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A former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives will avoid jail time but must pay back thousands of dollars in unemployment benefits the officials say he lied to collect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dunwoody police say the MARTA driver fell asleep behind the wheel and allowed his bus to cross lanes and hit a tree. He's now facing criminal charges.
Gwinnett County police say Sierra Iman Little crashed into a person's car, then fired multiple shots at the vehicle during a road rage incident because the victim honked at her.
Police say an employee discovered the man stuck in one of the Atlanta soul food restaurant's vents on Monday morning.
Prosecutors say the Smyrna financial advisor used the millions he stole from one of his elderly clients to buy a lavish home and a beach club membership.
Family, friends and fellow police recruits gathered Friday to remember a 24-year-old Atlanta Police Department recruit who was killed in a motorcycle crash.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting involving a Rome police officer that prompted a brief school lockdown and closed a nearby road Friday.
A DeKalb County police officer is recovering after being injured Thursday night. Police said an armed man fired a gun as officers responded to a domestic incident.
The Clayton County Jail detainee had not eaten in days or showered in days and had been forced to urinate and defecate on himself, the medical examiner's investigation revealed.
A Hapeville police sergeant has resigned after she was arrested on child cruelty and assault charges out of another Georgia county.
Prosecutors say the former Army soldier sexually abused two children while stationed abroad and threatened to harm his victims if they reported anything.
Police are searching for a man accused of trespassing at a Georgia home to take a late-night dip in its hot tub and steal more than $1,000 worth of towels.
A Georgia inmate who is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, Sept. 16, has made his last meal requests.
A Cobb County father is being held without bond on a murder charge for the death of his 2-year-old son, police say.
The search continues for a third suspect after police say shots were fired inside Piedmont Park on Wednesday afternoon.
A group of southwest Atlanta business owners says neighborhood violence is driving customers away. They met with police and city leaders Wednesday to discuss immediate and long-term solutions.
Atlanta police have detained two men and are actively searching for a third person after shots were fired inside Piedmont Park on Wednesday afternoon.
Advanced DNA testing helped DeKalb County investigators identify a man they say is connected to three previously unsolved crimes in Tucker dating back more than a decade.
Two metro Atlanta communities are putting police surveillance technology under the microscope Wednesday night, giving residents a chance to raise concerns and get answers.
Investigators say they found flies and mold, rotting food, and fecal matter on the floor of the Gwinnett County home.
A 77-year-old Cobb County attorney has been charged with pandering and sexual battery after officials say he allegedly solicited sexual acts from one of his clients.
Months after a road rage shooting left a 26-year-old dead on Interstate 285, police say they have the suspected gunman in custody.
The FBI says Ronald Scott Watson should be considered armed and dangerous and has ties to Atlanta and Portland, Oregon.
A metro Atlanta mother accused of leaving her 16-month-old son in a hot car while she worked at a Lawrenceville hospital was granted a $5,000 bond Wednesday.
Mayor Andre Dickens says the city of Atlanta has agreed to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County for $68 million.
