Norcross native killed in Afghanistan

A Fort Rucker, Ala., soldier from Norcross, Ga., was killed in action in Afghanistan, military officials said Wednesday.

Staff Sgt. Donald T. Tabb, 29, was killed around 2 p.m. Tuesday, according to a statement from Fort Rucker. Tabb died after his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Sangin, Afghanistan, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a news release.

Tabb was serving with the 6th Military Police Detachment, 13th Aviation Regiment. He was a dog handler serving in Afghanistan with the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force.

He is survived by his mother, Gloria Smith of Lawrenceville, Ga., the Fort Rucker statement said.

Tabb's death remains under investigation.

(The Associated Press)

Hacker gets prison time

A Georgia man who pleaded guilty to hacking into computers at Cox Communications was sentenced to five months in prison. William Bryant of Norcross resigned from working at the Atlanta-based company, then remotely shut down portions of the company’s system. The breach cut off some 911 services, and shut down service for Cox customers in four states.