Jefferson County News

The Jefferson County's coroner's office says a 10-month-old boy is the fifth victim of a weekend house fire in Louisville that killed two other children and two adults.

A Wadley man is charged with shooting another man in the neck at a July 4th celebration.

It may take months, maybe even years for the Wrens County man accused of shooting another man running from police last week to get a trial.

The lawyer who filed the suit that led the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Jefferson County Public Schools' desegregation plan is now challenging the district's latest student assignment plan.

A Circuit Court judge has granted the Jefferson County sheriff's request for a temporary restraining order to prevent further budget cuts to his office.

Sammie Miller, Jr. has been a wanted man since he was accused of stabbing another man last month.

Story Published: Jun 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM EDT Story Updated: Jun 28, 2009 at 1:58 PM EDT WRENS., Ga.

When can you shoot someone? By Steve Kuzj skuzj@nbcaugusta.com Story Published: Jun 29, 2009 at 7:15 PM EDT Story Updated: Jun 29, 2009 at 7:15 PM EDT JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ga.

According to a release, on Saturday afternoon at approximately 2:55 p.m. a Deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was patrolling between Wrens and Louisville, Georgia when he observed a vehicle illegally passing other motorists.

A southwest Jefferson County church opened its doors to guns as the pastor makes a point about the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

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Jefferson County Sheriff's Office dispatch confirms a suspect has been shot during a chase in Jefferson County.

Consider this menu: bacon-wrapped shrimp ; pan-seared mahi mahi with remoulade ; penne pasta with choice of sauce, shaved Parmesan and garlic toast .

What should have been an easy decision took a most tortured path as Circuit Court Judge Gibson finally ruled that the JCPS interviews of the Gilpin death must be disclosed.

The law firm that handled the national class action lawsuit over the diet drug fen-phen has been sued by a Kentucky woman, attorneys say.

A 17-month-old girl is dead after a family member accidentally ran over her in a store parking lot in Louisville.

A judge has ordered Jefferson County Public Schools to hand over interviews to the Commonwealth's Attorney's office regarding the death of football player Max Gilpin.

It's going to be a very hot day and some people are still without their A/C. As of 9 o'clock Friday morning, LG&E still had about 37-hundred customers without power after powerful storms Thursday morning.

Louisville police say a 19-year-old has been charged with the murder of another teenager.

A local family will file a complaint with the attorney general's office after what happened in the Jefferson County prosecutor's office.