Jerry Chambers, the Savannah man serving a life sentence in prison for the deaths of three people in downtown Savannah on July 4, 2017, had three of his convictions overturned by the Georgia Supreme Court.

A resident in the area opened fire on Battalion Chief Bart Cauthen and the driver as they walked up his driveway for help.

Cauthen was with Coweta County Fire Rescue for over 24 years and was described as an "amazing, hard-working man with a gentle soul," according to a Facebook post from the department. He was shot and killed on Jan. 19 trying to help a stranded driver who'd hit a deer in Alabama.

On Tuesday, friends, family and the community at large will say goodbye to a Coweta County fire official who was shot and killed in Alabama last week.

A Coweta County fire battalion chief, who was shot and killed recently in Alabama while trying to help a couple who‘d hit a deer with their vehicle, was brought back to Georgia on Thursday for his funeral next week.

According to an online obituary, a visitation will be held for Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen on Monday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Unity Baptist Church on Smokey Road in Newnan.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the Coweta County Fire Rescue battalion chief who was shot and killed on Jan. 19 while helping a driver in Alabama who had struck a deer.

Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen was shot and killed in Alabama trying to help a driver who'd hit a deer.

A time of bliss and family fun turned out to be a time of distress for the Vickers family of Opelika as they traveled back home from Tennessee during the winter storm that pummeled the southeast last week.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A January thaw is underway, but it really kicks in for the middle and end of the week. It likely lasts through early next week; temperatures will be some 10 degrees above average.

Funeral services have been announced for a Georgia battalion chief who was killed in Alabama while trying to help a driver who hit a deer. According to an online obituary, a visitation will be held for Coweta County Fire Battalion Chief James Bartholomew "Bart" Cauthen on Monday,

There are reports of ice and crashes impacting multiple roadways in our area. The Georgia Department of Transportation reports icy conditions in several areas: Muscogee County: Chattahoochee County: Harris County: Webster County: Sumter County: Troup County: Authorities in east Alabama have reported ice on roads or bridges in the following areas: Barbour County: All county roads,