November 13, 2009
Defense Lawyer Says Accused Fort Hood Shooter May Be Paralyzed
An attorney for the Army psychiatrist, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, accused in the fatal shootings at Fort Hood says his client may be paralyzed from the waist down.
November 12, 2009
Army: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Charged With 13 Counts Of Murder
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the Army psychiatrist suspected in a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has been charged in a military court with 13 counts of premeditated murder.
November 11, 2009
Three CSRA Veterans Talk About Veterans Day
Many Wednesday took the time to remember those who fought and are still fighting for our country this Veterans Day. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for more. He spoke to three local veterans who share their insights about this day.
The Forgotten Veterans On Veterans Day
You can’t ignore the numbers. On any given night across the country, 54,000 veterans are living on the streets. The number has gone down slightly in Georgia, but the problem still remains. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop talked with 2 homeless vets who say, they’d serve all over again, but wish more people would help when they come home.
Blame Game Erupts Over Probe Of Fort Hood Shooting Suspect
There are differences at the Pentagon about which officials had knowledge of contacts the Fort Hood massacre suspect made with a radical cleric months ago.
Funeral To Be Held On Saturday For Fort Hood Shooting Victim From Evans
Funeral services will be held Saturday for 32-year old Army Staff Sargeant Justin Decrow, of Evans, who was killed in the Fort Hood shooting incident. Services will be at Plymouth Wesleyan Church, in Indiana, at 1:00 p.m.
November 10, 2009
President Obama Remembers What Fort Hood Victims Left Behind
President Barack Obama says the nation must never forget the 13 men and women who died during a shooting rampage on a U.S. Army post at Fort Hood, Texas.
November 09, 2009
Hospital: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Awake, Talking
A U.S. Army hospital spokesman says the man suspected in a deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. Dewey Mitchell, a spokesman at Brooke Army Medical Center, says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan remains in stable condition. Mitchell says Hasan has been awake and able to talk since he was taken off a ventilator Saturday.
November 07, 2009
Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Asked For Advice On Going To Fight Muslims
The Army psychiatrist suspected of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood recently asked for advice on what he should tell fellow soldiers concerned about fighting Muslims in Iraq or Afghanistan, a local Muslim leader said Saturday.
November 06, 2009
Burke County Woman Has Connection To Fort Hood
The news of the senseless shooting in Texas is impacting many military families across the nation. WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud spoke with a woman from Burke County whose husband was training at Fort Hood this summer.
UPDATED: Fort Hood Shooting Suspect’s Cousin Talks To FBI, Mortified By Attack
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has declared a moment of silence for U.S. military forces worldwide as a show of respect for the Fort Hood victims. UPDATE: Law enforcement officials say a 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting rampage was purchased legally at a Texas gun store. UPDATED: The cousin of the suspected Fort Hood shooter says family members have met with the FBI and answered all their questions.
November 05, 2009
UPDATED: AP Sources Say Authorities Had Concerns About Fort Hood Shooting Suspect
Seven people have been killed and 12 seriously injured after a shooter opened fire on Fort Hood, Thursday afternoon. Fort Hood officials say one person is in custody, but are asking people to stay away from windows. UPDATE: A Fort Hood spokeswoman says one shooter is in custody after a mass shooting on the Texas Army base. Army officials say at least seven people are dead and 20 wounded. UPDATE: President Barack Obama is calling a mass shooting at Fort Hood a “horrific outburst of violence.“ UPDATE: Federal law enforcement officials say the suspected Fort Hood, Texas, shooter had come to their attention at least six months ago because of Internet postings that discussed suicide bombings and other threats.
October 21, 2009
Woman Sentenced For Fort Benning Fire
A former Fort Benning civilian employee has been sentenced to seven years in prison for setting a fire that burned down the west Georgia Army post’s historic Judge Advocate General’s headquarters.
October 10, 2009
Soldier At Fort Jackson Dies Of Heatstroke
A soldier at Fort Jackson has died after collapsing during a physical fitness test. The Army says 19-year-old Private Jamal Britt, from Edgewood, MD, died Wednesday evening at Providence Northeast Hospital. WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter Robert Kittle, and Joseph Kasko, have more.
September 25, 2009
Gold Star Mothers And Wives To Be Honored Sunday
Thousands of men and women have lost their lives in the serving our country, and Thursday, along with Fort Gordon, we salute a mother who lost her son on the battlefield. WJBF News Channel 6’s Kimberely Scott spent Thursday morning in Thomson, and has this story.

