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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Police reports and court documents paint a picture of a young man who appears to have made a fatally flawed decision in the heat of the moment.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Georgia's Department of Family and Children Services has released information about the number of deaths among children within their system.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A Cook County man has been charged in the death of a Francis Lisa Hall, 33, and her 15-month-old daughter, Jersi Rayne Hall.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Updated with video; The Albany Police Department has confirmed that at least one arrest has been made in the double homicide on Willard Avenue.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The reward for information leading to an arrest in the Willard Ave homicide is now $5,000, thanks to a $2,500 donation by the city of Albany.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  20-year-old man goes on shooting rampage on busy California freeway; 3 killed, 2 injured

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Authorities say a shooting spree through Orange County, Calif., has left four people dead, including the shooter, and several others injured.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Updated with video; The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has announced that 49-year-old Edith Carol Sheffield died as a result of homicide.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Updated with video; Albany investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating an armed robbery suspect who fired several rounds into his victim's car trunk.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A domestic dispute may be at the center of the shooting, police say.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  A relative's plea led authorities to conduct an expanded substance screen after Urooj Khan's unexpected death.

Friday, December 07, 2012  Updated with video; Travious Montreze Jackson, age 20, is wanted for counts of Aggravated Assault and five counts of Armed Robbery.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Kasandra M. Perkins, had lived apart briefly earlier in the year but had gotten back together by Thanksgiving, according to a friend.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Three arrests have been made in the murder investigation of 38-year-old Cordele resident Cynthia Curtis.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Prosecutor: Illinois woman told children to pray, then stabbed them as they begged for lives