COOK COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Cook County Fire Department announced the passing of Chief Ronald Gerald Abbott. In a Facebook post, the fire department said Chief Abbot passed away ...

A key Cook County panel approved a $22.3 million payout on Wednesday for three men who were wrongfully convicted of a fatal 1986 fire. Commissioners on the County Board’s Finance Committee voted to ...

The electronic monitoring system in Cook County has come under increased scrutiny after a woman was set on fire in a horrific arson attack on the Blue Line, with critics demanding answers as to why ...

Two women were killed in an early-morning house fire in suburban Northlake. Firefighters found the victims inside a home on West Drive after being called to the scene around 1:25 a.m. The cause of the ...