Relative says Georgia inmate was killed days before his release
Georgia corrections officials say fighting at a state prison left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 inmates over the weekend.
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Georgia corrections officials say fighting at a state prison left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 inmates over the weekend.
A federal judge in Atlanta has ordered rapper Ca$h Out to pay $40 million to a woman who says he trafficked and abused her, after he failed to respond or defend himself in the civil lawsuit.
Atlanta police are warning parents not to leave children in running cars by themselves after someone went on a joyride in a stolen car with a little girl sleeping in the backseat.
A 16-year-old Upson County student is facing charges after authorities say he brought a pistol to the school in his backpack on Monday morning.
It's been over a month since the acid attack that left Ashley Wasielewski with third-degree burns covering half her body and her attack remains unidentified.
A Gwinnett County deputy is in custody and out of a job after he was arrested on child molestation and other charges, officials say.
Investigators are working to determine what led to a shooting inside a Conyers home that left a 2-year-old critically injured and the child's father dead.
Prosecutors say the ex-employee used fraudulent overtime claims to steal almost $40,000 from the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Investigators say the group stole around $200,000 in property from quarterback Shedeur Sanders' Ohio home while he was playing in his first regular-season NFL game.
The judge ordered Georgia authorities to return multiple cars, jewelry, and more than $149,000 to Young Thug that they seized during the YSL investigation.
For the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlanta is reporting fewer than 100 homicides in a year.
A New York man has pleaded guilty to threatening the wife of a Georgia ICE deportation officer.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 23-state coalition urging the Federal Communications Commission to allow states to use jamming technology to block contraband cell phones inside prisons and jails.
Kinaya Hightower was an innocent bystander celebrating her 21st birthday with friends at the meet-up when someone fired the shots that took her life.
A Georgia teen has been arrested after investigators say she scammed a former partner out of thousands of dollars by falsely claiming he was the father of a child.
Two former Towns County Sheriff's Office employees are facing criminal charges after separate investigations by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
Two young girls who were previously reported missing have been found in Georgia as a result of an investigation by the Attorney General's Human Trafficking Prosecution Unit and other law enforcement agencies.
A former Georgia state lawmaker, who allegedly lied to collect pandemic unemployment benefits she was not entitled to receive, has been indicted in federal court.
The young boy was in his carseat when a shooting at a nearby gas station left fighting for his life in the hospital, police say.
Gwinnett County police say they received multiple 911 calls reporting a man "wearing only a tablecloth" who was trying to break into vehicles.
Authorities believe a 58-year-old Uber driver found dead in a Lawrenceville roadway on New Year's Day was shot and killed by a 15-year-old boy during a carjacking.
Tuskegee University officials said Police Chief Kareem Easley has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested for driving under the influence in Sandy Springs, Georgia, on New Year's Day.
Officials estimate the drugs taken off the streets had a street value well over $1 million and said the amount of fentanyl seized was enough to kill nearly 4.1 million people.
The shooting of a 2-year-old boy on Christmas morning in Walker County has been ruled accidental by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, and no charges will be filed.
A police chase in Gwinnett County late Tuesday night ended with an officer-involved shooting that left a suspect dead, authorities said.
In a letter to federal transit officials, MARTA highlighted falling crime rates, increased police staffing, new fare gates and hundreds of millions in planned safety investments as the agency undergoes a federal review.
The move comes days after Atlanta IRS employees were granted indefinite telework following reports of a rat and cockroach infestation at the agency's local campus.
State Farm Arena said that the "overwhelming number of people" attending Kai Cenat Streamer University auditions led them to stop Wednesday's event.
Federal agents seized nearly 200 pounds of meth, $56,000 in cash, and drug supplies at a Forest Park home in Georgia's latest major meth trafficking bust.
Voting rights groups across the South say recent court rulings are reshaping the battle over voting rights, as Georgia lawmakers announce they will not redraw congressional maps during special legislative session.