Unarmed soldiers rushed a fellow service member who allegedly opened fire at Fort Stewart in Georgia, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Thursday. Five soldiers were wounded in the shooting, and the suspect, a sergeant at the Army base, is in custody. “They were unarmed and ran at and tackled an armed person who they knew was…
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live An active shooter incident has triggered a lockdown at Fort Stewart in Georgia, officials said. Officials posted to social media that casualties have been reported and that the situation was ongoing. The incident happened in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area, officials said. Law enforcement has responded…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The quickly approaching new school year serves as an opportunity to remind students and parents of legislation recently passed in Florida, which bans cell phone use for elementary and middle school students during the entire school day. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Cell phone ban for Florida elementary, middle school students during school day goes…
Last summer, as Malachi Britt turned 12, his years of proving his maturity finally paid off. The youngest of four children, he was used to walking by himself to catch the school bus, routinely checking in with his mother after football practice at Lewis Frasier Middle School and completing his homework. His responsibility earned him…
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) began his bid for U.S. Senate with an embarrassing oversight this week after the name of his home state of Georgia was misspelled in video shared by his campaign. In a clip shared by the “Mike Collins War Room” (@TeamOverhaulGA) account on X, the congressman is heard taking aim at “out…
Things are tight for Amanda Jones these days, especially when it comes to the margins on her grocery budget. The retired accountant and grandmother lives on a fixed Social Security income. She says when it comes to food assistance, SNAP benefits are limited. To fill her fridge, the 62-year-old turns to Hancock Helping Hands, a…
Hong Kong’s newly crowned world fencing champion Ryan Choi Chun-yin returned to the city on Monday and expressed his gratitude after his triumph in Georgia last week. On his arrival at Hong Kong International Airport, 27-year-old Choi was presented with a bouquet of flowers before describing his relief and joy at reaching the pinnacle of…
What started as a retirement hobby has evolved into one of Georgia’s most celebrated craft distilleries, drawing thousands of visitors annually to a sprawling 70-acre estate in this rural railroad town about two hours south of Atlanta. Erik and Karin Vonk, a Dutch couple who traded corporate life for farming, have built Richland Rum into…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has looked to the marble finishes and hefty price tag of the Federal Reserve headquarters to claim grounds to fire Chair Jerome Powell, with whom he has tussled for years over interest rates. But the extensive use of marble in the building is, at least in part, the result…
A newly-deputized police dog died Sunday in Georgia, after her handler left her alone in a hot car for “an unacceptable amount of time,” said the sheriff’s office where the K-9 provided her services. Named K-9 Georgia, the dog died in the kennel inside of her handler’s patrol vehicle as the heat index rose to…