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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.
A Georgia judge has tossed racketeering charges against dozens of defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training facility.
The deaths of an Atlanta police officer and a woman found inside a northeast Atlanta home have been ruled a homicide and a suicide, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office.
An inmate who sparked an overnight manhunt after escaping from a Chatham County police patrol car has been taken back into custody, authorities said.
Stacey Humphreys, 52, was convicted of malice murder and other crimes in the 2003 shooting deaths of Cyndi Williams, 33, and Lori Brown, 21, in Cobb County, northwest of Atlanta.
FBI Atlanta says the suspect barricaded himself inside a hotel room while agents attempted to serve an arrest warrant connected to a homicide investigation out of Atlanta.
Actor Mario Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed last week in California that Tyler Perry sexually assaulted him during encounters between 2014 and 2019.
Five juveniles were detained after a large disturbance at Atlantic Station Saturday night escalated from fireworks to gunfire.
The three inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail threatened to kill and sexually assault their terrified Lyft driver while fleeing to Florida, court documents reveal.
Officials say the shooting happened at an apartment complex on Middleton Road on the night of Christmas Eve.
An employee of the DeKalb County Jail is facing charges and is out of a job after she was accused of using another employee's work account to redirect the woman's paycheck.
Police are searching for two women after officers discovered dozens of malnourished dogs and dead animals in plastic bags inside a Gwinnett County home.
All three inmates who escaped from the DeKalb County Jail earlier this week are now back in custody.
University of Georgia head coach Kirby Smart publicly addressed for the first time the shoplifting arrests of two UGA football players, calling their actions a case of poor decision-making.
The family of a Fulton County student who was shot with a Taser by an officer onboard a school bus has spoken out about what happened for the first time.
On Clark Atlanta University's campus, there's an extra sense of pride when students hear "Lift Every Voice and Sing."
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she's not worried about the involvement of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in an FBI search of a Georgia election office.
The search for a fourth suspect accused of burglarizing the home of Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders has ended. DeKalb County police announced Friday that 20-year-old Carlos Morris is now in custody after investigators located him at an apartment complex in Decatur.
Days after Atlanta rapper Lil Jon's adult son was reported missing, Georgia authorities have intensified their search near where he was last seen.
If you don't know who Estella Kahiha is, it's only a matter of time until you do. The rising star is up for her first NAACP Image Award.