Senior Vice President of Atlanta Housing Authority charged with fraud
Federal prosecutors allege that the Atlanta Housing Authority executive used false identities and shell businesses to collect tens of thousands of dollars.
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Federal prosecutors allege that the Atlanta Housing Authority executive used false identities and shell businesses to collect tens of thousands of dollars.
A fight between two dogs in a Hall County park ended with one man and his pet dead and another man charged with murder, deputies say.
Deputies are searching for three inmates who were found missing from the DeKalb County Jail on Monday morning.
It's been over a week since an acid attack left Ashley Wasielewski with third-degree burns covering nearly half her body, and officials are trying to identify her attacker.
Last week, Army prosecutors referred Sgt. Quornelius Radford's case to a general court-martial, which handles cases involving the most serious crimes under military law.
Former University of Georgia football player Ahkil Crumpton has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder of RaceTrac store clerk Elijah Wood.
City of Cumming police said 68-year-old Ronnie Jake Kirby was booked into the Forsyth County Jail following the crash that left retired officer Robert Muth dead.
The owners of an Atlanta behavior health center are facing dozens of charges after prosecutors say they defrauded Medicaid of more than $1.4 million.
A former senior finance executive for the Atlanta Hawks entered a guilty plea Tuesday in a federal fraud case where he was accused of misappropriating over $3.8 million from the franchise.
A Georgia woman is recovering in a burn center after police say she was attacked with a corrosive chemical during a walk at a Savannah park.
Investigators are now speaking with a person of interest in the horrific acid attack that shocked Savannah, Mayor Van Johnson says.
Atlanta Public Schools say the incident stemmed from a fight near the school cafeteria and was isolated.
A new five-year analysis shows Georgia State Patrol troopers initiate pursuits almost daily -- and more than half end in crashes, many triggered by low-level traffic stops.
Recently-released 911 calls show the moments after investigators say an Atlanta man shot two teens accused of trying to steal packages left on his porch.
Atlanta police say a man who may have been armed refused to leave the Ritz-Carlton, prompting a SWAT response and hours-long street closures along Peachtree Street.
Investigators say the USPS employee stole greeting cards from the mail and used gift cards and cash inside for personal gain during a joint federal and local investigation.
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.
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.