Probation in death of foster child
JEFFERSON - A Jackson County Superior Court judge sentenced former foster mother Wendy Osborne to 12 months of probation Monday in the 2008 death of 9-month-old Jessica Scovil.
Candidates struggle to stand out
WINDER - A Gwinnett County prosecutor who is running for Congress accused another candidate, state Rep. Clay Cox, of sponsoring two bills in 2009 that would have helped his private probation business, charges Cox denied.
Facing jail, DUI offender bolts from the courthouse
A DUI offender who faced jail time for a probation violation escaped from the Clarke County Courthouse on Thursday afternoon and was arrested a couple hours later when authorities found her hiding in a house in Carrs Hill.