Rockdale County teacher arrested on battery, cruelty to children charges
Investigators say the educator faces multiple charges following an alleged classroom incident involving a student.
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Investigators say the educator faces multiple charges following an alleged classroom incident involving a student.
A homeowner shot two teens who police say were attempting to steal items off their porch in a Southwest Atlanta community. Now, he's facing charges.
A former high school football coach in Greene County has been arrested after state investigators say he hit and choked several players during the 2025 season.
GBI investigators says they seized hundreds of pounds of suspected marijuana and six firearms during two raids in Atlanta and Sandy Springs.
A former vice president at a Baptist university in Georgia has been indicted for allegedly lying about sexually assaulting a female student.
A federal judge in Georgia has declined to halt an execution scheduled for next week.
A DeKalb County woman will spend the rest of her life in jail for beating her 4-year-old son to death because he wouldn't use the toilet.
Authorities have accused the former Athens police officer of producing images depicting child abuse and bestiality.
A Decatur man has pleaded guilty to illegally flying a drone over Truist Park during the 2025 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
South Fulton Police say the teen was found with a gunshot wound on Tuesday evening on Delano Road. Investigators are still working to determine what led up to the shooting.
Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray's attorneys say they are still waiting for a medical examination to be completed.
An arrest has been made in connection with the theft of a custom Range Rover belonging to NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal, but the high-end SUV is still missing and may have been shipped overseas.
Lawyers for a man facing execution in Georgia argue that an agreement related to the COVID-19 pandemic should protect him from being put to death for now.
Brookhaven police arrested rapper and reality TV personality Erica Breaux — also known as Erica Banks — during a traffic stop on Buford Highway. She's charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute.
Pageant queen Trinity Poague was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated battery, and cruelty to a child in the death of 18-month-old JD Williams.
Georgia State Representative Sharon Henderson is facing federal charges after investigators say she illegally collected nearly $18,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits while serving as an elected official.
An exhibit opening Monday in Atlanta shows a historical marker from the site of a 1918 lynching that was repeatedly vandalized.
Two Tifton police officers were shot in the line of duty on Friday, and state leaders are offering support as the community awaits updates on the investigation.
Police say officers stopped the robbery in progress and arrested the suspect inside the Gainesville bank without incident.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced Wednesday that the state's Gang Prosecution Unit has secured convictions against 16 members of the 1-8 Trey Gangster Bloods.
Billy Joe Cagle, the man accused of planning a mass shooting at the Atlanta airport, is expected to use an insanity defense, court documents reveal.
A person involved in an assault investigation was shot by a Sandy Springs police officer after pulling a gun on law enforcement, officials say.
Exploding-package clips on TikTok might be fake, but the financial hit from real porch piracy in Georgia costs nearly $500 million. Police warn holiday shoppers to stay vigilant and skip the booby traps.
Investigators say the innocent victim was celebrating her birthday with friends at a car meet-up when a shootout between two groups took her life.
Escaped Georgia inmate Timothy Shane is back in custody after a days-long multi-agency manhunt that stretched across Rockdale, Newton, and Henry counties, according to the Newton County Sheriff's Office.
The Stockbridge City Council voted to rename Lee Street to honor Martin Luther King Jr., a move leaders said reflects the city's connection to the King family.
In the final stretch of a closely watched special election in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican candidate Clay Fuller is covering ground in more ways than one.
At least one small business owner in Stone Mountain Village is concerned about the impact of the recently announced Stone Mountain Park layoffs.
The Cobb County Police Department has confirmed that two people were killed Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-75 near Hickory Grove Road.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.