested a total of 82 people, and rescued or identified 17 children as victims.Ten task forces that focus on internet crimes against children spent four months planning the operation, which led to three days of actions includi…

A federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia has indicted former DeKalb County Commissioner Sharon Barnes Sutton on two counts of extortion and one count of bribery, the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. announced on Tuesday.Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested Barnes Sutton, 59, at her DeKalb County home early Tuesday morning without incident.Later in the morning, Barnes Sutton appeared before U.S. Magistrate Russell Vineyard, who set a $25,000 signa…

A Clayton County Superior Court judge set a $100,000 bond Friday for a woman charged with shooting another driver to death.The judge set the bond for 21-year-old Hannah Payne after hearing arguments from defense attorneys and prosecutors.The judge also ordered that Payne wear an ankle monitor and not have a firearm even though she has a concealed weapon’s license.Authorities charged Payne with murder after they say she followed a truck involved in a fender bender on May 7th. Investigators say sh…

Gwinnett County Police announced Thursday they have filed charges against a Duluth woman in connection with a three-vehicle accident that killed two children.

A Dunwoody woman who survived the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor will celebrate a milestone birthday on Wednesday.The Dogwood Forest of Dunwoody Assisted Living Community will hold a birthday party Wednesday afternoon for Garrie Phillips as she celebrates her 100th birthday.Her life story includes witnessing and surviving the “Day of Infamy” as described by President Franklin Roosevelt, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 that entered the United States into World War II.Ms. Garrie,…

Police have arrested an Athens woman in Monday’s shooting death of a pregnant woman outside of her apartment complex, Athens-Clarke County Police announced Thursday.

The battle over the status of a 10-year-old Atlanta girl who needs a heart transplant escalated with a protest outside the hospital.

REST IN PEACE: Robbie Roper, the quarterback for Roswell High School, has died after complications from surgery, his family has confirmed. He was 18 years old.

A federal grand jury in Atlanta has indicted former Georgia Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine under charges that he conspired to defraud major healthcare providers.

The English Premier League is coming to Atlanta this summer for back-to-back matches that’ll include the return of a former Atlanta United star.