Watch CBS News
Prosecutors say the young girl was sleeping in a locked bathroom when her older brother started a fire to get away from the physical abuse he and his siblings were subjected to.
The Butts County School District is mourning the loss of Superintendent Brent Lowe, with school leaders remembering him as a dedicated advocate for students and a trusted leader in the community.
A lawsuit filed by Georgia Republican candidates attempting to force the secretary of state's office into allowing poll watchers into Georgia's election "bunker" has been dismissed.
The former Army National Guardsman faces up to life in prison for the deadly shooting of a Georgia soldier he found in the home of his ex-girlfriend.
A federal judge found to have had sex in her chambers in earshot of her staff has apologized to a former law clerk for her "harmful, offensive, and unprofessional behavior."