Former Georgia firefighter charged with 2 counts of child molestation
A Meriwether County firefighter has lost his job and is facing charges in connection with a child sex crimes investigation, officials say.
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A Meriwether County firefighter has lost his job and is facing charges in connection with a child sex crimes investigation, officials say.
Dozens have been killed and nearly 1,900 injured in Georgia State Patrol chases from 2019 to 2023, data from the agency reveals.
Georgia authorities arrested three men, including two from Mexico, seizing more than 500 pounds of marijuana and nine firearms in a multi-agency crackdown on cartel-linked trafficking.
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Atlanta Hawks executive with one count of wire fraud.
A chase in Clayton County ended with a deadly turn after officials say a man was killed while trying to run across Interstate 75.
A man is facing multiple charges after police say he attempted to breach security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
After four years of unanswered questions, a Coweta County jury has convicted Reginald "Reggie" Robertson of murdering his fiancée, Tiffany Foster, in a rare "no-body" homicide case that gripped the community and tested the limits of forensic investigation.
Former Stonecrest Mayor Jason Lary is facing more legal problems after prosecutors say he lied about his criminal past while trying to run in the upcoming election.
Atlanta police charged a father with murder after a domestic dispute turned deadly. Investigators say the shooting happened in the parking lot of a Buckhead apartment complex after a family argument.
APD has requested GBI assistance with an officer-involved shooting that happened Monday evening.
The Georgia man accused of planning a shooting at the Atlanta airport will remain in custody after a judge denied him bond on Wednesday.
Matthew Lanz is accused of murdering Timothy Justin Hicks and Amber Hicks in their home and leaving their son alone for 12 hours.
Investigators with the State Fire Marshal's Office and Rockdale County Fire Rescue are asking the public to help identify the suspect accused of intentionally starting a fire at a Georgia day care.
A manhunt is underway for a Marietta man accused of going on the run after shooting his stepfather to death, police say.
Authorities say the police officer and firefighter were talking when a man walked over to them and suddenly starting swinging a samurai sword.
Officials have given the all-clear after a bomb threat shut down an area near the Georgia State Capitol early Tuesday morning.
Authorities in Georgia are working to track down Shaquille O'Neal's missing luxury Range Rover after it disappeared on its way to Louisiana.
UGA officials say they're horrified after a man wearing a Nazi uniform attacked one of its students at a downtown Athens bar.
Deputies say they discovered the decaying body of a woman inside the Cherokee County home after a confrontation that left her son dead.
A traffic stop involving a stolen U-Haul ended with a driver dead in Smyrna on Friday morning, police say.
Dr. Devon Horton will resign from his position on Nov. 15 after he was named in a federal indictment out of Illinois.
Booker T. Washington High School went on a soft lockdown on Wednesday during homecoming events after a 16-year-old fired on officers, prompting a SWAT response.
Officials say an officer used the Taser on the Georgia man to stop him from walking into traffic. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
A former candidate for the Georgia Public Service Commission is in custody accused of stealing confidential information from Georgia Power.
A man arrested after his family reported he had threatened to shoot up the Atlanta airport is now facing federal charges, police say.
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, with members appointed by RFK Jr., voted to change longstanding recommendations on the hepatitis B vaccine.
Georgia Representatives Nikema Williams and Hank Johnson are among a group of more than 30 Democratic lawmakers urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep its long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth.
New research from Emory University suggests that the toll of caregiving extends beyond emotional and logistical burdens.
New federal labor data shows chefs are among the least likely professions to be replaced by AI, while Atlanta students are cooking through high-stakes final exams.
Police say officers stopped the robbery in progress and arrested the suspect inside the Gainesville bank without incident.