Atlanta teens speak out on preventing youth violence as summer approaches
Atlanta city leaders heard directly from teens on Wednesday about their thoughts on what should be done to stop youth violence as summer vacation gets closer.
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Atlanta city leaders heard directly from teens on Wednesday about their thoughts on what should be done to stop youth violence as summer vacation gets closer.
A Georgia police officer is on leave as authorities investigate a viral video that appeared to show him slamming a man to the floor inside a Walmart.
The victim decided to help a man in need by giving him a ride and letting him use his phone. In return, prosecutors say the man left him for dead and stole his SUV.
A reality TV personality known to many fans as Ms. Juicy is facing legal trouble in Georgia.
Deputies found the bodies of the two Georgia teens buried in the backyard of their home in 2018. Eight years later, their father will serve life without parole for their murder and abuse.
DeKalb County jury convicts 41-year-old in 2020 killing of a man who had offered him help; judge hands down consecutive life sentences.
A Lawrenceville man has been sentenced to three life prison terms plus 89 years after being found guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting a young girl over several years, starting when she was just 3 years old.
Authorities accuse the man of setting at least 15 fires within a half-mile radius of Georgia State University Perimeter College's Clarkston campus.
Authorities say the Atlanta man's crimes began when he called an Atlanta woman's clinic in 2024 and told the employees he was planning to "shoot the whole place up."
The former University of Alabama football player pleaded guilty to defrauding investors of millions of dollars in part by putting on makeup and wigs to impersonate Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and other NFL players.
Podcaster Jonathan Dupiton's motto was "F.R.A.U.D. is Dope," and federal prosecutors say he tried to live up to that motto with a "brazen scheme" to steal millions in unemployment benefits.
A former assistant police chief in Habersham County has been arrested and charged in connection with missing funds from a police evidence room, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
A former Georgia lawmaker has been sentenced after admitting she falsely claimed COVID-19 unemployment benefits during the pandemic, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia.
Police say suspects believed they were meeting a 15-year-old for sex in exchange for money.
A metro Atlanta woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her mother's boyfriend while they were both in a moving car, officials say.
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for the man accused of the killing of Gwinnett County Senior Officer Pradeep Tamang.
The teen was already in custody at the Fulton County Jail on unrelated charges and now faces a murder count, police say.
A new Cobb County indictment tied to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center - dubbed "Cop City" by critics - underscores the intensifying legal battle over protest, policing, and power in Georgia.
Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. has agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program which his attorneys say will allow him to resolve three felony charges stemming from what police called a domestic dispute on Feb. 7 with his ex-girlfriend Rickea Jackson, a WNBA player.
Prosecutors say Edwin Brant Frost IV defrauded at hundreds of investors, including many grassroots Republicans, of at least $140 million before going bust in 2025.
An early morning shooting in Adairsville has ended with a suspect killed by police and an officer rushed to the hospital, officials say.
A traffic stop in Woodstock turned deadly Wednesday evening after police say a suspect opened fire on officers during a chase.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has shared new information about the deadly shooting of a murder suspect who had been on the run for hours in Cobb County.
A middle school student has been arrested and charged after a series of bomb threats disrupted multiple schools in Oconee County on Monday, authorities said.
Officials say the inmate was found unresponsive Tuesday evening; an investigation is underway as the community mourns victims.
Atlanta police are searching for two young sisters who were last seen with their babysitter, whom investigators believe abducted the children.
After Marineland of Canada's sudden closure, Georgia Aquarium welcomes Balor and Zephyr, who are among 30 beluga whales being relocated in a sweeping rescue mission.
An Albany Police Department telecommunications specialist was arrested in Cobb County after an alleged incident involving a girl under 16 at a Marietta-area hotel pool.
Matt Olson hit a three-run homer to back six strong innings from Bryce Elder, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.
Federal prosecutors say Drive Planning founder Russell Todd Burkhalter defrauded more than 2,000 investors while using their money to fund a yacht, luxury real estate, vehicles and travel.