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A Fort Benning soldier and his girlfriend face life in prison after a federal indictment alleges they starved their infant son and a family pet to death. The couple is also accused of lying to investigators and committing animal abuse, with three dogs found severely malnourished or dead.

Officers found a toddler unharmed in a Georgia home where two adults died in an apparent murder-suicide. The man had a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and the child was removed from the house by an officer. The bodies were taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s medical examiner’s office for evaluation.

A toddler was found unharmed in a Georgia home where two adults died from gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide. Police responded to a call about a man threatening to harm himself, found a self-inflicted wound on the man, and the child's relationship to the adults remains unclear.

Wildfires in southern Georgia and Florida have forced hundreds of residents to evacuate, destroying over 50 homes and creating hazardous air quality conditions across the Southeast. The fires, fueled by drought, strong winds, and debris from Hurricane Helene, remain only partially contained, leaving evacuees uncertain about the fate of their properties.